Cast & creator
Freddie Prinze
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show
Freddie Prinze (born Frederick Karl Pruetzel; June 22, 1954 – January 29, 1977) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in the NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977. He was the father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
Movies
6
film credits
Series
11
television credits
Career
17
1961–2024 · acting roles
Credit score
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (17)
Showing 17 of 17 credits
Series
★ 7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962Series
★ 7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961
Series
★ 7.0
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
★ 6.1
Chico and the Man
Chico Rodriguez
1974
Series
★ 5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
★ 3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
Series
★ 8.2
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (Archive Footage)
2022
Series
★ 7.0
Cher
Self
1975
Series
★ 9.0
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
Movie
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
1976
Movie
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Movie
★ 7.3
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Muff Kovak
1976
Movie
★ 6.0
Joys
Self
1976T
Movie
The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Mornin' Parade
Self - Host
1976