Fritz Hollings

Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (January 1, 1922 – April 6, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954, the 77th lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1955 to 1959, the 106th governor of South Carolina from 1959 to 1963, and a member of the United States Senate from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. He served alongside Democrat-turned-Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years, making them the longest-serving duo in U.S. Senate history. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former U.S. senator and the second-oldest living former American governor. As of 2025, he is the last Democrat to hold or win a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina.

Known For: Acting

Born: Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 1922-01-01

Died: 2019-04-06

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	Tyranny of the Status Quo: Politicians	Self (Archival Footage)	0
2	1996	City Hall	Senator Marquand	59
3	2002	Bowling for Columbine	Self (archive footage)	75
4	2005	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room	Self (archive footage)	72
5	2005	Metal: A Headbanger's Journey	Self (archive footage)	76
6	2023	Cover Your Ears	Self (archive footage)	60

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	60 Minutes	Self	67
2	1968	60 Minutes	Self (archive footage)	67
3	1983	Not Necessarily the News	Self (archive footage)	62
4	2016	The Eighties	Self (archive footage)	76

Fritz Hollings

Film

Television