Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

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.

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Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

Studio One

Studio One

1948 • as Little Dude

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

1955

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956 • as Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 • as Pike

The Munsters

The Munsters

1964 • as Herman Munster

Filmography

2015

Movie
Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
as Herman Munster (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/31/2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/25/2015

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Herman Munster (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2009

2008

The Munsters - Family Portrait
The Munsters - Family Portrait
as Herman Munster
Movie - Released: 10/7/2008

2000

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
as Herman Munster (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/30/2000

1992

My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
as Judge Chamberlain Haller
Movie - Released: 3/13/1992
Movie
Lincoln
as Edwin Stanton (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992

1991

Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Hacker's Follower
Movie - Released: 12/5/1991

1990

Earthday Birthday
Earthday Birthday
as Fred the Moose (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/22/1990
Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White
as Brannigan
Movie - Released: 1/7/1990

1989

Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime
as Max Green
Movie - Released: 4/14/1989
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary
as Jud Crandall
Movie - Released: 4/21/1989

1987

The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success
as Donald Davenport
Movie - Released: 4/10/1987
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
as Arthur
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
Ironweed
Ironweed
as Oscar Reo
Movie - Released: 12/18/1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch
as George S. Kaufman (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/28/1987
Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book
as Victor Greville
Movie - Released: 3/17/1987

1986

The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly
as Uncle Hugo
Movie - Released: 8/15/1986
Off Beat
Off Beat
as The Commissioner
Movie - Released: 4/10/1986
Vanishing Act
Vanishing Act
as Father Macklin
Movie - Released: 5/4/1986
The Christmas Star
The Christmas Star
as Waters
Movie - Released: 12/14/1986

1985

Water
Water
as Spender
Movie - Released: 1/11/1985
Kane & Abel
Kane & Abel
as Davis LeRoy
TV - Released: 11/17/1985

1984

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
as Frenchy Demange
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984

1982

The Mysterious Stranger
The Mysterious Stranger
as Balthasar Hoffman
Movie - Released: 10/11/1982
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
as Charles Dickens
Movie - Released: 2/9/1982

1981

The Munsters' Revenge
The Munsters' Revenge
as Herman Munster
Movie - Released: 2/27/1981
So Fine
So Fine
as Chairman Lincoln
Movie - Released: 9/25/1981

1980

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Rev. Burgess
Movie - Released: 3/17/1980
Simon
Simon
as Maj. Gen. Korey
Movie - Released: 2/1/1980

1979

Luna
Luna
as Douglas Winter
Movie - Released: 8/29/1979
Sanctuary of Fear
Sanctuary of Fear
as Judge Potter
Movie - Released: 4/23/1979

1977

Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
as Long Jack
Movie - Released: 12/4/1977

1976

Movie
Bound for Freedom
Movie - Released: 3/7/1976

1972

Harvey
Harvey
as Cab Driver
Movie - Released: 3/20/1972

1971

Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
as Mr. Pike
Movie - Released: 2/25/1971
Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea
as Hennesy
Movie - Released: 11/15/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Pike
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1969

The Littlest Angel
The Littlest Angel
as Patience, the Guardian Angel
Movie - Released: 12/6/1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Jonathan Brewster
Movie - Released: 4/2/1969

1966

Munster, Go Home!
Munster, Go Home!
as Herman Munster
Movie - Released: 6/15/1966
Antkeeper
Antkeeper
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/16/1966

1965

Movie
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Herman Munster
Movie - Released: 11/23/1965
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
as Herman Munster
Movie - Released: 4/18/1965

1964

The Munsters
The Munsters
as Herman Munster
TV - Released: 9/24/1964

1963

The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1963

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Car 54, Where Are You?
Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Francis Muldoon
TV - Released: 9/17/1961

1957

Suspicion
Suspicion
as Hughie
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1954

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
as Slim (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/22/1954

1953

Movie
Escape From Limbo
as Tallow Pot Thompson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953
You Are There
You Are There
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cab Driver
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Little Dude
TV - Released: 11/7/1948