Fred Applegate

Frederick Applegate (born February 20, 1953) is an American actor, singer and dancer.

Early life and education Applegate grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, and South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Columbia High School and was on the original Ultimate (Frisbee) team. He graduated from Northwestern University.

Career Stage Applegate played Cogsworth in the national tour of Beauty and the Beast. He originated the roles of Inspector Kemp and The Blind Hermit in the Broadway musical Young Frankenstein (2007). He originated the role of the Monsignor in the Broadway production of Sister Act (2011) and the role of Father Jack O'Brien in The Last Ship, which premiered on Broadway in October 2014. ) and as Franz Leibkind in the first national tour. He also played Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music. (1998). Applegate played the role of "Panisse" in the Encores! staged concert of Fanny in February 2010. He participated in a reading of a new musical, Presto Change-O in December 2014, directed by Marc Bruni, as a presentation of the Barrington Stage Company Musical Theatre Lab. He appeared in the national tour of Anything Goes, as "Moonface Martin", which started in October 2012.

Applegate has played the role of the Wizard in the Broadway production Wicked,

Applegate was a member of the resident acting company of the Guthrie Theatre for three years.

In 2022, he played Arvide Abernathy in Guys and Dolls at the Kennedy Center.

Voice, television and film Applegate's voice can be recognized as the narrator of documentaries for PBS, National Geographic, Disney, Bravo, and A&E. In 2000, he narrated the AMC documentary The Unknown Peter Sellers. He has guest starred in over 150 episodes of television including Seinfeld, Cosby, Growing Pains, FM, Malcolm in the Middle, ER, Murphy Brown, Newhart, Will & Grace and many others. His film credits include Georgia Rule, Stuart Saves His Family (1995), and The Producers.