Fred Grossinger
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| Born | January 1, 1936 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 21, 1995 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California |
| Other name(s) | Fred Holliday |
| Occupation | Stage, television, film actor |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Kapler, Nancy King |
Fred Grossinger (January 1, 1936, in Pittsburgh – November 21, 1995, in Los Angeles), best known by his Hollywood name Fred Holliday, was a stage, film and television actor renowned for his all-American face[1] that starred in over 1000 TV commercials from the late 1950s through the 1980s.
Holliday made guest appearances on more than 150 television shows.[1] He was one of the Mighty Carson Art Players on NBC's Tonight Show for 12 years,[2] performed in the daytime dramas as Ron Wyche in Days of Our Lives,[3] as the manager at the Capwell Hotel in Santa Barbara,[4] in nighttime dramas such as John Atherton in Dallas[5] and was host of a short-lived daytime show, The Girl in My Life, on ABC in the early 1970s.[6] His movie appearances included Airport, A Patch of Blue and A Guide for the Married Man.[3] He played in more than 50 Broadway and regional theater productions.[1]
Professionally, Holliday served on the local board of directors of the Los Angeles chapter of AFTRA for 10 years, as well as serving on the national board of AFTRA.[7] He was also active in the Screen Actors Guild.[8]
Holliday was married to Judy Kapler. He had one daughter, Debra Rouse Grossinger, from his first marriage to Nancy King.[1] He died of a heart attack when he was 59.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Weiskind, Ron (29 November 1995) "Fred Holliday: Actor who feasted on commercials" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette page B-6
- ^ "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" TV Shows Guide
- ^ a b Fred Halliday (I) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Armstrong, Jim; Traub-Metlay, Suzanne and Reese, Jean "Santa Barbara Character List"
- ^ "Dallas cast Deaths"
- ^ "Girl in My Life" (1973) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Obituaries: Fred Holliday" Daily Variety 29 November 1995
- ^ Robb, David (1993) "Top SAG race a 5-way heat" The Hollywood Reporter 16 September 1993
[edit] External links
- Fred Grossinger at the Internet Movie Database
- Fred Grossinger at TV.com
- Fred Grossinger at Find A Grave
- Fred Holliday on the Johnny Carson Show Jpeg formatted image file, poor quality
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