Fred Willard

Acting

Fred Willard

Born September 18, 1933Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA277 credits

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.

Known For

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie

2025

Live at Mister Kelly's

Live at Mister Kelly's

Movie

2021

Captain Daddy

Movie

2021

Lilly's Light: The Movie

Lilly's Light: The Movie

Movie

2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
6.8

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Movie

2020

Space Force
6.5

Space Force

TV

2020

Filmography

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)Movie
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021Live at Mister Kelly'sas SelfMovie
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2021Captain Daddyas Daddy (voice)Movie
Lilly's Light: The Movie
2020Lilly's Light: The Movieas MoylinMovie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Campas SelfMovie
Space Force
2020Space Forceas Fred NairdTV
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelicsas The 'Just Hang On!' ManMovie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madnessas SelfMovie
The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
2020The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on EarthTV
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2020Kaufmania!as SelfMovie
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
2019What Just Happened??! with Fred SavageTV
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2019The Very Very Best of the 70sas Self - CommentatorTV
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
2019I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinsonas New JoeTV
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Likeas SmittyMovie
Every 40 Years
2017Every 40 Yearsas HimselfMovie
9JKL
20179JKLas DickTV
Oh Damn
2017Oh DamnMovie
Mascots
2016Mascotsas Greg Gammons, Jr.Movie
Max Rose
2016Max Roseas Jim ClarkMovie
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Here Comes Rusty
2016Here Comes Rustyas MakMovie
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016Join or Die with Craig FergusonTV
Fifty Shades of Black
2016Fifty Shades of Blackas GaryMovie
Bachelors
2015Bachelorsas Uncle UlyssesMovie
Show Boat
2015Show Boatas Cap'n Andy HawksMovie
Kevin from Work
2015Kevin from Workas Roger TrousdaleTV
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2015Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willardas HarveyMovie
Celebrity Family Feud
2015Celebrity Family Feudas SelfTV
Russell Madness
2015Russell Madnessas TJMovie
The Odd Couple
2015The Odd Coupleas Fred LangfordTV
All-Stars
2014All-Starsas John CarsonMovie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime Storiesas DanTV
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014Planes: Fire & Rescueas Secretary of the Interior (voice)Movie
Wish Wizard
2014Wish Wizardas Hope GiverMovie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras Self - GuestTV
TripTank
2014TripTankas 911 Call (voice)TV
The Yank
2014The Yankas Peter MurphyMovie
Review
2014Reviewas Jack T. WalthallTV
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continuesas Ed HarkenMovie
The Birthday Boys
2013The Birthday Boysas VariousTV
The Birder
2013The Birderas Park PresidentMovie
Dealin' with Idiots
2013Dealin' with IdiotsMovie
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas Deep ThroatTV
Family Tree
2013Family Treeas Mike MortonTV
Norm Macdonald Live
2013Norm Macdonald Liveas SelfTV
Trust Us with Your Life
2012Trust Us with Your Lifeas HostTV
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012The Magic of Belle Isleas Al KaiserMovie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as MerlinTV
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomeMovie
Inside Comedy
2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV
12 Wishes of Christmas
201112 Wishes of Christmasas Jack VolaraMovie
New Girl
2011New Girlas BeezusTV
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
2011Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosauras Mr. Hubley (voice)Movie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas Wallace ClaytonTV
Accidentally in Love
2011Accidentally in Loveas Dick BroctonMovie
Your Love Never Fails
2011Your Love Never Failsas PaulMovie
Fred & Vinnie
2011Fred & Vinnieas Movie StarMovie
G.I. Joe: Renegades
2010G.I. Joe: Renegadesas Mayor Lockridge (voice)TV
Glory Daze
2010Glory Dazeas DoctorTV
Expecting Mary
2010Expecting Maryas Jerry ZeeMovie
Raising Hope
2010Raising Hopeas Mr. SwiftTV
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas Doctor HillTV
Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Match
2010Hermie & Friends: Antonio Meets His Matchas AngusMovie
Holyman Undercover
2010Holyman Undercoveras RichardMovie
Lilly's Light
2010Lilly's Lightas MoylinMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Frank DunphyTV
School Gyrls
2009School Gyrlsas Mr LockwoodMovie
Community
2009Communityas Alter-PierceTV
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2009In Gayle We Trustas PeteTV
Youth in Revolt
2009Youth in Revoltas Mr. FergusonMovie
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2009Scouts Honoras Game MasterMovie
Tosh.0
2009Tosh.0TV
Official Rejection
2009Official Rejectionas SelfMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Hank McPheeTV
Harold
2008Haroldas Dr. PrattMovie
WALL·E
2008WALL·Eas Shelby Forthright, BnL CEOMovie
Free Radio
2008Free Radioas Dale KnutsonTV
Transformers: Animated
2007Transformers: Animatedas Swindle (voice)TV
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007Wizards of Waverly Placeas Mr. StufflebyTV
Pushing Daisies
2007Pushing Daisiesas The Great HerrmannTV
Chuck
2007Chuckas Craig TurnerTV
Back to You
2007Back to Youas Marsh McGinleyTV
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queenas Boogey (voice)Movie
Fired!
2007Fired!as SelfMovie
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007I Could Never Be Your Womanas MartyMovie
Head Case
2007Head Caseas SelfTV
Thank God You're Here
2007Thank God You're Hereas SelfTV
The Wedding Bells
2007The Wedding BellsTV
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
2007Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventureas The Boogey Man (voice)Movie
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as TraggTV
Epic Movie
2007Epic Movieas AsloMovie
I'll Believe You
2007I'll Believe Youas Mr. FratusMovie
Fighting Words
2006Fighting Wordsas LongfellowMovie
Re-Animated
2006Re-Animatedas Milt AppledayMovie
For Your Consideration
2006For Your Considerationas ChuckMovie
Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
2006Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happenas Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)Movie
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatneras Self - RoasterMovie
Monster House
2006Monster Houseas Dad (voice)Movie
Ira & Abby
2006Ira & Abbyas Michael WilloughbyMovie
Church Ball
2006Church Ballas Bishop LindermanMovie
Date Movie
2006Date Movieas Bernie FunkyerdoderMovie
The Boondocks
2005The BoondocksTV
Chicken Little
2005Chicken Littleas Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)Movie
Love Wrecked
2005Love Wreckedas Ben TaylorMovie
The Aristocrats
2005The Aristocratsas SelfMovie
The Closer
2005The Closeras Santa JackTV
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant PatronTV
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movieas Ed HarkenMovie
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004Tom Goes to the Mayoras Garry Friendly (voice)TV
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking
2004The Nutcracker and the Mousekingas Bubble (voice)Movie
The Batman
2004The Batmanas Ross (voice)TV
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
200450 Ways to Leave Your Loveras Bucky BrandtMovie
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004Nobody Knows Anything!as Mr. McClintockMovie
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2004Living in TV LandTV
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004Harold & Kumar Go to White Castleas Dr. WilloughbyMovie
The Soup
2004The Soupas SelfTV
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundyas Ed HarkenMovie
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004Frasier: Analyzing the Laughteras AnalystMovie
Best Week Ever
2004Best Week EverTV
Killer Diller
2004Killer Dilleras NedMovie
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
2003Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventureas Professor DoornitzMovie
A Minute with Stan Hooper
2003A Minute with Stan Hooperas Fred HawkinsTV
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2003Cold PizzaTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Comedy Central Roasts
2003Comedy Central Roastsas SelfTV
American Wedding
2003American Weddingas Harold FlahertyMovie
A Mighty Wind
2003A Mighty Windas Mike LaFontaineMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Bachelorette
2003The Bacheloretteas Self - CommentatorTV
3-South
20023-SouthTV
Pet Star
2002Pet Staras Self - JudgeTV
Kim Possible
2002Kim Possibleas Jack Hench (voice)TV
The Bachelor
2002The Bacheloras Self - CommentatorTV
The Year That Trembled
2002The Year That Trembledas Frank WoodsMovie
Watching Ellie
2002Watching Ellieas FredTV
Teamo Supremo
2002Teamo Supremoas (voice)TV
How High
2001How Highas Philip HuntleyMovie
Maybe It's Me
2001Maybe It's Meas Jerry StageTV
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2001Inside Schwartzas Dick NewtonTV
Undeclared
2001Undeclaredas Professor DugganTV
The Legend of Tarzan
2001The Legend of Tarzanas Baruti (voice)TV
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandyas BoogeyTV
The Downer Channel
2001The Downer ChannelTV
Dinner for Five
2001Dinner for FiveTV
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001Teddy Bears' Picnicas Senator Roger DickeyMovie
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001When Billie Beat Bobbyas Howard CosellMovie
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001The Fighting FitzgeraldsTV
The Wedding Planner
2001The Wedding Planneras Basil St. MoselyMovie
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
2001Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly'sMovie
Bette
2000BetteTV
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Commandas Pa (voice)TV
Best in Show
2000Best in Showas Buck LaughlinMovie
Girlfriends
2000Girlfriendsas Dr. Percy BalesTV
The Pooch and the Pauper
2000The Pooch and the Pauperas PresidentMovie
Dropping Out
2000Dropping Outas Paul BlanchardMovie
Chump Change
2000Chump Changeas Steve's ManagerMovie
Ladies Man
1999Ladies Manas Larry LittleTV
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Meas Mission CommanderMovie
Idle Hands
1999Idle Handsas DadMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Dave Campbell (voice)TV
Can't Stop Dancing
1999Can't Stop Dancingas ChesterMovie
The Hughleys
1998The Hughleysas Richard JacobsonTV
Permanent Midnight
1998Permanent Midnightas Craig ZifferMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Hercules
1998Herculesas Vic (voice)TV
Oh Baby
1998Oh BabyTV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas CharlieTV
Two Guys and a Girl
1998Two Guys and a Girlas Frank FarberTV
Breast Men
1997Breast Menas Talk Show HostMovie
The Weird Al Show
1997The Weird Al Showas Award Show HostTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Dr. Harold MadisonTV
City Guys
1997City GuysTV
steve.oedekerk.com
1997steve.oedekerk.comMovie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as JacekTV
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as LarryTV
Waiting for Guffman
1997Waiting for Guffmanas Ron AlbertsonMovie
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hillas Officer Brown (voice)TV
Hey Arnold!
1996Hey Arnold!TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Bobby CalzoneTV
Clueless
1996Cluelessas Joe PasadineTV
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996Everybody Loves Raymondas Hank MacDougallTV
Back to Back
1996Back to Backas Loan OfficerMovie
Dexter's Laboratory
1996Dexter's Laboratoryas F.R.E.D. (voice)TV
Muppets Tonight
1996Muppets Tonightas SelfTV
MADtv
1995MADtvas Self - Special Guest / Gene St. JohnTV
Prehysteria! 3
1995Prehysteria! 3Movie
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Fred tuttleTV
The Wayans Bros.
1995The Wayans Bros.as Dick FerndaleTV
Friends
1994Friendsas Mr. LipsonTV
Sodbusters
1994Sodbustersas Clarence GentryMovie
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Dieas Reginald CobblesMovie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sisteras Mr. MitushkaTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Harry FellowsTV
Dave's World
1993Dave's Worldas BudTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas President GarnerTV
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993Saved by the Bell: The New Classas Mr. HuffingtonTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Outas Lt. Bob HookstrattenMovie
The Ben Stiller Show
1992The Ben Stiller ShowTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Henry VincentTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
High Strung
1992High Strungas Insurance SalesmanMovie
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
1992Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holidayas SelfMovie
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
1991The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Lenoas Self / Celebrity JudgeMovie
Step by Step
1991Step by Stepas Bert LambertTV
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1991Tom Arnold: The Naked Truthas SelfMovie
Harry and the Hendersons
1991Harry and the Hendersonsas Chick FoxTV
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Fenton HarleyTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Wally Kogen (voice)TV
Family Matters
1989Family Mattersas Vice Principal MalletTV
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywoodas Man #2 at PartyMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy BrownTV
Roseanne
1988RoseanneTV
My Secret Identity
1988My Secret IdentityTV
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988Portrait of a White Marriageas Hal HarrisonMovie
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steelas Finn Howard, Metropolis Deputy MayorMovie
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hallas Tom OsborneMovie
Roxanne
1987Roxanneas Mayor DeebsMovie
D.C. Follies
1987D.C. FolliesTV
Married... with Children
1987Married... with Childrenas StanTV
Fast Times
1986Fast Timesas Gus PantelisTV
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986The History of White People in America: Volume IIas Hal HarrisonMovie
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy WeekTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas BobTV
The History of White People in America
1985The History of White People in Americaas Hal HarrisonMovie
Moving Violations
1985Moving Violationsas Terrence "Doc" WilliamsMovie
Lots of Luck
1985Lots of Luckas A.J. FoleyMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. PhillipsTV
This Is Spinal Tap
1984This Is Spinal Tapas Lt. HookstrattenMovie
Imps*
1983Imps*as DadMovie
Mama's Family
1983Mama's FamilyTV
Madame's Place
1982Madame's Placeas SelfTV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas PaulTV
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982National Lampoon's Movie Madnessas President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'Movie
The Perfect Woman
1981The Perfect Womanas King KrogerMovie
First Family
1980First Familyas Presidential Assistant FeeblemanMovie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980How to Beat the High Cost of Livingas RobertMovie
Salem's Lot
1979Salem's Lotas Larry CrockettTV
Americathon
1979Americathonas Vincent VanderhoffMovie
Real People
1979Real Peopleas Co-HostTV
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckersas Jack LaRosaMovie
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1979$weepstake$as DonTV
Space Force
1978Space Forceas Captain Thomas WoodsMovie
America 2-Night
1978America 2-Nightas Jerry HubbardTV
Escape from Bogen County
1977Escape from Bogen Countyas PearsonMovie
We've Got Each Other
1977We've Got Each OtherTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Richard HendersonTV
Fernwood 2 Night
1977Fernwood 2 Nightas Jerry HubbardTV
Cracking Up
1977Cracking UpMovie
Tabitha
1977TabithaTV
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977The People's Command Performance: '77as Self - Ace Trucking CompanyMovie
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977Fun with Dick and Janeas BobMovie
Silver Streak
1976Silver Streakas Jerry JarvisMovie
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1976Sirota's CourtTV
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
1976Chesty Anderson U.S. Navyas Peter LindenMovie
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976How to Break Up a Happy Divorceas Lance ColsonMovie
Good Heavens
1976Good HeavensTV
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & ShirleyTV
Hustle
1975Hustleas InterrogatorMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Harrad Summer
1974Harrad Summeras Gary LoganMovie
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1973The Burns and Schreiber Comedy HourTV
The Harrad Experiment
1973The Harrad Experimentas The Ace Trucking CompanyMovie
The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Bob Newhart ShowTV
Dynamite Chicken
1971Dynamite Chickenas Self - Ace Trucking Co.Movie
Jenny
1970Jennyas ExecutiveMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas DouglasTV
Model Shop
1969Model Shopas Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)Movie
Teenage Mother
1967Teenage Motheras CoachMovie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas LundyTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Professor KoffkaTV
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—Totally ObsessedTV