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Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Born: 1926-07-10 • New York City, New York, USA

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
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Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
2015 • Herman Munster (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead poster
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • Herman Munster (archive footage)
The Munsters: Family Portrait poster
The Munsters: Family Portrait
2008 • Herman Munster
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa poster
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
2000 • Herman Munster (archive footage)
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Lincoln
1992 • Edwin Stanton (voice)
My Cousin Vinny poster
My Cousin Vinny
1992 • Judge Chamberlain Haller
Shadows and Fog poster
Shadows and Fog
1991 • Hacker's Follower
Earthday Birthday poster
Earthday Birthday
1990 • Fred the Moose (voice)
Murder in Black and White poster
Murder in Black and White
1990 • Brannigan
Pet Sematary poster
Pet Sematary
1989 • Jud Crandall
Disorganized Crime poster
Disorganized Crime
1989 • Max Green
Ironweed poster
Ironweed
1987 • Oscar Reo
The Ten-Year Lunch poster
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987 • George S. Kaufman (voice)
Fatal Attraction poster
Fatal Attraction
1987 • Arthur
The Secret of My Success poster
The Secret of My Success
1987 • Donald Davenport
Murder by the Book poster
Murder by the Book
1987 • Victor Greville
The Christmas Star poster
The Christmas Star
1986 • Waters
The Boy Who Could Fly poster
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986 • Uncle Hugo
Vanishing Act poster
Vanishing Act
1986 • Father Macklin
Off Beat poster
Off Beat
1986 • The Commissioner
Water poster
Water
1985 • Spender
The Cotton Club poster
The Cotton Club
1984 • Frenchy Demange
The Mysterious Stranger poster
The Mysterious Stranger
1982 • Balthasar Hoffman
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine poster
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1982 • Charles Dickens
So Fine poster
So Fine
1981 • Chairman Lincoln
The Munsters' Revenge poster
The Munsters' Revenge
1981 • Herman Munster
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg poster
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980 • Rev. Burgess
Simon poster
Simon
1980 • Maj. Gen. Korey
Luna poster
Luna
1979 • Douglas Winter
Sanctuary of Fear poster
Sanctuary of Fear
1979 • Judge Potter
Captains Courageous poster
Captains Courageous
1977 • Long Jack
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Bound for Freedom
1976
Harvey poster
Harvey
1972 • Cab Driver
Dames at Sea poster
Dames at Sea
1971 • Hennesy
Paradise Lost poster
Paradise Lost
1971 • Mr. Pike
The Littlest Angel poster
The Littlest Angel
1969 • Patience, the Guardian Angel
Arsenic and Old Lace poster
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969 • Jonathan Brewster
Antkeeper poster
Antkeeper
1966 • Narrator
Munster, Go Home! poster
Munster, Go Home!
1966 • Herman Munster
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Salute to Stan Laurel
1965 • Herman Munster
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland poster
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
1965 • Herman Munster
On the Waterfront poster
On the Waterfront
1954 • Slim (uncredited)
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Escape From Limbo
1953 • Tallow Pot Thompson