12 Facts About Frederick Coffin

Frederick D Coffin was an American film actor, singer, songwriter, and musician.

Frederick Coffin was educated at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, where he studied theater and was a serious athlete, graduating in 1961.

Frederick Coffin made his screen debut in 1973 when he appeared in the television film Much Ado About Nothing, an adaptation of the play, in which he starred.

Frederick Coffin appeared in his first feature film in 1976 in the drama Dragonfly, with Beau Bridges and Susan Sarandon.

In 1999, Frederick Coffin would appear, in perhaps his best known role among millennials, as corrupt business man Parker Wyndham in the Disney Channel original movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.

Frederick Coffin would appear in two final films before his death in 2003: View from the Top with Gwyneth Paltrow, and Identity with John Cusack.

Although, it was in fact television that Frederick Coffin appeared in mostly throughout his career, his first appearance in a television series was in Great Performances, which starred actors such as Walter Cronkite, who presented the series, Julie Andrews and Liza Minnelli.

Frederick Coffin appeared as Buffalo hunter Big Zwey in the epic mini-series, Lonesome Dove.

Frederick Coffin starred in many television films including Under Siege, the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove and the 1995 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Frederick Coffin was originally cast as the voice of the father in the series Family Dog, he was later replaced by actor Martin Mull.

Frederick Coffin had roles in theater, including playing Eliot Rosewater in the 1979 premier of Ashman and Menken's musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr Rosewater.

Frederick Coffin was married to actress Barbara Monte-Britton from September 25,1977, to his death on July 31,2003, from lung cancer; he was a long-time chain smoker.