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| '''Fred Grossinger''' (January 1, 1936 – November 21, 1995), better known by his stage name '''Fred Holliday''', was an American stage, film, and television actor who portrayed Mr. [[Brooks]] in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/#:~:text=Fred%20Holliday%20was%20born%20on%201%20January%201936%20in%20Pittsburgh%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20USA|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_intro">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=Born%20Fred%20Grossinger%2C%20he%20was%20a%20well%20known%20performer|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
| | '''Fred Holliday''' is the actor who was born in [[w:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. |
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| == Biography ==
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| === Early Life ===
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| Born Fred Grossinger on January 1, 1936, in [[w:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], Holliday adopted his stage name early in his acting career.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/bio/#:~:text=Fred%20Holliday%20was%20born%20on%20January%201%2C%201936%20in%20Pittsburgh%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20USA|title=Fred Holliday - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Career ===
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| ==== Commercial Work ====
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| Holliday became renowned for his all-American face and starred in more than one thousand television commercials from the late 1950s through the 1980s.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_commercials">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=starred%20in%20over%201%2C000%20TV%20commercials%20from%20the%20late%201950s%20through%20the%201980s|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| ==== Television ====
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| From the late 1950s to the mid-1990s, Holliday made guest appearances on more than one hundred and fifty television shows.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_150_shows">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=appeared%20on%20more%20than%20150%20television%20shows|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> His television appearances included ''[[w:Gunsmoke|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[w:Ben Casey|Ben Casey]]'', ''[[w:Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.|Gomer Pyle: USMC]]'', ''[[w:Dragnet (franchise)|Dragnet]]'', ''[[w:That Girl|That Girl]]'', ''[[w:The Mod Squad|The Mod Squad]]'', ''[[w:Nanny and the Professor|Nanny and the Professor]]'', ''[[w:Dan August|Dan August]]'', ''[[w:Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[w:Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', ''[[w:Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'' (with [[Kent McCord]]), ''[[w:The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', ''[[w:McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]'', ''[[w:Columbo|Columbo]]'', ''[[w:Eight Is Enough|Eight is Enough]]'', ''[[w:Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'', ''[[w:The Love Boat|The Love Boat]]'', ''Galactica 1980'', ''[[w:The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[w:Falcon Crest|Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[w:Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (with [[Leann Hunley]], [[Lance LeGault]], [[Ken Swofford]]), ''[[w:Gimme a Break!|Gimme a Break!]]'', ''[[w:Riptide (American TV series)|Riptide]]'', ''[[w:Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'', ''[[w:Jake and the Fatman|Jake and the Fatman]]'', ''[[w:Empty Nest|Empty Nest]]'', ''[[w:Project U.F.O.|Project U.F.O.]]'' (with [[W. K. Stratton]], [[Olan Soule]]), ''[[w:The Six Million Dollar Man|The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', and ''[[w:Airwolf|Airwolf]]''.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_tv_shows">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=He%20was%20on%20Gunsmoke%2C%20Days%20of%20Our%20Lives%2C%20Dragnet%201967%2C%20Adam%2D12%2C%20Dynasty%20and%20NBC%27s%20Tonight%20Show%20with%20Johnny%20Carson|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| Holliday was one of the Mighty Carson Art Players on NBC's ''[[w:The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' for twelve years.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_carson">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=NBC%27s%20Tonight%20Show%20with%20Johnny%20Carson%20for%20twelve%20years|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> He also hosted a short-lived daytime show, ''[[w:The Girl in My Life|The Girl in My Life]]'', on ABC between 1973 and 1974.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_girl_life">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313080/|title=The Girl in My Life (1973)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| He performed in daytime dramas, playing Ron Wyche in ''[[w:Days of Our Lives|Days of Our Lives]]'' and the manager at the Capwell Hotel in ''[[w:Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_soap_operas">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/#:~:text=Days%20of%20Our%20Lives,Santa%20Barbara|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> In nighttime dramas, he portrayed John Atherton in ''[[w:Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_dallas">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| Holliday is best known for his work in ''[[w:The Fall Guy|The Fall Guy]]'' (1981), ''Galactica 1980'' (1980), and ''That Girl'' (1966).<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_known_for">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/#:~:text=He%20was%20an%20actor%2C%20known%20for%20The%20Fall%20Guy%20(1981)%2C%20Galactica%201980%20(1980)%20and%20That%20Girl%20(1966)|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| ==== Film ====
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| Holliday's movie credits include ''[[w:A Patch of Blue|A Patch of Blue]]'' (1965), ''[[w:Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' (1970), ''[[w:Colossus: The Forbin Project|Colossus: The Forbin Project]]'' (1970), ''[[w:First Family (film)|First Family]]'' (1980), ''[[w:Edge of the Axe|Edge of the Axe]]'' (1988), and ''[[w:Lobster Man from Mars|Lobster Man from Mars]]'' (1989).<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_films">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| ==== Theater ====
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| Holliday appeared in more than fifty Broadway and regional theater productions.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_theater">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=He%20also%20played%20in%20more%20than%2050%20Broadway%20and%20regional%20theater%20productions|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Professional Service ===
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| Professionally, Holliday served on the local board of directors of the Los Angeles chapter of [[w:American Federation of Television and Radio Artists|AFTRA]] for ten years, as well as serving on the national board of AFTRA. He was also active in the [[w:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]].<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_professional">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Personal Life ===
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| Holliday was married to Nancy King, with whom he had one daughter, Debra Jeanne (Grossinger) Rouse.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_nancy_king">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/#:~:text=He%20was%20married%20to%20Nancy%20King|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> He was later married to Judy Kapler.<ref group="external" name="holliday_imdb_judy_kapler">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391050/|title=Fred Holliday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| Holliday died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1995, at the age of 59. The cause of death was a heart attack.<ref group="external" name="holliday_findagrave_death">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4395/fred-holliday#:~:text=He%20died%20of%20a%20heart%20attack%20at%20age%2059|title=Fred Holliday (1936-1995)|publisher=Find a Grave|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| == External links ==
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| *{{imdb name|id=0391050|name=Fred Holliday}}
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