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Fred Gwynne
Born: 10th Jul 1926 New York City, New York, USA - Died 2nd Jul 1993
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 56
Film: 44 (79%)
Television: 12 (21%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Talk
Filmography
2015
A television special made up of footage of the Munsters episode "A Man for Marilyn", which has been extensively re-edited into an Auto-Tune musical. ... view
Character:
Herman Munster (archive footage)
2015
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ... view
Character:
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2009
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat ... view
Character:
Herman Munster (archive footage)
2008
It’s the frighteningly funny Munsters like you’ve never seen them before! For the firs time ever, the unforgettable “Family Portrait” comes to ... view
Character:
Herman Munster
2000
Al Lewis becomes well-known for his iconic role as Grandpa on "The Munsters". ... view
Character:
Herman Munster (archive footage)
1992
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War. ... view
Character:
Edwin Stanton (voice)
1992
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of th ... view
Character:
Judge Chamberlain Haller
1991
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer. ... view
Character:
Hacker's Follower
1990
After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness. ... view
Character:
Fred the Moose (voice)
1990
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate. ... view
Character:
Brannigan
1989
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery. ... view
Character:
Jud Crandall
1989
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do ... view
Character:
Max Green
1987
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades. ... view
Character:
Oscar Reo
1987
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table grou ... view
Character:
George S. Kaufman (voice)
1987
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. ... view
Character:
Arthur
1987
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and gir ... view
Character:
Donald Davenport
1987
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly ap ... view
Character:
Victor Greville
1986
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays. ... view
Character:
Waters
1986
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, ... view
Character:
Uncle Hugo
1986
A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports her disappearance to the police. A few days later, a woman escorted by the local priest cl ... view
Character:
Father Macklin
1986
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform ... view
Character:
The Commissioner
Nov 1985 (first aired)
Kane & Abel is a television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeffrey Archer, that aired on CBS in 1985. It stars Peter Strau ... view
Character:
Davis LeRoy (3 ep.)
1985
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling com ... view
Character:
Spender
1984
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. ... view
Character:
Frenchy Demange
1982
The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to p ... view
Character:
Balthasar Hoffman
1982
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-yea ... view
Character:
Charles Dickens
1981
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - ... view
Character:
Chairman Lincoln
1981
The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr. Diablo, the mastermind of an art heist using monster rob ... view
Character:
Herman Munster
1980
A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson. ... view
Character:
Rev. Burgess
1980
A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living b ... view
Character:
Maj. Gen. Korey
Original title: La Luna
1979
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his hero ... view
Character:
Douglas Winter
1979
A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents sh ... view
Character:
Judge Potter
1977
A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea cap ... view
Character:
Long Jack
1976
In Colonial New England two indentured servants fare differently. Twelve-year-old James is contracted to a family that treats him like a son and his f ... view
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1972
Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her plan ... view
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Cab Driver
1971
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 19 ... view
Character:
Hennesy
1971
Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them a ... view
Character:
Mr. Pike
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Pike (1 ep.)
1969
Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthda ... view
Character:
Patience, the Guardian Angel
1969
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family. ... view
Character:
Jonathan Brewster
1966
This classic from Rolf Forsberg, in the style of Fellini and Bergman, tells the story of a gardener who decides to introduce ants to his garden, becau ... view
Character:
Narrator
1966
Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Fr ... view
Character:
Herman Munster
1965
A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel. ... view
Character:
Herman Munster
1965
The Munsters take in the sights at Marineland. ... view
Character:
Herman Munster
Sep 1964 (first aired)
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely. ... view
Character:
Herman Munster (70 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert Schee ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The misadventures of two of New York's finest in the 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one, either saves the day or ... view
Character:
Officer Francis Muldoon (60 ep.)
Sep 1957 (first aired)
Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1959. The executive producer of Suspici ... view
Character:
Hughie (1 ep.)
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1954
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks. ... view
Character:
Slim (uncredited)
Feb 1953 (first aired)
You Are There is an American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1953
The bizarre tale of Pennsylvania Railroad fireman Henry who is involved in a hunting accident. He ends up in Limbo where a supernatural figure explai ... view
Character:
Tallow Pot Thompson
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Cab Driver (1 ep.)
Nov 1948 (first aired)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, prese ... view
Character:
Little Dude (1 ep.)