Fred Sadoff (October 21, 1926 — May 6, 1994) was an American film, stage and television actor.Frederick Edward Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, New York to Henry and Bertha Sadoff; his only brother was born five years earlier. He got his start as an actor on Broadway in the late 1940s, appearing in South Pacific in the role of 'Professor'. A life member of The Actors Studio, Salmi also appeared in Camino Real and Wish You Were Here. In 1956, he became personal assistant to Michael Redgrave who starred in and directed a production of The Sleeping Prince.Sadoff moved to London to form a production company with Redgrave under the name F.E.S. Plays, Ltd. which presented works including The Importance of Being Oscar which had a short run on Broadway in 1961. While in England, he also worked as a director for the BBC and Rediffusion.Eventually returning to the United States, he found success as an actor in The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 when he was cast as Linarcos, the company representative who ordered Captain Harrison (Leslie Nielsen) full ahead. He also acted in other films, including Papillon and The Terminal Man in 1974. He also acted in several soap operas, including Ryan's Hope, All My Children and Days of our Lives. On television, he appeared in guess roles on such series as Quincy, M.E., The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, Barney Miller and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.Fred Sadoff died of AIDS on May 6, 1994 in his home in Los Angeles, California at age 67.
In 1972, Fred was not originally cast as Linarcos on The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Actor Victor Lundin was to get this role. He passed it up to work on another project and Fred got the part.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Empty Nest
1990
TV Series
Mort
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
TV Mini-Series
Magnum, P.I.
1987
TV Series
Theo Winters
Mr. Belvedere
1986
TV Series
Professor Hoffsteader
International Airport
1985
TV Movie
Jones
Partners in Crime
1984
TV Series
Jason
A Streetcar Named Desire
1984
TV Movie
Doctor
Manimal
1983
TV Series
Ed Thompson
Ryan's Four
1983
TV Series
Amanda's
1983
TV Series
Mr. Lockwood
Barney Miller
1976-1982
TV Series
Robert Joseph Wilmore / Alfred Walker, IRS / Ronald Hanna / ...
The Star Maker
1981
TV Movie
Dr. Don Gold
Death Ray 2000
1981
TV Movie
Armand Duke
Nero Wolfe
1981
TV Series
Lon Cohen
B.A.D. Cats
1980
TV Series
Henry Davis
This Year's Blonde
1980
TV Movie
Dr. Benson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1980
TV Series
Kelan
Barnaby Jones
1974-1980
TV Series
Mickey Jarvis / Freddy Fairfield / Jerry
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1979
TV Movie
Lou Hecksher
Meeting of Minds
1979
TV Series
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Supertrain
1979
TV Series
Betrayal
1978
TV Movie
Dr. Todson
Lou Grant
1978
TV Series
Dr. Karp
Murder in Peyton Place
1977
TV Movie
Dr. Jensen
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
TV Mini-Series
Sid Gold
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
TV Movie
Mr. Anderson
Black Sheep Squadron
1977
TV Series
General Cane
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-1977
TV Series
Dr. Lenny Murchison
Green Eyes
1977
TV Movie
VA officer
Quincy M.E.
1976
TV Series
Arthur Ellis
Street Killing
1976
TV Movie
Leonard
Most Wanted
1976
TV Series
Goldberg
Jigsaw John
1976
TV Series
R. James Franz
Harry O
1974-1975
TV Series
Eldon Bardach / Cmdr. Eugene Light
Baretta
1975
TV Series
Karp
The Rockford Files
1974-1975
TV Series
Matt Springfield / Howard Kasanjian
Someone I Touched
1975
TV Movie
Phil
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One