Fred Gwynne
Acting • Born 1926-07-10 – Died 1993-07-02
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
57 credits
My Cousin Vinny
Movie • 1992
Judge Chamberlain Haller
The Munsters' Revenge
Movie • 1981
Herman Munster
Disorganized Crime
Movie • 1989
Max Green
Luna
Movie • 1979
Douglas Winter
The Boy Who Could Fly
Movie • 1986
Uncle Hugo
Pet Sematary
Movie • 1989
Jud Crandall
Harvey
Movie • 1972
Cab Driver
Bound for Freedom
Movie • 1976
Munster, Go Home!
Movie • 1966
Herman Munster
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Movie • 1980
Rev. Burgess
Off Beat
Movie • 1986
The Commissioner
So Fine
Movie • 1981
Chairman Lincoln
Escape From Limbo
Movie • 1953
Tallow Pot Thompson
The Mysterious Stranger
Movie • 1982
Balthasar Hoffman
On the Waterfront
Movie • 1954
Slim (uncredited)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Herman Munster (archive footage)
The Littlest Angel
Movie • 1969
Patience, the Guardian Angel
The Secret of My Success
Movie • 1987
Donald Davenport
Simon
Movie • 1980
Maj. Gen. Korey
Shadows and Fog
Movie • 1991
Hacker's Follower
Paradise Lost
Movie • 1971
Mr. Pike
Lincoln
Movie • 1992
Edwin Stanton (voice)
Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
Movie • 2015
Herman Munster (archive footage)
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Movie • 1982
Charles Dickens
Fatal Attraction
Movie • 1987
Arthur
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie • 2015
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Captains Courageous
Movie • 1977
Long Jack
Antkeeper
Movie • 1966
Narrator
The Cotton Club
Movie • 1984
Frenchy Demange
Water
Movie • 1985
Spender
Vanishing Act
Movie • 1986
Father Macklin
Ironweed
Movie • 1987
Oscar Reo
The Christmas Star
Movie • 1986
Waters
Dames at Sea
Movie • 1971
Hennesy
Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie • 1969
Jonathan Brewster
Sanctuary of Fear
Movie • 1979
Judge Potter
The Ten-Year Lunch
Movie • 1987
George S. Kaufman (voice)
Salute to Stan Laurel
Movie • 1965
Herman Munster
Murder by the Book
Movie • 1987
Victor Greville
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
Movie • 1965
Herman Munster
Earthday Birthday
Movie • 1990
Fred the Moose (voice)
Murder in Black and White
Movie • 1990
Brannigan
The Munsters: Family Portrait
Movie • 2008
Herman Munster
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Movie • 2000
Herman Munster (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Car 54, Where Are You?
TV • 1961
Officer Francis Muldoon
Studio One
TV • 1948
Little Dude
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
The Phil Silvers Show
TV • 1955
You Are There
TV • 1953
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
Kane & Abel
TV • 1985
Davis LeRoy
The Munsters
TV • 1964
Herman Munster
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Cab Driver
Suspicion
TV • 1957
Hughie
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Pike
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self