Fredd Wayne (born October 17, 1924) is an American actor with a career spanning seven decades and successes on Broadway, radio, television, movies and recorded works. He is best known for numerous guest star appearances on television and for his portrayal of Benjamin Franklin - originally in his one-man show Benjamin Franklin, Citizen, on television, recordings and live appearances.
Wayne's popularity as Benjamin Franklin has resulted in audio recordings of "Benjamin Franklin, Citizen" and the literary masterpiece "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", the former nominated for the Publishers Marketing Association Award while The Autobiography received the prestigious Publishers Weekly 'Best Spoken Audio of 1997' Award. BBC Audiobooks America now promotes the recordings.
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Attended the 2006 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 12-13, 2006.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Man on the Moon
1999
Bland Doctor
Encore! Encore!
1998
TV Series
Leland
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
TV Movie
Gerald Fradin
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1992
TV Series
Cheers
1992
TV Series
Dr. Bramwell
A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation
1989
Benjamin Franklin
Small Wonder
1989
TV Series
Mr. Willis
Cagney & Lacey
1988
TV Series
Factory Manager
Matlock
1988
TV Series
Warren Coates
Dutch Treat
1987
the Judge
St. Elsewhere
1986
TV Series
Pat McGroyn
Simon & Simon
1986
TV Series
Benjamin Franklin
It's a Living
1985
TV Series
State Department Man
Voyagers!
1982
TV Series
Ben Franklin
One Day at a Time
1982
TV Series
Ralph
Lou Grant
1982
TV Series
Charles Bolsa
Quincy M.E.
1982
TV Series
Michael Gurelnik
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
TV Movie
Strike Force
1981
TV Series
Ryder
American Pop
1981
Seven roles (uncredited)
Trapper John, M.D.
1980
TV Series
Pathologist
The Dream Merchants
1980
TV Series
Mr. Humber
Wonder Woman
1978
TV Series
J.J. MacConnell
The Rockford Files
1978
TV Series
Curtis Meyer
Law and Order
1976
TV Movie
Sgt. Haran
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley
1975
TV Movie
Hangup
1974
Felder
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
TV Movie
Clyde
A Picture of Us
1973
TV Movie
George Washington
Nightside
1973
TV Movie
Banacek
1973
TV Series
Stein
Cade's County
1972
TV Series
Mark Walters
Ironside
1971
TV Series
Arthur Green
The Young Lawyers
1971
TV Series
Kimber
Nanny and the Professor
1970
TV Series
Mr. Jackwith
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Ned Singer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1969
TV Series
Jim Durden
Secrets of the Pirates' Inn
1969
TV Movie
Jim Durden
Daniel Boone
1969
TV Series
Benjamin Franklin
The Monroes
1967
TV Series
Winton
Bewitched
1966
TV Series
Benjamin Franklin
Chamber of Horrors
1966
Charlie Benton (Miss Dixon's escort) (uncredited)
Hawk
1966
TV Series
Detective
My Three Sons
1964-1966
TV Series
Dr. Killebrew / Mr. Proctor
Hogan's Heroes
1965
TV Series
Sergeant Kristman
Sex and the Single Girl
1964
Frank (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
1964
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Grindl
1964
TV Series
The Bill Dana Show
1963
TV Series
Cliff
Rawhide
1963
TV Series
Calhoun
The Defenders
1962
TV Series
District Attorney
The Doctors and the Nurses
1962
TV Series
Dr. Mason
The Spiral Road
1962
Van Bloor
Bachelor Father
1961-1962
TV Series
Roger Dunlap / Don Lambert / Bart Anderson
Cain's Hundred
1962
TV Series
Marty
Alcoa Premiere
1962
TV Series
Ted Morley
Hawaiian Eye
1960-1961
TV Series
Tony Ward / Edward Demming
Dr. Kildare
1961
TV Series
Salesman
The Twilight Zone
1961
TV Series
Paul Malloy / Barney Kamener
The Real McCoys
1961
TV Series
Mr. Perry
Twenty Plus Two
1961
Harris Toomey
Miami Undercover
1961
TV Series
Joe Danzig
Perry Mason
1958-1961
TV Series
Roger Phillips / William Gowrie / Jack Hardisty / ...