Fred Willard
Known for: Acting
Born: September 18, 1933
Died: May 15, 2020
Place of birth: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Frederick Charles Willard (born September 18, 1933 - May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian and voice over actor known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration as well as television series D.C. Follies. He is an alumnus of The Second City comedy troupe. He received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone's father-in-law, Hank MacDougall.
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Filmography
133 movies · 150 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2021NR
Captain Daddy
2021
NR
Lilly's Light: The Movie
2020
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
6.5
Space Force
2020
6.6
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
6.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
7.2
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
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The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
2020NR
Kaufmania!
2020
5.0
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019NR
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
7.0
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019
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Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018
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Every 40 Years
2017
6.2
9JKL
2017
7.0
Oh Damn
2017
5.4
Mascots
2016
5.6
Max Rose
2016
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
5.0
Here Comes Rusty
2016
6.9
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
4.9
Fifty Shades of Black
2016
4.2
Bachelors
2015
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Show Boat
2015
5.0
Kevin from Work
2015
7.7
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
5.2
Russell Madness
2015
5.8
The Odd Couple
2015
6.6
All-Stars
2014
7.2
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
6.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
3.7
Wish Wizard
2014
7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
5.2
TripTank
2014
3.5
The Yank
2014
7.5
Review
2014
6.1
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
6.8
The Birthday Boys
2013
6.0
The Birder
2013
5.3
Dealin' with Idiots
2013
6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
6.8
Drunk History
2013
6.4
Family Tree
2013
8.0
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
6.5
Trust Us with Your Life
2012
7.0
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
2.3
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
6.5
Inside Comedy
2012
5.3
12 Wishes of Christmas
2011
7.4
New Girl
2011
7.7
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
2011
7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011
6.0
Accidentally in Love
2011
5.8
Your Love Never Fails
2011
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Fred & Vinnie
2011
7.3
G.I. Joe: Renegades
2010
5.7
Glory Daze
2010
4.5
Expecting Mary
2010
7.5
Raising Hope
2010
7.2
Hot in Cleveland
2010
6.0
Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Match
2010
3.0
Holyman Undercover
2010
1.0
Lilly's Light
2010
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
7.9
Modern Family
2009
6.5
School Gyrls
2009
8.0
Community
20096.0
In Gayle We Trust
2009
6.1
Youth in Revolt
20095.2
Scouts Honor
2009
5.8
Tosh.0
2009
5.3
Official Rejection
2009
8.0
Castle
2009
5.6
Harold
2008
8.1
WALL·E
2008
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Free Radio
2008
10.0
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
2008
8.0
Transformers: Animated
2007
8.6
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
7.7
Chuck
2007
5.7
Back to You
2007
8.3
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007
5.7
Fired!
2007
5.9
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
6.3
Head Case
2007
NR
Thank God You're Here
2007
7.0
The Wedding Bells
2007
7.5
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
2007
7.2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
3.9
Epic Movie
2007
4.8
I'll Believe You
2007
8.0
Fighting Words
2006
6.4
Re-Animated
2006
5.8
For Your Consideration
2006
6.0
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
2006
6.5
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
6.7
Monster House
2006
5.6
Ira & Abby
2006
4.8
Church Ball
2006
4.3
Date Movie
2006
8.3
The Boondocks
2005
5.9
Chicken Little
2005
5.2
Love Wrecked
2005
5.9
The Aristocrats
2005
7.8
The Closer
2005
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
2005
6.0
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
NR
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
7.0
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
6.4
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004
8.0
The Batman
2004
4.2
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004
3.6
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004NR
Living in TV Land
2004
6.6
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004
6.3
The Soup
2004
6.7
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
8.3
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
5.9
Best Week Ever
2004
6.0
American Pie: Revealed
2004
5.5
Killer Diller
2004
4.0
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003
5.3
A Minute with Stan Hooper
20036.0
Cold Pizza
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
6.2
American Wedding
2003
6.8
A Mighty Wind
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.3
The Bachelorette
2003
8.1
3-South
2002
7.8
Pet Star
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
2002
5.1
The Bachelor
2002
3.7
The Year That Trembled
2002
6.3
Watching Ellie
2002
8.5
Teamo Supremo
2002
6.4
How High
2001
6.2
Maybe It's Me
20018.0
Inside Schwartz
2001
7.3
Undeclared
2001
7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
8.1
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
9.0
The Downer Channel
2001
8.3
Dinner for Five
2001
4.0
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
5.6
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
NR
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001
5.9
The Wedding Planner
2001
7.0
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
2001
7.8
Bette
2000
6.6
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
6.9
Best in Show
2000
7.3
Girlfriends
2000
3.5
The Pooch and the Pauper
2000
3.3
Dropping Out
2000
4.0
Chump Change
2000
7.3
Ladies Man
1999
6.3
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
6.2
Idle Hands
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
3.0
Can't Stop Dancing
1999
6.8
The Hughleys
1998
5.9
Permanent Midnight
1998
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
6.9
Hercules
1998
8.0
Oh Baby
1998
7.9
That '70s Show
1998
7.2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
5.3
Breast Men
1997
7.0
The Weird Al Show
1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
8.3
City Guys
1997
5.5
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
7.0
Waiting for Guffman
1997
7.4
King of the Hill
1997
8.0
Hey Arnold!
1996
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
6.3
Clueless
1996
6.8
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
5.4
Back to Back
1996
7.7
Dexter's Laboratory
1996
7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
7.1
MADtv
1995
4.3
Prehysteria! 3
1995
6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995
8.4
Friends
1994
5.0
Sodbusters
1994
6.8
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.0
Sister, Sister
1994
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
6.5
Dave's World
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
6.0
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
6.1
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
19925.0
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
6.8
Mad About You
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
6.0
High Strung
1992
NR
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
1992
NR
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
1991
7.8
Step by Step
19914.5
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
5.8
Harry and the Hendersons
1991
6.9
Dream On
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
6.7
Family Matters
1989
6.8
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
6.5
Murphy Brown
1988
6.8
Roseanne
1988
7.0
My Secret Identity
1988
3.7
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
6.7
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987
8.0
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987
6.4
Roxanne
1987
10.0
D.C. Follies
1987
7.7
Married... with Children
1987
7.0
Fast Times
1986
8.3
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
8.0
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
6.4
The History of White People in America
1985
5.3
Moving Violations
1985
7.5
Lots of Luck
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
3.9
Imps*
1983
7.5
Mama's Family
1983
NR
Twilight Theater II
1982
7.9
Madame's Place
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
3.4
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
3.0
The Perfect Woman
1981
3.4
First Family
1980
5.3
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
6.8
Salem's Lot
1979
3.6
Americathon
1979
5.0
Real People
1979
5.2
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979NR
$weepstake$
1979
5.0
Space Force
1978
8.3
America 2-Night
1978
8.0
Escape from Bogen County
1977
7.0
We've Got Each Other
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
6.4
Fernwood 2 Night
1977
4.0
Cracking Up
1977
6.0
Tabitha
1977
NR
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
6.6
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
6.7
Silver Streak
19766.0
Sirota's Court
1976
4.3
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976
10.0
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
7.0
Good Heavens
1976
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
1976
5.7
Hustle
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
10.0
Harrad Summer
1974NR
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1973
3.7
The Harrad Experiment
1973
7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
5.5
Dynamite Chicken
1971
4.9
Jenny
1970
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.5
Model Shop
1969
5.7
Teenage Mother
1967
7.6
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
8.0
Get Smart
1965
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962NR
Totally Obsessed
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