Fred Willard

Actor and comedian Fred Willard has played many notable roles in the improvisational comedies of Christopher Guest. He currently appears on the FOX sitcom Back to You as sportscaster Marsh McGinley. Willard studied with The Second City in Chicago and co-founded the comedy group Ace Trucking Company which appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson over fifty times.http://www.fredwillard.com/

• Jerry Hubbard in Fernwood 2 Night (1977)
• Ron Albertson in Waiting for Guffman (1996)
• Buck Laughlin in Best In Show (2000)
• Mike LaFontaine in A Mighty Wind (2003)
• Hank MacDougall in Everybody Loves Raymond (2003-2005)
• Ed Harken in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
• Chuck in For Your Consideration (2006)
• Marsh McGinley in Back to You (2007-2008)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1977: Fernwood 2 Night

• 1984: This is Spinal Tap

• 1987: Roxanne

• 1996: Waiting for Guffman

• 2000: Best in Show

• 2001: How High

• 2003: A Mighty Wind

• 2003: American Wedding

• 2004: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

• 2004: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

• 2006: Date Movie

• 2006: For Your Consideration

• 2007: Back to You

• 2008: Wall-E