Fred Stromsoe was born on June 15, 1930 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Adam-12 (1968), What's Up, Doc? (1972) and The Slime People (1963). He was married to Nancy Berry. He died on September 30, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

He was Robert Webber's stunt double in the original series episode "Keeper of the Purple Twilight".