Fred Gwynne
Born: 1926-07-10 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1993-07-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2015
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera as Herman Munster (archive footage)
2009
- Waking Sleeping Beauty as Herman Munster (archive footage)
2008
- The Munsters: Family Portrait as Herman Munster
2000
- Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa as Herman Munster (archive footage)
1992
- My Cousin Vinny as Judge Chamberlain Haller
- Lincoln as Edwin Stanton (voice)
1991
- Shadows and Fog as Hacker's Follower
1990
- Murder in Black and White as Brannigan
- Earthday Birthday as Fred the Moose (voice)
1989
- Pet Sematary as Jud Crandall
- Disorganized Crime as Max Green
1987
- Fatal Attraction as Arthur
- The Secret of My Success as Donald Davenport
- Ironweed as Oscar Reo
- The Ten-Year Lunch as George S. Kaufman (voice)
- Murder by the Book as Victor Greville
1986
- The Boy Who Could Fly as Uncle Hugo
- Off Beat as The Commissioner
- The Christmas Star as Waters
- Vanishing Act as Father Macklin
1985
- Kane & Abel as Davis LeRoy
- Water as Spender
1984
- The Cotton Club as Frenchy Demange
1982
- The Mysterious Stranger as Balthasar Hoffman
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine as Charles Dickens
1981
- So Fine as Chairman Lincoln
- The Munsters' Revenge as Herman Munster
1980
- Simon as Maj. Gen. Korey
- The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg as Rev. Burgess
1979
- Luna as Douglas Winter
- Sanctuary of Fear as Judge Potter
1977
- Captains Courageous as Long Jack
1976
1972
- Harvey as Cab Driver
1971
- Great Performances as Pike
- Paradise Lost as Mr. Pike
- Dames at Sea as Hennesy
1969
- The Littlest Angel as Patience, the Guardian Angel
- Arsenic and Old Lace as Jonathan Brewster
1966
- Munster, Go Home! as Herman Munster
- Antkeeper as Narrator
1965
- Salute to Stan Laurel as Herman Munster
- Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland as Herman Munster
1964
- The Munsters as Herman Munster
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Francis Muldoon
1957
- Suspicion as Hughie
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self
1954
- On the Waterfront as Slim (uncredited)
1953
- You Are There
- Escape From Limbo as Tallow Pot Thompson
1948
- Studio One as Little Dude