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'''Fred | '''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> | ||
Born in [[w:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], | == Biography == | ||
=== Early Life === | |||
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> | |||
=== Career === | |||
==== Commercial Work ==== | |||
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> | |||
==== Television ==== | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
==== Film ==== | |||
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> | |||
==== Theater ==== | |||
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> | |||
=== Professional Service === | |||
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> | |||
=== Personal Life === | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
== References == | |||
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| Date of Birth: | January 1, 1936 | ||||
| Date of Death: | November 21, 1995 | ||||
| Age at Death: | 59 | ||||
| Nationality: |  USA
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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.[external 1][external 2]
Biography
Early Life
Born Fred Grossinger on January 1, 1936, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Holliday adopted his stage name early in his acting career.[external 3]
Career
Commercial Work
Holliday became renowned for his all-American face and starred in more than one thousand television commercials from the late 1950s through the 1980s.[external 4]
Television
From the late 1950s to the mid-1990s, Holliday made guest appearances on more than one hundred and fifty television shows.[external 5] His television appearances included Gunsmoke, Ben Casey, Gomer Pyle: USMC, Dragnet, That Girl, The Mod Squad, Nanny and the Professor, Dan August, Ironside, Lassie, Mission: Impossible, Adam-12 (with Kent McCord), The F.B.I., McCloud, Columbo, Eight is Enough, Lou Grant, The Love Boat, Galactica 1980, The Facts of Life, Falcon Crest, Dynasty (with Leann Hunley, Lance LeGault, Ken Swofford), Gimme a Break!, Riptide, Matlock, Knots Landing, Jake and the Fatman, Empty Nest, Project U.F.O. (with W. K. Stratton, Olan Soule), The Six Million Dollar Man, and Airwolf.[external 6]
Holliday was one of the Mighty Carson Art Players on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for twelve years.[external 7] He also hosted a short-lived daytime show, The Girl in My Life, on ABC between 1973 and 1974.[external 8]
He performed in daytime dramas, playing Ron Wyche in Days of Our Lives and the manager at the Capwell Hotel in Santa Barbara.[external 9] In nighttime dramas, he portrayed John Atherton in Dallas.[external 10]
Holliday is best known for his work in The Fall Guy (1981), Galactica 1980 (1980), and That Girl (1966).[external 11]
Film
Holliday's 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).[external 12]
Theater
Holliday appeared in more than fifty Broadway and regional theater productions.[external 13]
Professional Service
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. He was also active in the Screen Actors Guild.[external 14]
Personal Life
Holliday was married to Nancy King, with whom he had one daughter, Debra Jeanne (Grossinger) Rouse.[external 15] He was later married to Judy Kapler.[external 16]
Holliday died in Los Angeles on November 21, 1995, at the age of 59. The cause of death was a heart attack.[external 17]
References
External Sources
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday - Biography (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ The Girl in My Life (1973) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). IMDb. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Fred Holliday (1936-1995) (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Find a Grave. Retrieved on November 3, 2025.
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