He beat out 200 other actors for the role of prosecutor Burnett in the post World War II Japan drama, Ashita e no Yuigon (Best Wishes for Tomorrow).
More recently he played the Secretary General, Bracharz, in the cult hit and one of Japan's most expensive films, 20-seiki shônen: Dai 2 shô - Saigo no kibô (2009) 20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope.
[7] Spiker's claims that he was the son of Steve McQueen were called into question by journalist Barney Brantingham of the Santa Barbara Independent in December 2010.
Brantingham found no mention of Spiker in Marshall Terrill's book, "Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon," and asked the author why.
"I have serious doubts about the legitimacy of Fred Spiker's claims that he is the illegitimate son of Steve McQueen since he has never been vetted by an American journalist, offered up a birth certificate, or volunteered to take a DNA test," Terrill said.