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Fred Sadoff (1926–1994)

Fred Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1926 to Henry Sadoff from Philadephia and Bertha Leib Sadoff from Russia. He was the youngest in the family, his older brother Robert having been born in 1921. He served a year in the military from 1943-1944 and, when he got out, decided to give acting a try... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1990 Empty Nest (TV series)
Mort
Harry's Excellent Adventure (1990) … Mort
 
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
 
1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Theo Winters
The Aunt Who Came to Dinner (1987) … Theo Winters
 
1986 Mr. Belvedere (TV series)
Professor Hoffsteader
Pills (1986) … Professor Hoffsteader
 
1985 International Airport (TV movie)
Jones
 
1984 Partners in Crime (TV series)
Jason
The Hottest Guy in Town (1984) … Jason
 
1984 A Streetcar Named Desire (TV movie)
Doctor
 
1983 Manimal (TV series)
Night of the Beast (1983)
 
1983 Amanda's (TV series)
Mr. Lockwood
I Ain't Got Nobody (1983) … Mr. Lockwood
 
1976-1982 Barney Miller (TV series)
Dr. Esterhazy / Dr. Milton Prentice / Hanra / …
Chinatown: Part 1 (1982) … Walker
The Psychic (1981) … Hanra
The Desk (1979) … Dr. Milton Prentice
Kidnapping: Part 1 (1978) … Mr Robert Wilmore
Kidnapping: Part 2 (1978) … Mr. Wilmore
 
1981 The Star Maker (TV movie)
Dr. Don Gold
 
1981 Death Ray 2000 (TV movie)
Armand Duke
 
1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Lon Cohen
Wolfe at the Door (1981) … Lon Cohen
 
1980 B.A.D. Cats (TV series)
Henry Davis
Bomb! (1980) … Henry Davis
 
1980 This Year's Blonde (TV movie)
Dr. Benson
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Kelan
Buck's Duel to the Death (1980) … Kelan
 
1974-1980 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Freddy Fairfield / Jerry / Mickey Jarvis
Murder in the Key of C (1980) … Mickey Jarvis
Sister of Death (1977) … Freddy Fairfield
Friends Till Death (1974) … Jerry
 
1979 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (TV movie)
Lou Hecksher
 
1979 Meeting of Minds (TV series)
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
 
1978 Betrayal (TV movie)
Dr. Todson
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Dr. Karp
Physical (1978) … Dr. Karp
 
1977 Murder in Peyton Place (TV movie)
 
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV mini-series)
Sid Gold
Part 5 (1977) … Sid Gold
 
1977 Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (TV movie)
Mr. Anderson
 
1977 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
General Cane
The Last Mission Over Sengai (1977) … General Cane
 
1972-1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Dr. Lenny Murchison / Dr. Lenny
Monkey Is Back (1977) … Dr. Lenny Murchison
The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) … Dr. Lenny Murchison
The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) … Dr. Lenny Murchison
Judgment Day (1976) … Dr. Lenny
Police Buff (1976) … Dr. Lenny Murchison
 
1977 Green Eyes (TV movie)
VA officer
 
1976 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Arthur Ellis
Who's Who in Neverland (1976) … Arthur Ellis
 
1976 Street Killing (TV movie)
Leonard
 
1976 Most Wanted (TV series)
Goldberg
Pilot (1976) … Goldberg
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
R. James Franz
Sand Trap (1976) … R. James Franz
 
1974-1975 Harry O (TV series)
Cmdr. Eugene Light / Eldon Bardach
APB Harry Orwell (1975) … Eldon Bardach
Gertrude (1974) … Cmdr. Eugene Light
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
Karp
Walk Like You Talk (1975) … Karp
 
1974-1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Howard Kasanjian / Matt Springfield
Just by Accident (1975) … Matt Springfield
This Case Is Closed (1974) … Howard Kasanjian
 
1975 Someone I Touched (TV movie)
Phil
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
The Truck Murders (1974)
 
1974 The Terminal Man
Police Doctor
 
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik (TV movie)
Lt. Kramer
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Lt. Ed Gold
The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow (1974) … Lt. Ed Gold
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Van Heusen
Deliver Us Some Evil (1974) … Van Heusen
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie)
Dr. Audret
 
1973 Cinderella Liberty
Dr. Osgood
 
1973 Papillon
Deputy Warden
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Ward Bannack
Superstition (1973) … Ward Bannack
 
1973 Murdock's Gang (TV movie)
Dr. Barkis
 
1973 Mannix (TV series)
Lucas Hume
The Faces of Murder (1973) … Lucas Hume
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
Don Messinger
The Clay Clarinet (1972) … Don Messinger
 
1972 Cannon (TV series)
Professor Walker
A Deadly Quiet Town (1972) … Professor Walker
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Joe Bishara
The Alien Land (1971) … Joe Bishara
 
1971 Dead Men Tell No Tales (TV movie)
Sergeant Corso
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
Ellman
Pipe Me a Loving Tune (1971) … Ellman
 
1971 The Face of Fear (TV movie)
 
1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV movie)
 
1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Leader
Sensitivity Training (1970) … Leader
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Wally
Diffusion (1970) … Wally
 
1970 Medical Center (TV series)
Johns
A Duel with Doom (1970) … Johns
 
1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Hernandez
Armando and the Pool Table (1970) … Hernandez
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Journey Into Night (1969)
 
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Jerry Ainsworth
Silken Threads and Silver Hooks (1969) … Jerry Ainsworth
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Professor Stone
Punishment, Cruel and Unusual (1968) … Professor Stone
 
1965 The Saint (TV series)
Capt. Williams
The Happy Suicide (1965) … Capt. Williams
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
Fred
The Respectful Prostitute (1964) … Fred
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
Moss
Protection (1964) … Moss
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Moss
Protection (1963) … Moss
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Paul Williams
Night of Fire (1958) … Paul Williams
 
1958 The Quiet American
Dominguez
 
1957 Appointment with a Shadow (uncredited)
 
1956 The Big Story (TV series)
Ted Link / Zeke Scher
Mass Murder: Flight 169 (1956) … Zeke Scher
Servant of the People … Ted Link
 
1955 Danger (TV series)
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Morning Star (1954)
 
1953 Colonel Humphrey Flack (TV series)
The Missing Heir (1953)
The Missing Heiress (1953)
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Duke of Burgundy
King Lear (1953) … Duke of Burgundy
 
1952 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Man
Holiday Song (1952) … The Man
 
1952 Viva Zapata!
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1949 The Clock (TV series)
The Web (1949) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
1967 Send Foster (TV series)
Family Likeness (1967)
 
1966-1967 Orlando (TV series)
Inn at the Death (1967)
Assassin Airborne (1967)
Peeping Tom (1966)
Wake Up Screaming (1966)
 
1965-1966 Let's Go Out (TV series)
Stations (1966)
Lamp-Posts (1965)
 
1966 Let's Go Out: Stations (TV movie) (one episode)
 
1966 Finding Out: Moving Things 3 UK (TV movie)
 
1966 Finding Out: Japan 3 (TV movie)
 
1966 Finding Out: Japan 2 (TV movie)
 
1966 Finding Out: Japan (TV movie)
 
1965 Let's Go Out: Lamp-Posts (TV movie) (one episode)
 
1962 Sara and Hoppity (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1972 Deathmaster (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1972 The Return of the Movie Movie (documentary short)
Mr. Linarcos (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

The Rockford Files: Season 1: Episode 21 -- A stock car driver's wealthy mother hires Rockford to investigate her son's "accidental" death. The Poseidon Adventure -- A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape, when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea. The Rockford Files: Season 1: Episode 6 -- Rockford is hired to check out a tycoon's prospective son-in-law.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Thirteen Clocks (1961). Based on Book by James Thurber. Book by Fred Sadoff. Music and Lyrics by Mark Bucci. Music & Lyrics by Mark Bucci & James Thurber. Based on James Thurber's Fantastic Fairy Tale A Perusal Libretto/Vocal Book. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In 1972, Fred was not originally cast as Linarcos on The Poseidon Adventure. Actor Victor Lundin was to get this role. He passed it up to work on another project and Fred got the part. See more »

Trademark:

Deep resonant voice See more »

Star Sign:

Libra