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