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Fred Willard

Frederic Charles Willard was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his work with Christopher Guest in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016), and for playing Ed Harken in the Anchorman films. He also appeared in films like Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, American Wedding and WALL-E. He won two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing Frank Dunphy on the sitcom Modern Family.


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  • Frederic Charles Willard
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American Wedding

2003
as Harold Flaherty

WALL·E

2008
as Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO

Chicken Little

2005
as Melvin - Alien Dad (voice)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014
as Secretary of the Interior (voice)

Monster House

2006
as Dad (voice)

The Wedding Planner

2001
as Basil St. Mosely

Epic Movie

2007
as Aslo

How High

2001
as Philip Huntley

Love Wrecked

2005
as Ben Taylor

Americathon

1979
as Vincent Vanderhoff

Dropping Out

2000
as Paul Blanchard

Best in Show

2000
as Buck Laughlin

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001
as Howard Cosell

Scouts Honor

2009
as Game Master

Permanent Midnight

1998
as Craig Ziffer

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

2006
as Santa Claus / Dog Catcher (voice)

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982
as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'

The Year That Trembled

2002
as Frank Woods

Youth in Revolt

2009
as Mr. Ferguson

The Birder

2014
as Park President

A Mighty Wind

2003
as Mike LaFontaine

Space Force

1978
as Captain Thomas Woods

Roxanne

1987
as Mayor Deebs

Waiting for Guffman

1996
as Ron Albertson

Lots of Luck

1985
as A.J. Foley

All-Stars

2014
as John Carson

Wish Wizard

2014
as Hope Giver

12 Wishes of Christmas

2011
as Jack Volara

Sodbusters

1994
as Clarence Gentry

The Aristocrats

2005
as Himself

Roanoke: Search for the Lost Colony

2015
as Presenter/Archaeologist

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2002
as Senator Roger Dickey

steve.oedekerk.com

1997
as Contestant

Church Ball

2006
as Bishop Linderman

Idle Hands

1999
as Dad Tobias

Back to Back

1996
as Loan Officer

Max Rose

2016
as Jim Clark

Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

2007
as The Boogey Man (voice)

Date Movie

2006
as Bernie Funkyerdoder

Imps*

1983
as Dad

The Return of Spinal Tap

1992
as Lt. Bob Hookstratten

First Family

1980
as Presidential Assistant Feebleman

Accidentally in Love

2011
as Dick Brocton

Harold

2008
as Dr. Pratt

Re-Animated

2006
as Milt Appleday

Every 40 Years

2017
as Fred Willard

This Is Spinal Tap

1984
as Colonel on Military Base

Mascots

2016
as Greg Gammons, Jr.

High Strung

1991
as Insurance Salesman

Fred & Vinnie

2011
as Movie Star

The Yank

as Peter Murphy

Moving Violations

1985
as Terrence 'Doc' Williams

Dynamite Chicken

1971
as Self - Ace Trucking Co.

Silver Streak

1976
as Jerry Jarvis

Teenage Mother

1967
as Coach

Lilly's Light

2010
as Moylin

Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat

2015
as Cap'n Andy Hawks