Fred Libner — Coupe de Ville Character Profile

About Fred Libner

The tough and eccentric father of the three brothers. In the summer of 1963, he assigns Marvin, Buddy, and Bobby the task of driving Betty's Cadillac from Detroit to Miami, initiating the road trip that forces the estranged brothers to confront their past.

Character Facts

Played by

Alan Arkin

Appears in

Coupe de Ville (1990)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Fred Libner — Family Husband — Betty Libner (Rita Taggart)

  Married couple and parents.

• Fred Libner — Family Father — Robert 'Bobby' Libner (Patrick Dempsey)

  Authoritative father and youngest son's parent.

• Fred Libner — Family Father — Buddy Libner (Arye Gross)

  Eccentric father and middle son's parent.

• Fred Libner — Family Father — Marvin Libner (Daniel Stern)

  Tough patriarch and eldest son's father.

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More characters from Coupe de Ville

• Robert 'Bobby' Libner (Patrick Dempsey)
• Buddy Libner (Arye Gross)
• Marvin Libner (Daniel Stern)
• Betty Libner (Rita Taggart)
• Tammy (Annabeth Gish)
• Uncle Phil (Joseph Bologna)
• Rick (Ray Lykins)
• Billy Sturgeon (Josh Segal)
• Raymond (Chris Lombardi)
• Dr. Sturgeon The Cadillac Surgeon (James Gammon)
• Policeman #1 (Steve Boles)
• Gas Station Attendant #2 (Reid 'Pete' Shook)