Fred McCarren

Fred McCarren was an American actor whose work in television and film began in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, he starred in plays at Butler Senior High School before attending the University of Cincinnati and Point Park College. He later attended Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida, and then went to New York City, where he found work in television commercials. He starred opposite Bea Arthur on Amanda's, a short-lived 1983 sitcom, and he made guest appearances on Hill Street Blues, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Remington Steele, The Golden Girls, and The Dukes of Hazzard. He also performed in radio and television commercials, providing the voice of Dr. Sanchez for Mad Mex radio spots and appearing as a coach in Dick's Sporting Goods commercials, as well as spots for PNC, PPG, Comcast, and Builder's Surplus.