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Fred Gwynne

Cast & creator

Fred Gwynne

1926-07-10 (died at 66) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Great Performances, American Playhouse

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.

Also known as: Frederick Hubbard Gwynne

Movies

44

film credits

Series

15

television credits

Career

59

1948–2015 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Great Performances

Great Performances

Pike · 1971

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Charles Dickens · 1982

Studio One

Studio One

Little Dude · 1948

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

Self · 1956

Across film & television

Filmography (59)

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Showing 59 of 59 credits

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

Pike

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Charles Dickens

Studio One

Studio One

Little Dude

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

Self

The Munsters

The Munsters

Herman Munster

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

Self

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Self

Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

Jud Crandall

You Are There

You Are There

Suspicion

Suspicion

Hughie

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

Uncle Hugo

Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

Arthur

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

Judge Chamberlain Haller

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

Francis Muldoon

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Frenchy Demange

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

Slim (uncredited)

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

Donald Davenport

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Cab Driver

Kane & Abel

Kane & Abel

Davis LeRoy

Luna

Luna

Douglas Winter

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

Hacker's Follower

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Herman Munster (archive footage)

Water

Water

Spender

Off Beat

Off Beat

The Commissioner

So Fine

So Fine

Chairman Lincoln

Ironweed

Ironweed

Oscar Reo

The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

George S. Kaufman (voice)

Disorganized Crime

Disorganized Crime

Max Green

Vanishing Act

Vanishing Act

Father Macklin

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

Victor Greville

Munster, Go Home!

Munster, Go Home!

Herman Munster

Harvey

Harvey

Cab Driver

Salute to Stan Laurel

Herman Munster

The Munsters: Family Portrait

The Munsters: Family Portrait

Herman Munster

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Herman Munster (archive footage)

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

Jonathan Brewster

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

Patience, the Guardian Angel

Sanctuary of Fear

Sanctuary of Fear

Judge Potter

Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

Brannigan

The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

Waters

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Rev. Burgess

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Charles Dickens

Simon

Simon

Maj. Gen. Korey

The Munsters' Revenge

The Munsters' Revenge

Herman Munster

Lincoln

Edwin Stanton (voice)

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

Herman Munster

Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea

Hennesy

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Long Jack

The Mysterious Stranger

The Mysterious Stranger

Balthasar Hoffman

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Mr. Pike

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera

Herman Munster (archive footage)

Earthday Birthday

Earthday Birthday

Fred the Moose (voice)

Antkeeper

Antkeeper

Narrator

Escape From Limbo

Tallow Pot Thompson

Bound for Freedom