Fred Grossinger

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.

Fred Grossinger
Born(1936-01-01)January 1, 1936
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1995(1995-11-21) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Other namesFred Holliday
OccupationActor
Years active1958–1995
Spouses
  • Judy Kapler
  • Nancy King
Children1 daughter

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
1958Wind Across the EvergladesSlow BoyUncredited
1963The PrizeSwedish Officer (Nudist Meeting)Uncredited
1964The New InternsInternUncredited
1965A Patch of BlueManUncredited
1967A Guide for the Married ManParty Guest #6
1970AirportChester Jennings - PassengerUncredited
1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectMilitary Computer Entry - Missile LaunchUncredited
1972Lapin 360
1980First FamilyU. N. Official #1
1988Edge of the AxeFrank McIntosh
1989Lobster Man from MarsColonel Ankrum

References
  1. Palmer, Ann (June 20, 2014). Letters to the Dead: Things I Wish I'd Said. CCB Publishing. ISBN 9781771431262 – via Google Books.
  2. Weiskind, Ron (November 29, 1995) "Fred Holliday: Actor who feasted on commercials" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette page B-6
  3. ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" TV Shows Guide". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
  4. Fred Holliday (I) at IMDb
  5. "Santa Barbara Characters". www.cybercom.net.
  6. "Dallas Cast Deaths". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
  7. "Girl in My Life" (1973) at IMDb
  8. "Obituaries: Fred Holliday" Daily Variety November 29, 1995
  9. Robb, David (1993) "Top SAG race a 5-way heat" The Hollywood Reporter September 16, 1993


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