Fred Grossinger
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Fred Grossinger (1 January 1936, in Pittsburgh, - 21 November 1995, in Los Angeles) who went by his Hollywood name of Fred Holliday, was an stage, film and television actor best known 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]
Holliday was married to Judy Kincaid and they had one daughter, Debbie Rouse Grossinger.[1] He died of a heart attack when he was 59. [1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Weiskind, Ron (29 November 1995) "Fred Holliday: Actor who feasted on commercials" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- ^ "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
[edit] External links
- Fred Halliday (I) at the Internet Movie Database
- Fred Holliday on the Johnny Carson Show Jpeg formatted image file, poor quality
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