Fred Gwynne

Born: 1926-07-10

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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Pet Sematary

as Jud Crandall
Released: 1989-04-21

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a...

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On the Waterfront

as Slim (uncredited)
Released: 1954-06-22

A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a...

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Fatal Attraction

as Arthur
Released: 1987-09-18

For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married...

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My Cousin Vinny

as Judge Chamberlain Haller
Released: 1992-03-13

Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder....

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The Secret of My Success

as Donald Davenport
Released: 1987-04-10

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New...

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The Cotton Club

as Frenchy Demange
Released: 1984-12-14

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves...

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Munster, Go Home!

as Herman Munster
Released: 1966-06-15

Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain,...

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Luna

as Douglas Winter
Released: 1979-08-29

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship...

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Ironweed

as Oscar Reo
Released: 1987-12-18

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth...

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Shadows and Fog

as Hacker's Follower
Released: 1991-12-05

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the...

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The Boy Who Could Fly

as Uncle Hugo
Released: 1986-08-15

Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once...

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Herman Munster (archive footage)
Released: 2009-09-05

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The...

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Disorganized Crime

as Max Green
Released: 1989-04-14

Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have...

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The Christmas Star

as Waters
Released: 1986-12-14

Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On...

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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

as Self / Actor (archive footage)
Released: 2015-01-25

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National...

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Murder in Black and White

as Brannigan
Released: 1990-01-07

A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to...

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Water

as Spender
Released: 1985-01-11

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos...

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Simon

as Maj. Gen. Korey
Released: 1980-02-01

A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash...

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The Littlest Angel

as Patience, the Guardian Angel
Released: 1969-12-06

Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times,...

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Sanctuary of Fear

as Judge Potter
Released: 1979-04-23

A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is...

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Off Beat

as The Commissioner
Released: 1986-04-10

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of...

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So Fine

as Chairman Lincoln
Released: 1981-09-25

While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns...

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Arsenic and Old Lace

as Jonathan Brewster
Released: 1969-04-02

A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs,...

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Murder by the Book

as Victor Greville
Released: 1987-03-17

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his...

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The Ten-Year Lunch

as George S. Kaufman (voice)
Released: 1987-09-28

The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during...

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Vanishing Act

as Father Macklin
Released: 1986-05-04

A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports her disappearance to the police. A...

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The Munsters' Revenge

as Herman Munster
Released: 1981-02-27

The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr....

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

as Rev. Burgess
Released: 1980-03-17

A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents...

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Dames at Sea

as Hennesy
Released: 1971-11-15

Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by...

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Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

as Charles Dickens
Released: 1982-02-09

The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical...

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Harvey

as Cab Driver
Released: 1972-03-20

Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister,...

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Captains Courageous

as Long Jack
Released: 1977-12-04

A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle...

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Paradise Lost

as Mr. Pike
Released: 1971-02-25

Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family...

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Earthday Birthday

as Fred the Moose (voice)
Released: 1990-04-22

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a...

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The Mysterious Stranger

as Balthasar Hoffman
Released: 1982-10-11

The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines...

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Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

as Herman Munster
Released: 1965-04-18

The Munsters take in the sights at Marineland.

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Antkeeper

as Narrator
Released: 1966-11-16

This classic from Rolf Forsberg, in the style of Fellini and Bergman, tells the story of a...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Munsters

as Herman Munster
First aired: 1964-09-24

A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why...

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The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

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Great Performances

as Pike
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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The Phil Silvers Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS...

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Studio One

as Little Dude
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cab Driver
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Car 54, Where Are You?

as Officer Francis Muldoon
First aired: 1961-09-17

The misadventures of two of New York's finest in the 53rd precinct in the Bronx. Toody, the...

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Suspicion

as Hughie
First aired: 1957-09-30

Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...

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Kane & Abel

as Davis LeRoy
First aired: 1985-11-17

Kane & Abel is a television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeffrey...

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