Fred Draper

{{Short description|American actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Fred Draper

| image = Fred Draper (1968, Faces).jpg

| alt = Black-and-white close-up photo of the face of a man with dark hair and thick dark eyebrows.

| caption = Fred Draper from a poster promoting Faces{{nbsp}}(1968)

| birth_name = Frederick Paul Draper II

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|09|02}}

| birth_place = Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|12|26|1923|09|02}}

| death_place = Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S.

| resting_place =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1957–1977

| spouse =

| children =

}}

Frederick Paul Draper II (September 2, 1923 – December 26, 1999) was an American film and television actor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Fred Draper - Library of Congress |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97030700 |website=id.loc.gov |publisher= |access-date=11 March 2023 |language= |date=}} He was roommates in New York City with Harry Mastrogeorge and John Cassavetes while attending The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York with Grace Kelly, Anne Bancroft and others. He graduated May 1, 1950. He appeared on numerous television programs and films.

Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, he appeared in four films directed by Cassavetes, Faces, Husbands, A Woman Under the Influence, and Opening Night. He also played different roles in six episodes of the Peter Falk detective series Columbo.