Fred Grossinger (January 1, 1936 – November 21, 1995), better known as Fred Holliday, was an American stage, film, and television actor.[1] He starred in more than one thousand television commercials from the late 1950s through the 1980s.
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| Born | January 1, 1936 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 1995 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Fred Holliday |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–1995 |
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| Children | 1 daughter |
Career
editFrom the late 1950s to the mid 1990s, Holliday also made guest appearances on more than one hundred and fifty television shows, including Gunsmoke, Ben Casey, Gomer Pyle: USMC, Dragnet, That Girl, The Mod Squad, Nanny and the Professor, Dan August, Ironside, Lassie, Mission:Impossible, Adam-12, The F.B.I., McCloud, Columbo, Eight is Enough, Lou Grant, The Love Boat, Galactica 1980, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Gimme a Break!, Riptide, Matlock, Knots Landing, Jake and the Fatman and Empty Nest.[2] He was one of the Mighty Carson Art Players on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for twelve years,[3] performed in the daytime dramas as Ron Wyche in Days of Our Lives,[4] as the manager at the Capwell Hotel in Santa Barbara,[5] in nighttime dramas such as John Atherton in Dallas[6] and was host of a short-lived daytime show, The Girl in My Life, on ABC between 1973 and 1974.[7]
His movie credits include A Patch of Blue (1965), Airport (1970), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), First Family (1980), Edge of the Axe (1988), and Lobster Man from Mars (1989).[4] Holliday appeared in more than fifty Broadway and regional theater productions.[2]
Professionally, Holliday served on the local board of directors of the Los Angeles chapter of AFTRA for ten years, as well as serving on the national board of AFTRA.[8]
He was also active in the Screen Actors Guild.[9]
Holliday was married to Judy Kapler. He had one daughter, Debra Jeanne (Grossinger) Rouse, from his first marriage to Nancy King.[2]
Death
editHolliday died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1995, at the age of 59. The cause of death was a heart attack.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1958 | Wind Across the Everglades | Slow Boy | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Prize | Swedish Officer (Nudist Meeting) | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Intern | Uncredited |
| 1965 | A Patch of Blue | Man | Uncredited |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Party Guest #6 | |
| 1970 | Airport | Chester Jennings - Passenger | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project | Military Computer Entry - Missile Launch | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Lapin 360 | ||
| 1980 | First Family | U. N. Official #1 | |
| 1988 | Edge of the Axe | Frank McIntosh | |
| 1989 | Lobster Man from Mars | Colonel Ankrum |
References
edit- ^ Palmer, Ann (June 20, 2014). Letters to the Dead: Things I Wish I'd Said. CCB Publishing. ISBN 9781771431262 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Weiskind, Ron (November 29, 1995) "Fred Holliday: Actor who feasted on commercials" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette page B-6
- ^ ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" TV Shows Guide". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Fred Holliday (I) at IMDb
- ^ "Santa Barbara Characters". www.cybercom.net.
- ^ "Dallas Cast Deaths". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
- ^ "Girl in My Life" (1973) at IMDb
- ^ "Obituaries: Fred Holliday" Daily Variety November 29, 1995
- ^ Robb, David (1993) "Top SAG race a 5-way heat" The Hollywood Reporter September 16, 1993
External links
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- Fred Grossinger at IMDb
- Fred Grossinger at Find a Grave
- Fred Holliday on the Johnny Carson Show Jpeg formatted image file, poor quality