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name: "Fred McCarren"
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born: "12 April 1951"
died: "2 July 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:23:15.549577+00:00"
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# Fred McCarren

Actor. Born 12 April 1951 in Butler. Died 2 July 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 April 1951, Butler
- **Died:** 2 July 2006

## Biography

Fred McCarren was an American actor who worked in film and television from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Cincinnati and Point Park College before graduating from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He began his career with television commercials in New York before moving into acting roles.

McCarren appeared in films including *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), *Xanadu* (1980) as Richie, *The Boogens* (1981), *Class Reunion* (1982), *The Star Chamber* (1983) and *The Boost* (1988). On television he had recurring or guest roles in series such as *Amanda's* (1983) and *Hill Street Blues* (1984), as well as appearances in *The Golden Girls*, *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* and *Remington Steele*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Xanadu* (1980), Fi1m 38, as Richie — [page](https://film.one/film/xanadu.md)

## Also known for

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Detective
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), Richard III Cast
- *The Star Chamber* (1983), Robert Karras
- *The Boogens* (1981), Mark Kinner
- *The Boost* (1988), Tom
- *Class Reunion* (1982), Gary Nash

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