Fred Grossinger | |
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 Publicity Photo of Fred Grossinger | |
| 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 |
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.
Career
From 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
Holliday died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1995, at the age of fifty-nine. The cause of death was a heart attack.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ Palmer, Ann (June 20, 2014). Letters to the Dead: Things I Wish I'd Said. CCB Publishing. ISBN 9781771431262 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 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
- Fred Grossinger at IMDb
- Fred Grossinger at Find a Grave
- Fred Holliday on the Johnny Carson Show Jpeg formatted image file, poor quality