Fred Gwynne
- Acting
- July 10, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA
- July 2, 1993
Biography
Fred Gwynne (July 10, 1926–July 2, 1993) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in the 1960s sitcoms “Car 54, Where Are You?” and “The Munsters,” as well as his later roles in the films “The Cotton Club,” “Pet Sematary,” and “My Cousin Vinny.” He passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 66 in 1993.
Known for
Filmography
- Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera · Herman Munster (archive footage)
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- Waking Sleeping Beauty · Herman Munster (archive footage)
- The Munsters: Family Portrait · Herman Munster
- Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa · Herman Munster (archive footage)
- Lincoln · Edwin Stanton (Voice)
- My Cousin Vinny · Judge Chamberlain Haller
- Shadows and Fog · Hacker's Follower
- Earthday Birthday · Fred the Moose (Voice)
- Murder in Black and White · Brannigan
- Pet Sematary · Jud Crandall
- Disorganized Crime · Max Green
- Ironweed · Oscar Reo
- The Ten-Year Lunch · George S. Kaufman (Voice)
- Fatal Attraction · Arthur
- The Secret of My Success · Donald Davenport
- Murder by the Book · Victor Greville
- The Christmas Star · Waters
- The Boy Who Could Fly · Uncle Hugo
- Vanishing Act · Father Macklin
- Off Beat · The Commissioner
- Kane & Abel · Davis LeRoy
- Water · Spender
- The Cotton Club · Frenchy Demange
- The Mysterious Stranger · Balthasar Hoffman
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine · Charles Dickens
- American Playhouse · Charles Dickens
- So Fine · Chairman Lincoln
- The Munsters' Revenge · Herman Munster
- The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg · Rev. Burgess
- Simon · Maj. Gen. Korey
- Luna · Douglas Winter
- Sanctuary of Fear · Judge Potter
- Captains Courageous · Long Jack
- Bound for Freedom
- Harvey · Cab Driver
- Dames at Sea · Hennesy
- Paradise Lost · Mr. Pike
- Great Performances · Pike
- The Littlest Angel · Patience, the Guardian Angel
- Arsenic and Old Lace · Jonathan Brewster
- Antkeeper · Narrator
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Munster, Go Home! · Herman Munster
- Salute to Stan Laurel · Herman Munster
- Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland · Herman Munster
- The Munsters · Herman Munster
- The Danny Kaye Show · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Car 54, Where Are You? · Francis Muldoon
- Suspicion · Hughie
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- The Phil Silvers Show
- On the Waterfront · Slim (uncredited)
- You Are There
- Escape From Limbo · Tallow Pot Thompson
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Cab Driver
- Studio One · Little Dude