Fred Willard - Wikipedia Fred Willard This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2007 ) Fred Willard Willard in April 2011 ( 1939 - 09 - 18 ) September 18, 1939 ( age 78 ) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. Alma mater Kentucky Military Institute, Virginia Military Institute Occupation Actor, comedian, voice actor, writer Years active 1963 -- present Spouse ( s ) Mary Willard ( m. 1968 ) Children Signature Frederick Charles `` Fred '' Willard ( born September 18, 1939 ) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer, best known for his improvisational comedy. He is known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap, the Christopher Guest mockumentary films Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots, and the Anchorman films. He is an alumnus of The Second City. He received three Emmy nominations for his recurring role on the TV series Everybody Loves Raymond as Robert Barone 's father - in - law, Hank MacDougall. In 2010 he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the ABC TV series Modern Family as Phil Dunphy 's father, Frank Dunphy. He also received a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Host for What 's Hot, What 's Not. One of his earliest jobs was at The Second City, Chicago, where he shared the stage with Robert Klein and David Steinberg. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included Michael Mislove and Bill Saluga. They performed sketches on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson more than 50 times and appeared regularly on This is Tom Jones. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Charity work 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links Early life Willard was born in 1939 and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His father, also named Fred Willard, worked at the financial department of a bank. His father died in 1951. Willard is a former U.S. soldier, having graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute and the Virginia Military Institute. After his tour in the Army, in 1962, Willard and pal Vic Greco formed a comedy act that was funny and successful enough to earn them an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The duo appeared at the hungry i in San Francisco. Willard auditioned alongside Robert Klein for The Second City, portraying a nightclub manager and his employee. The audition helped the two secure the job. He starred off - Broadway in Jules Feiffer 's Little Murders, directed by Alan Arkin. He was a founding member of the improvisational comedy group Ace Trucking Company. Fellow members of Ace included Michael Mislove, Bill Saluga, George Memmoli, and Patti Deutsch. They appeared regularly on This is Tom Jones. Career Willard 's film debut was in the 1967 exploitation film Teenage Mother. In a brief interview on the DVD extras of the 2007 documentary film Heckler, Willard reports that the audience at one screening of the film booed when his character interrupted an attempted sexual assault of the female lead character. Willard achieved wider fame in 1977 and ' 78 as Martin Mull 's sidekick and announcer, `` Jerry Hubbard '', on the Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman spinoffs Fernwood 2 Night, Forever Fernwood, and America 2 - Night, which parodied the nighttime talk shows of the day. He was an original cast member of the NBC series Real People in 1979 and again from 1981 to 1983. He played Tom Osbourne in the 1987 Academy Award -- winning short film, Ray 's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall. From 1987 to 1989, he starred as a bartender / straightman in Sid and Marty Krofft 's D.C. Follies, and was host to the Krofft puppets portraying political figures of the time. In 1990 Willard hosted the cable TV show Access America on the Ha ! Comedy Network. As part of that show, he appeared September 21, 1990, on Episode # 7 of the cult public - access television show Decoupage with Summer Caprice. In 1995 Willard reunited with his Fernwood co-star playing Scott, the romantic partner of Mull 's character Leon Carp, on Roseanne. The couple married in the episode `` December Bride, '' and Scott became a recurring character during the series ' final two seasons. That same year, Willard guest - starred in three episodes of Sister, Sister, starring Tia and Tamera Mowry ; Willard played Carl Mitushka, a teacher at Roosevelt High who often spoke popular teenage slang terms in order to sound cool to his students. Willard guest - voiced a 1999 episode of The Simpsons titled `` Sunday, Cruddy Sunday '' as Wally Kogen, a travel agent. From 2001 to 2002, he played the father of five children on Maybe It 's Me. He has also guest - starred in an episode of The Weird Al Show. He and Mull joined up again for the mockumentary The History of White People in America. He played Mayor Deebs in Roxanne, starring Steve Martin ; his character 's line `` I would rather be with the people of this town than with the finest people in the world '' has been widely quoted. His most recent notable work has been in Christopher Guest films, such as A Mighty Wind, in which he played `` Mike LaFontaine, '' a character known for his catchphrase, `` Eh ? Wha ' happened ? '' ; Best in Show, in which he portrayed `` Buck Laughlin, '' a dog show announcer who offered up an unending stream of bad jokes and off - color comments ; Waiting for Guffman, in which he played `` Ron Albertson, '' a travel agent who performs in amateur stage productions with his wife ; This Is Spinal Tap, in which he played a lieutenant on the military base where Spinal Tap play ; and For Your Consideration as an obnoxious entertainment television show anchor. For his performance in Waiting for Guffman he received an American Comedy Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Funniest Supporting Actor. He received the Boston Film Critics Award, an American Comedy Award, a Sierra Award and a tribute from AFI for his portrayal as Buck Laughlin in Best in Show. He also appeared in American Wedding, and as KVWN news director Ed Harken in Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Willard had a recurring role as `` Hank MacDougall '' on the later seasons of CBS 's Everybody Loves Raymond. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for this role in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Willard was also the host of a VH1 documentary series called Totally Obsessed about people obsessed with their hobbies. He appears as `` Captain Ribmanman '' in Episode 21 of Channel Frederator, a podcast from Kansas. Willard also landed a role on Family Guy as Dave Campbell, the father of a nudist family ( first appearing in `` From Method to Madness '' ). It is unclear whether the role will be reprised. Willard also voiced `` Officer Brown '' in King of the Hill and made an appearance on That ' 70s Show. Willard appeared in 100 sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as a government official, businessman, or other authority figure named Willard J. Fredericks, who is always drinking. In 2006 he voiced Dad in the Academy Award - nominated animated film Monster House. He also hosted Saturday Night Live in 1978 ( musical guest : Devo ) and appeared twice on MADtv. Two years before this, he made a minor appearance in the movie Silver Streak as a bemused railroad train master. He was the voice of a clueless companion to a lazy robot ( Martin Mull ) in one episode of the series Dexter 's Laboratory and guest - starred on the Adult Swim cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor. He acted in the Cartoon Network movie Re-Animated and played Vala Mal Doran 's `` father '' in an episode of Stargate SG - 1 in 2007. He appeared in an episode of the Adult Swim program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job !. He has also starred as the `` Boogie Man '' in an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and reprised his role in the movie Billy & Mandy 's Big Boogey Adventure. His final appearance as `` Boogey '' occurred in Billy & Mandy : Wrath of the Spider Queen. In 2007 he made a guest appearance on the children 's TV series Come on Over. He has also guest - starred on an episode of The Boondocks, providing the voice of `` Joe Petto. '' In 2008 he guest starred on Transformers Animated as the Decepticon arms dealer Swindle. Willard in April 2008 Willard was cast as a sportscaster in the television series Back to You, which premiered on the Fox Network on September 19, 2007. He also made an appearance in the 2007 sci - fi comedy I 'll Believe You, and he plays Shelby Forthright, the CEO of the Buy ' n ' Large Corporation, in the first ever live - action speaking segments by Pixar in the animated film WALL - E. Willard completed a sold - out run of Fred Willard : Alone At Last !, advertised as a `` one - man show '' but actually featuring a cast of ten, and received Los Angeles Artistic Director Awards for Best Comedy and Best Production. Willard has several stage roles to his credit, including Off - Broadway performances in Little Murders, directed by Alan Arkin, and Arf, directed by Richard Benjamin. His regional roles include Call Me Madam in Chicago and the musicals Promises, Promises, with Jason Alexander, and Anything Goes with Rachel York, both in Los Angeles. He starred in Wendy Wasserstein 's Is n't It Romantic and off Broadway in Elvis and Juliet. He has completed a RiffTrax with Michael J. Nelson for the movie Missile to the Moon. He was seen roasting William Shatner in the Comedy Central special The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner on August 12, 2006. Also at the roast was George Takei, with whom Willard performed in the improv show Thank God You 're Here. Willard is the voice of the character `` Ed Warmer '' in the PlayStation Portable game Hot Brain. In 2007 Willard took the role of `` Aslo '' in Epic Movie. Willard was part of the one - night celebrity - performed staging of Howard Ashman 's unproduced musical Dreamstuff. The musical was reimagined by Ashman 's partners Marsha Malamet and Dennis Green and performed one night only at Los Angeles 's Hayworth Theatre as part of the Bruno Kirby celebrity reading series, directed by Ugly Betty 's Michael Urie. Willard starred in the show alongside Eden Espinosa, Vicki Lewis, David Blue, and Luke Macfarlane. On October 5, 2008, he hosted the Nickelodeon Fido Awards. In 2009 he played Mr Ferguson in Youth in Revolt starring Michael Cera. Willard played Frank Dunphy, father of Phil ( Ty Burrell ), in several episodes of the show Modern Family. For his performance, he was nominated at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. On September 16, 2011, Willard was honored as Pioneer in Comedy at Burbank International Film Festival. Willard was also hired as the LaQuinta spokesperson for a series of commercials airing in 2012. In 2011 Willard appeared in a movie called 12 Wishes of Christmas with Elisa Donovan, Gabrielle Carteris, and Sarah Thompson. In 2012 he played Al Kaiser in the Rob Reiner film The Magic of Belle Isle starring Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen. In July 2012 Willard served as host for the PBS series Market Warriors, described as a nationwide treasure hunt along the lines of American Pickers, but was dropped after his 2012 arrest for indecent exposure. He completed The Birder starring Tom Cavanagh, opening in 2013. A mild - mannered birder seeks revenge on a younger rival, after losing the highly coveted Head of Ornithology position at the National Park. Willard joined Ed Begley Jr. and Michael McKean for the HBO documentary - style comedy Family Tree from Christopher Guest. In 2013 he played the role of `` Alter Pierce '' in one of Abed 's happy places on the season - four premiere episode `` History 101 '' of Community. Willard made an appearance on the second season of Celebrity Family Feud playing against actor Kevin McHale. Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters presented Willard with the Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award at their celebrity luncheon on June 19, 2015. Willard introduced Danny Kaye 's movie The Court Jester at the TCM Festival in 2017. He expressed his lifelong admiration for Danny Kaye. Charity work For his considerable, ongoing dedication to charity works with various nonprofits Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Fred and his wife, Mary, were honored in 2010 with the Golden Star Award. Fred was also honored by Actors and Others for Animals with the Man of The Year Award in 2008, and the couple also works with City of Hope, John Wayne Cancer Society, PETA and dozens more, Fred received a commendation from the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Antonio Villaraigarosa for `` outstanding humanitarian and philanthropic work helps to further the goal of making the City of Los Angeles a better place. '' Personal life Willard married his wife, Mary in 1968. They have one daughter : Hope ( b. 1969 ) and a grandson Freddie ( b. 1997 ). On July 18, 2012, Willard was arrested in Hollywood for `` engaging in a lewd act '' in an adult movie theater. PBS fired Willard from Market Warriors immediately following his arrest, and Mark L. Walberg replaced him on the show. In an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon shortly thereafter, Willard stated that the incident was `` very painful '' and `` very embarrassing, '' but that he `` did nothing wrong. '' Willard was ultimately not charged, but was required to take a $380 sex education diversion program. Filmography Willard with Jack Betts in November 2010 Willard at the Farm Sanctuary 25th Anniversary Gala in New York City on May 14, 2011 Willard at `` Cats for Cats '', August 2011 Film Year Title Role Notes 1967 Teenage Mother Coach 1969 Model Shop Gas Station Attendant Uncredited 1970 Jenny Unnamed character 1973 The Harrad Experiment The Ace Trucking Company employee Uncredited Harrad Summer The Ace Trucking Company employee Uncredited Hustle Interrogator 1976 Chesty Anderson, USN Peter Linden 1976 Silver Streak Jerry Jarvis 1977 Cracking Up Various 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Bob 1979 Americathon Vincent Vanderhoff 1980 How to Beat the High Co $ t of Living Robert 1980 First Family Presidential Assistant Feebleman 1980 The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter unknown character 1982 National Lampoon 's Movie Madness President Robert Fogerty 1984 This Is Spinal Tap Lt. Bob Hookstratten 1985 Moving Violations Terrence ' Doc ' Williams Roxanne Mayor Deebs Ray 's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall Tom Osborne Short film 1988 Portrait of a White Marriage Hal Harrison 1991 High Strung Insurance Salesman 1995 Prehysteria ! 3 Thomas MacGregor Waiting for Guffman Ron Albertson 1997 Breast Men Talk Show Host Uncredited 1998 Permanent Midnight Craig Ziffer 1999 Ca n't Stop Dancing Chester 1999 Elvis is Alive ! Interviewee 1999 Idle Hands Dad Tobias 1999 Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me Mission Commander 2000 Chump Change Steve 's Manager 2000 Best in Show Buck Laughlin Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated -- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor ( 2nd place ) Nominated -- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor ( 3rd place ) Nominated -- Las Vegas Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 2000 Dropping Out Paul Blanchard 2001 Wedding Planner, The The Wedding Planner Basil St. Mosely 2001 How High Philip Huntley 2002 Teddy Bears ' Picnic Senator Roger Dickey 2002 The Year That Trembled Frank Woods 2003 Mighty Wind, AA Mighty Wind Mike LaFontaine 2003 American Wedding Harold Flaherty 2003 Nobody Knows Anything ! Mr. McClintock Killer Diller Ned 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Bucky Brandt Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Dr. Willoughby Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy Ed Harken Wake Up, Ron Burgundy : The Lost Movie Ed Harken Direct - to - video 2005 Chicken Little Melvin Voice 2006 Date Movie Bernie Funkyerdoder 2006 Church Ball Bishop Linderman 2006 Monster House Dad Voice only 2006 Ira & Abby Michael Willoughby 2006 For Your Consideration Chuck 2007 I 'll Believe You Mr. Fratus 2007 Epic Movie Aslo 2007 Fighting Words Longfellow 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Marty 2008 Harold Dr. Pratt 2008 WALL - E Shelby Forthright, BnL CEO Holyman Undercover Richard Youth in Revolt Mr. Ferguson Expecting Mary Jerry Zee 2011 Scooby - Doo ! Legend of the Phantosaur Mr. Hubley ( voice ) 2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Al Kaiser 2013 Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues Edward `` Ed '' Harken 2013 Dealin ' with Idiots Marty 2013 The Birder Park President 2013 Max Rose Jim Clark 2014 The Yank Peter Murphy 2014 All Stars John Carson 2014 Planes : Fire & Rescue Secretary of the Interior Voice 2014 The Birder Movie The Park President Short film 2015 Russell Madness TJ 2016 Fifty Shades of Black Gary 2016 Mascots Greg Gammons 2016 Here Comes Rusty Mak Television Year Title Role Notes 1966 Pistols ' n ' Petticoats Ben Episode : `` Quit Shootin ' Folks '' 1966 Hey, Landlord Danny Subanski Episode : `` The Big Fumble '' 1968 Get Smart Lundy, Agent 198 Episode : `` A Tale of Two Tails '' 1968 Premiere Bower Episode : `` Operation Greasepaint '' 1970 Love, American Style Douglas Wiley / Shelley Noodleman Segment : `` Love and the Nuisance '' 1973 The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour Various The Bob Newhart Show John Emil Tobin Episode : `` Tobin 's Back in Town '' Karen Ritter Episode : `` Whistle Blowing '' 1976 Laverne & Shirley Charles Episode : `` Dog Day Blind Dates '' 1976 How to Break Up a Happy Divorce Lance Colson Television film 1976 Good Heavens P.J. Episode : `` The Big Break '' 1976 -- 77 Sirota 's Court D.A. Ted Nugent 13 episodes 1977 Fernwood 2 Night Jerry Hubbard 65 episodes 1977 Escape from Bogen County Pearson Television film 1977 We 've Got Each Other Shop Owner Episode : `` The Collector '' 1977 Tabitha Mr. Macho Episode : `` Arrival of Nancy '' 1978 America 2 - Night Jerry Hubbard 65 episodes 1978 Saturday Night Live Himself ( host ) Episode : `` Fred Willard / Devo '' 1978 Space Force Captain Thomas Woods Television film 1979 Flatbed Annie and Sweetiepie : Lady Truckers Jack LaRosa Television film 1979 Salem 's Lot Larry Crockett 2 episodes 1978 Sweepstakes Don Episode : `` Episode 8 '' 1979 -- 84 Real People Himself ( host ) 1980 The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter Various roles Television special 1981 Pen ' n ' Inc. Ralph Television film 1981 -- 86 Love Boat, The The Love Boat Various roles 3 episodes 1984 Mama 's Family Willie Potts Episode : `` Mama Buys a Car '' 1984 Trapper John, M.D. K.K. Laird Episode : `` Moonlighting Becomes You '' 1985 History of White People in America, The The History of White People in America Hal Harrison Television film 1985 Getting the Last Laugh ABC Special Television film 1985 George Burns Comedy Week Fred Episode : `` Home for Dinner '' 1985 Lots of Luck ' A.J. Foley Television film 1985 Faerie Tale Theatre Paul Link Episode : `` The Three Little Pigs '' 1985 -- 86 What 's Hot, What 's Not Himself ( host ) Nominated -- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host 1986 Fast Times Gus Pantelis Episode : `` Secret Romance '' 1986 History of White People in America : Volume II, The The History of White People in America : Volume II Hal Harrison Television film Fame Casper Wintergreen Episode : `` Ian 's Girl '' 1987 -- 1989 D.C. Follies The Bartender 19 episodes 1988 Out of This World Milton Wiler Episode : `` The Box Is Missing '' 1988 My Secret Identity Jay Bennett Episode : `` For Old Time 's Sake '' I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood Psychiatrist Television special 1991 The Golden Girls Bob Episode : `` Dateline : Miami '' 1991 Nurses Crazy Jim `` Dr. Robinson '' Episode : `` Friends and Lovers '' 1992 Married... with Children Stan Episode : `` My Dinner with Anthrax '' 1992 Dream On Fenton Harley Episode : `` Up All Night '' 1993 The Ben Stiller Show Dad Episode : `` At the Beach '' 1993 The Jackie Thomas Show Hatfield Walker 2 episodes 1994 Sodbusters Clarence Gentry Television film 1994 Dave 's World Bud Episode : `` Just Kidding '' 1994 Hart to Hart : Old Friends Never Die Reginald Cobbles Television film 1994 -- 96 Family Matters Vice Principal Mallet 3 episodes 1995 The Mommies Episode : `` The Dating Pool '' 1995 Murphy Brown Dick Episode : `` Dick and Dottie '' 1995 -- 97 Roseanne Scott 8 episodes Back to Back Loan Officer Television film Friends Mr. Lipson Episode : `` The One After the Super Bowl : Part 1 '' Clueless Joe Pasadine Episode : `` City Beautification '' Sister, Sister Mr. Mitushka 3 episodes The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Wally Winkle ( voice ) 1 episode 1996 -- 1997 Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman President Garner 3 episodes Saved by the Bell : The New Class Mr. Huffington Episode : `` Stealing Screech '' 1997 Diagnosis : Murder Harry Fellows Episode : `` Must Kill TV '' 1997 Step by Step Bert Lambert Episode : `` Girls Just Wanna Have Fun '' 1997 The Weird Al Show Award Show Host Episode : `` The Competition '' 1998 The Wayans Bros. Dick Ferndale Episode : `` All in the Family Feud '' 1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Bobby Calzone Episode : `` Rumor Mill '' 1998 Oh Baby Dr. Foster Episode : `` The Vacation '' 1998 Two Guys and a Girl Frank Farber Episode : `` Two Guys, a Girl and a Vacation '' 1998 City Guys Mr. Brown Episode : `` A Noble Profession '' 1998 -- 1999 Mad About You Henry Vincent 5 episodes 1998 -- 1999 Hercules Vic ( voice ) 4 episodes 1999 The Pooch and the Pauper President Television film 1999 Simpsons, The The Simpsons Wally Kogan ( voice ) Episode : `` Sunday, Cruddy Sunday '' 1999 Just Shoot Me ! Larry Episode : `` Hostess to Murder '' 1999 G vs E Sam Kleinhauser Episode : `` Airplane '' 1999 Love & Money Dr. Fielding Episode : `` Make Room for Daddy '' 1999 -- 2000 Ladies Man Larry Little 2 episodes 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Pa ( voice ) 3 episodes 2000 The Hughleys Richard Jacobson / Applegate 2 episodes 2000 Bette Jasper Perkins Episode : `` Big Business '' 2001 Ally McBeal Dr. Harold Madison 2 episodes 2001 When Billie Beat Bobby Howard Cosell Television film 2001 Undeclared Professor Duggan 2 episodes 2001 Girlfriends Dr. Percy Bales 2 episodes 2001 Inside Schwartz Dick Newton Episode : `` The Pinch Hitter '' 2001 The Downer Channel Mr. McVoid ( voice ) Episode : `` Pilot '' 2001 -- 02 Maybe It 's Me Jerry Stage 22 episodes 2001 -- 08 King of the Hill Office Brown / Various voices 7 episodes 2002 Hey Arnold ! Sammy Redmond ( voice ) Episode : `` Harold vs. Patty / Rich Guy '' 2002 Dexter 's Laboratory F.R.E.D. ( voice ) Episode : `` Lab on the Run '' 2002 Family Guy Dave Campbell ( voice ) 2 episodes 2002 -- 2004 Teamo Supremo Mr. Paulson ( voice ) 4 episodes 2003 National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation 2 : Cousin Eddie 's Island Adventure Professor Doornitz Television film 2003 That ' 70s Show Charlie Miller Episode : `` The Battle of Evermore '' 2003 -- 04 Minute with Stan Hooper, AA Minute with Stan Hooper Fred Hawkins 13 episodes 2003 -- 05 Everybody Loves Raymond Hank MacDougall 13 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 2003, 05 Mad TV Duke Flickman / Gene St. John 2 episodes 2003 -- 07 Kim Possible Jack Hench ( voice ) 3 episodes The Drew Carey Show Fred Tuttle Episode : `` Arrivederci, Italy '' 2004 -- 05 Saturday Night Live ' Bear City ' Narrator ( voice ) Uncredited 2004, 2005 The Batman Speedway Announcer / Ross Darren ( voice ) 2 episodes 2004, 2007 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Boogie Man ( voice ) 2 episodes 2005 Tom Goes to the Mayor Garry Friendly ( voice ) Episode : `` Vice Mayor '' 2005 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Dad Howler ( voice ) Episode : `` The Howler Bunny '' 2006 Campus Ladies Doctor Episode : `` Spring Break '' 2006 Re-Animated Milt Appleday ( voice ) Television film 2006 Handy Manny Mr. Dwayne Bouffant ( voice ) Episode : `` Valentine 's Day / Mr. Lopart Moves In '' 2006 Come On Over Dr. Fred Silliness Episode : `` Brain Freeze '' 2006 My Gym Partner 's a Monkey Burt ( voice ) 2 episodes 2007 Billy & Mandy 's Big Boogey Adventure The Boogey Man ( voice ) Television film 2007 Stargate SG - 1 Jacek Episode : `` Family Ties '' 2007 Odd Job Jack Norm Episode : `` Norm and the Magic Pencil '' 2007, 2009 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job ! Tragg / Mancierge 2 episodes 2007 -- 08 Back to You Marsh McGinley 17 episodes 2007 -- 10 Betsy 's Kindergarten Adventures Bus Driver Bob ( voice ) 17 episodes 2008 Pushing Daisies The Great Hermann Episode : `` Oh Oh Oh It 's Magic '' 2008 Larry the Cable Guy 's Star - Studded Christmas Extravaganza Various roles Television film 2008 Transformers Animated Swindle ( voice ) 2 episodes 2008 Worst Week Paul 2 episodes 2008 The Boondocks Mr. Joe Petto ( voice ) Episode : `` The S Word '' 2008, 2009 Free Radio Dale Knutson 2 episodes 2009 Everybody Hates Chris Cop Episode : `` Everybody Hates the Car '' 2009 Wizards of Waverly Place Mr. Stuffleby 2 episodes 2009 -- 17 Modern Family Frank Dunphy 10 episodes Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series ( 2010 ) Castle Hank McPhee Episode : `` The Late Shaft '' Important Things with Demetri Martin Scientist Episode : `` Money '' Chuck Craig Turner Episode : `` Chuck Versus the Role Models '' 2010, 2011 Glory Daze Dr. Reynolds 2 episodes 2010 -- 11 Funny or Die Presents Professor / Jeff Baker 3 episodes 2010 -- 14 Waves Sea Donal Wilkins 2011 G.I. Joe : Renegades Mayor ( voice ) Episode : `` Fire Fight '' 2011 My Future Boyfriend Bob Television film 2011 The Closer Santa Jack Episode : `` You Have The Right To Remain Jolly '' 2011 Franklin & Bash Wallace Clayton Episode : `` She Came Upstairs to Kill Me '' 2011 Accidentally in Love Dick Brocton Television film 2011 Retired at 35 Peter Dixon 2 episodes 2011 -- 12 Easy to Assemble Sigvard Thorsten 3 episodes 2012 Raising Hope Mr. Swift Episode : `` Mrs. Smartypants '' 2012 Trust Us With Your Life Host Season 1, 8 episodes 2012 The Life & Times of Tim Judd ( voice ) Episode : `` Action Packed Heist / Fall Foliage '' 2012 Market Warriors Host Season 1 2012 Rob George Episode : `` Dad Comes to Visit '' 2012 Hot in Cleveland Dr. Hill Episode : `` A Box Full of Puppies '' 2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home Mason Macgillivray Television special 2012 Breaking In Marty Mann Episode : `` The Legend of Hurley 's Gold '' 2012 The Cleveland Show Gary ( voice ) Episode : `` Menace II Secret Society '' 2013 Community Alternate Pierce Hawthorne Episode : `` History 101 '' 2013 Family Tree Mike Morton 3 episodes 2013 Drunk History Deep Throat Episode : `` Washington D.C. '' 2013 Good Luck Charlie Herb Pickler Episode : `` All Fall Down '' 2014 Black Jesus Mr. Jimmy Maxwell ( voice ) Episode : `` Love Thy Enemy Part 2 '' 2014 The Birthday Boys Archbishop Episode : `` Getting Preachy '' 2014 -- 2015 Review Jack Walthall 4 episodes 2014 -- 2015 The Bold and the Beautiful John Forrester 7 episodes Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series ( Tied with Donna Mills and Ray Wise ) 2014, 2016 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Various roles 2 episodes 2014 -- 16 TripTank Various roles ( voice ) 5 episodes 2015 Hell 's Kitchen Himself ( Blue Kitchen VIP guest ) Episode : `` 11 Chefs Compete '' 2015 Kevin from Work Roger Trousdale Episode : `` Roommates from Work '' 2016 Harvey Beaks Melvin Voice 2016 The Loud House Pop - Pop ( voice ) 2 episodes 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid Himself ( Celebrity Guest ) Episode : `` Fred Willard vs. Yvette Nicole Brown '' 2016 The Odd Couple Fred Langford 2 episodes 2017 SuperMansion Champston employee ( voice ) Episode : `` School Me Once '' 2017 New Girl Beezus Episode : `` Five Stars for Beezus '' 2017 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Mr. Doozy ( voice ) 2 episodes 2017 Tim & Eric 's Bedtime Stories Dan Episode : `` The Demotion '' References Jump up ^ Fred Willard Interview Archive of American Television Jump up ^ Merrill, Brian ( 2006 ). On This Date : A Day By Day Look at Historic Events. Lulu Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4303 - 0501 - 9. Jump up ^ Willis, John ; Monush, Barry ( 2010 ). Screen World. Applause Theater and Cinema Books. p. 407. ISBN 978 - 1 - 55783 - 729 - 5. Jump up ^ Hoyle, Matt ( 2013 ). Comic Genius : Portraits of Funny People. Chronicle Books. p. 200. ISBN 978 - 1452125381. ^ Jump up to : Tad Friend ( July 3, 2006 ). Fred Willard, tourist. The New Yorker. Accessed 2009 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ `` 1940 U.S. Census ''. Shaker Heights, Ohio ; S.D. No. 22, E.D. No. 18 - 289, Sheet No. 8B. Available at Ancestry.com. Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` DECOUPAGE ! Episode 7. Part 1 of 4 : `` Monologue '' ``. Decoupagetv.com. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Ben Yagoda ( November 21, 2006 ). `` Unscripted and unleashed Fred Willard is at his funniest when he 's thinking on his feet. ''. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Missile to the Moon. Rifftrax. Accessed July 28, 2012. Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` ACTOR / COMEDIAN FRED WILLARD TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL WORLDWIDE FIDO AWARDS PREMIERING SUNDAY, OCT. 5, AT 8 : 00PM ON NICK AT NITE ''. Viacom. September 22, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Fred Willard Will Return to Modern Family ''. TVGuide.com. Jump up ^ `` OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 2010 ''. www.emmys.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Burbank International Film Festival, 2011 Honorees ''. Burbankfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Willard, Fred. `` The Birder with Tom Cavanagh to be released in 2013 ''. Jump up ^ Willard, Fred ( September 27, 2012 ). `` Fred Willard to join cast of HBO 's Family Tree ''. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012. Jump up ^ Celebrity Contestants Announced for `` Celebrity Family Feud '' - ABC.com Jump up ^ Jensen, Elizabeth. `` Fred Willard Loses PBS Job After Arrest - NYTimes.com ''. Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Actor Fred Willard insists he did nothing wrong in lewd conduct arrest ''. Fox News. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075886/ External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Willard. FredWillard.com Official Site Fred Willard on IMDb Fred Willard interviewed on WTF with Marc Maron episode 262 ( video excerpt from this interview ) Fred Willard interview video at the Archive of American Television Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 1980 - 2000 Jason Robards ( 1980 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1981 ) Mickey Rourke ( 1982 ) Jack Nicholson ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) Ian Holm ( 1985 ) Dennis Hopper / Ray Liotta ( 1986 ) R. Lee Ermey ( 1987 ) Dean Stockwell ( 1988 ) Danny Aiello ( 1989 ) Joe Pesci ( 1990 ) Anthony Hopkins ( 1991 ) Gene Hackman ( 1992 ) Ralph Fiennes ( 1993 ) Martin Landau ( 1994 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1995 ) Edward Norton ( 1996 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1997 ) William H. 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Answer: Frederick Charles "Fred" Willard