From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick P. "Fred" Draper (b. September 2, 1923, Chester, Pennsylvania — d. December 28, 1999, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on numerous television programs and films. He appeared in four of director John Cassavetes' films (Faces, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night). He also played small roles on six episodes of the Peter Falk detective series Columbo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Draper (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.