Fred Gwynne
Acting
Biography
An American actor. Gwynne 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 Cotton Club, Pet Sematary and My Cousin Vinny.
Born: July 10, 1926
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Paradise Lost
Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them and the people running with them. Opened on Broadway in 1935, it became one of the Group Theatre's most controversial plays and Odets' favorite.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Mysterious Stranger
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 print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.
The Munsters: Family Portrait
It’s the frighteningly funny Munsters like you’ve never seen them before! For the firs time ever, the unforgettable “Family Portrait” comes to DVD in full color as well as the original black and white. Get ready for thrills, chills and laughs as the quirky Munsters sine the title of “The Average American Family,” but Grandpa jeopardizes their prize money.
The Munsters
A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
On the Waterfront
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
Kane & Abel
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 Strauss as Rosnovski and Sam Neill as Kane.
My Cousin Vinny
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Vanishing Act
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 claims to be his missing wife, despite the man's failure to recognize her. Is a stranger impersonating her or is he delusional?
Filmography
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Herman Munster (archive footage)
as Herman Munster
as Herman Munster (archive footage)
as Judge Chamberlain Haller
as Hacker's Follower
as Fred the Moose (voice)
as Brannigan
as Jud Crandall
as Max Green
as Oscar Reo
as George S. Kaufman (voice)
as Arthur
as Donald Davenport
as Victor Greville
as Waters
as Uncle Hugo
as Father Macklin
as The Commissioner
as Davis LeRoy
as Spender
as Frenchy Demange
as Balthasar Hoffman
as Charles Dickens
as Chairman Lincoln
as Herman Munster
as Rev. Burgess
as Maj. Gen. Korey
as Douglas Winter
as Judge Potter
as Long Jack
as Cab Driver
as Hennesy
as Mr. Pike
as Pike
as Patience, the Guardian Angel
as Jonathan Brewster
as Narrator
as Herman Munster
as Herman Munster
as Herman Munster
as Self
as Self
as Officer Francis Muldoon
as Hughie
as Self
as Slim (uncredited)
as Cab Driver
as Little Dude