# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fred-willard
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:57:01.362Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fred-willard"
name: "Fred Willard"
slug: "fred-willard"
description: "Frederic Charles Willard was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also appeared in supporting roles in the comedy films Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), American Wedding (2003), and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). On television, Willard received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and Modern Family."
tagline: "American actor and comedian (1933-2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FredWillard021109-R46_(50094589077).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1933-09-18"
deathDate: "2020-05-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
  category: 189
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump