Fred Beir

Fred Beir
Beir (left) with Joan Hotchkis, Jack Klugman and Janis Hansen in The Odd Couple, 1971
Born	Frederick Edwin Beir (1927-09-21)September 21, 1927 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1980(1980-06-03) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1950–1980
Spouse	Sheila Wells ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1969)​ [1]

Frederick Edwin Beir (September 21, 1927^[2] – June 3, 1980) was an American film and television actor.

Born in Niagara Falls, New York,^[3] Beir began his career in 1950, appearing in the television series The Philco Television Playhouse.^[4] He also appeared on Broadway in The Terrible Swift Sword (1955).^[5] He continued to star or co-star in films and guest-star in television programs.

TV programs on which Beir appeared included The Odd Couple, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Outer Limits, Wagon Train, The Time Tunnel, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-O, The Rockford Files, Barnaby Jones, Man From Atlantis, Dallas and The Twilight Zone.^[6][7] He also starred and co-starred in films, such as The Violators, Assassination, Fort Courageous, Three Dollars of Lead, M.M.M. 83^[8] and The Organization.^[9] Beir's last screen appearance was in the TV series Lou Grant in 1980.

Beir died on June 3, 1980, of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 52.^[6][2] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.^[2]

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• Fred Beir at the TCM Movie Database
• Fred Beir at AllMovie
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