Fred Grandy

Fred Grandy (1993)

Frederick Lawrence "Fred" Grandy (born June 29, 1948 in Sioux City , Iowa ) is an American actor and politician .

Life

Fred Grandy attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1966 the Phillips Exeter Academy . This was followed by studies at Harvard University until 1970 . He then worked briefly for Congressman Wiley Mayne . Between 1971 and 1986 he was a well-known television actor in the United States. From 1976 to 1986, in the role of "Gopher Smith", he was a permanent member of the Love Boat series, which was also broadcast in Germany . He has also made guest appearances on series such as Quincy , Charlie's Angels , Fantasy Island and Cagney & Lacey .

In the 1980s, Grandy embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the 1986 congressional election, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Iowa . There he took over from Berkley Bedell of the Democratic Party on January 3, 1987 . After several re-elections, he represented his district until its dissolution in 1993. In 1992, he was elected to succeed Jim Ross Lightfoot in the fifth district of Iowa in Congress . In 1994 he renounced another candidacy. Instead, he unsuccessfully applied for the office of governor of Iowa: In the primary of his party, he narrowly lost to incumbent Terry Branstad . During Grandy's time in the US House of Representatives, the 27th Amendment was discussed and passed there.

Fred Grandy was President and CEO of Goodwill Industries between 1995 and 2000 . He also became a political radio commentator. To this day he works in the radio and television business.

Filmography

• 1973: Where love falls ( Love, American Style , TV series, episode 5x03)
• 1973: The Girl Most Likely to ... (TV movie)
• 1973–1974: Maude (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 1974: The Fireman's Ball (TV movie)
• 1975: Mary Tyler Moore ( The Mary Tyler Moore Show , TV series, episode 5x22)
• 1975: Frankenstein's Death Race (Death Race 2000)
• 1975: Phyllis (TV series, episode 1x07)
• 1975–1976: Doc (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1976: The Great NBC Smilin 'Saturday Mornin' Parade (Movie made for TV)
• 1976: Monster Squad (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 1977: The Love Boat II (TV movie)
• 1977: Quincy (TV series, episode 2x03)
• 1977: Welcome Back, Kotter ( Welcome Back , TV series, episode 2x21)
• 1977: Duffy (TV movie)
• 1977: Fernwood 2 Night (TV series, episode 1x29)
• 1977: The Lincoln Conspiracy
• 1977–1986: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, 246 episodes)
• 1978–1979: Fantasy Island (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1979: Blind Ambition (miniseries, 4 episodes)
• 1979: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , television series, episode 4x01)
• 1983: Matt Houston (TV series, episode 1x19)
• 1984: Cagney & Lacey (TV series, episode 3x01)
• 2003: Law & Order (TV series, episode 13x15)
• 2014–2017: The Mindy Project (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 2017: General Hospital (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2017: Great News (TV series, episode 2x04)
• 2018: Knight Squad (TV series, episode 1x03)
• 2019: Fresh Off the Boat (TV series, episode 5x10)
• 2019: Play the Flute

Web links

• Fred Grandy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Fred Grandy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)