David Fresco
David Fresco had just gotten a foothold in Hollywood by the early 1950s when he was blacklisted for failing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. His output was reduced to a trickle for many years, but Fresco staged a comeback by the end of the decade, appearing as a half-dozen unique characters in the TV mystery anthology "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." He likewise filled a smattering of supporting roles when the series was issued an expanded timeslot and renamed "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" in 1964. Fast becoming a staple on primetime television, Fresco appeared on many memorable '60s and '70s programs, encompassing everything from superhero fare like "Batman" to the classic sitcom "The Odd Couple" and the gritty police procedural "The Streets of San Francisco." Fresco's career experienced a second resurgence in the '90s, beginning with a prominent appearance on the quintessential comedy "Seinfeld." He played a stuffy second-cousin-in-law of the eponymous comedian in the 1991 episode "The Pony Remark." He also played Albert Wysong in several episodes of the ABC legal drama "Murder One." Finally returning to the world of film, Fresco landed small parts in Mexican auteur Alfonso Cuarón's fairy tale "A Little Princess," the broad Jim Carrey comedy "Liar Liar," and the brutal boxing flick "Diggstown."
Filmography
Movies
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83% |
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Boys Life 2 | Mr. Porcin (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin") (Character) | $20.9K | 1997 |
57% |
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Audrey Rose | Dominick (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Other Wise Man | Man in the City (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Don't Make Waves | Newspaperman (Character) | - | 1967 |
TV
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83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Apartment Superintendent (Guest Star) | 1997 |
91% | 67% | Murder One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
74% | 86% | The X-Files | Hal Arden (Guest Star) | 1994 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Isaac (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Ned Levy (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jeffersons | Mr. Donlevy (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Day at a Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Monty (Guest Star) | 1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rhoda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Phil (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Brown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Skid Row Bum (Guest Star) | 1973 |
71% | 88% | The Good Guys | Sidney (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Barber (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Willie Lang (Character) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Hodges (Guest Star) | 1967 |
10% | No Score Yet | The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Green Hornet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Desk Clerk (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Girl | Wesley (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Potato Man (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Rombom (Guest Star) | 1962 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Gas Station Owner (Character) | 1958-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Moody (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Medic | Dr. John Pacelli (Guest Star) | 1954 |