Full Name | Fred Gwynne |
Net Worth | $19 Million |
Date Of Birth | July 10, 1926 |
Died | July 2, 1993, Taneytown, Maryland, United States |
Death Cause | Pancreatic cancer |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 1.96 m |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Writer, Actor, Painter, Singer, Illustrator |
Education | Harvard University, Groton School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Deborah Flater (m. 1988–1993), Jean Reynard (m. 1952–1980) |
Children | Madyn Gwynne, Evan Gwynne, Gaynor Gwynne, Keiron Gwynne, Dylan Gwynne |
Parents | Frederick Walker Gwynne, Dorothy Ficken |
Nicknames | Fred Gwynne, Gwynne, Fred |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0001304 |
Awards | Obie Award for Performance |
Nominations | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, TV Land Most Uninsurable Driver Award, TV Land Favorite Crimestopper Duo Award |
Movies | Pet Sematary, My Cousin Vinny, Munster, Go Home!, Fatal Attraction, Ironweed, The Cotton Club, The Munsters' Revenge, Disorganized Crime, The Littlest Angel, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Secret of My Success, Shadows and Fog, So Fine, The Christmas Star, Murder by the Book, Luna, Paradise Lost, Water,... |
TV Shows | The Munsters, Car 54, Where Are You?, Kane & Abel |
Star Sign | Cancer |
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1 | Second wife was over 20 years his junior. |
2 | When NBC approached him to reprise his role of Herman Munster for a 1981 TV movie The Munsters' Revenge (1981), Gwynne was initially not interested. However, his second wife suggested that he ask the network for a large paycheck which they will probably refuse. However, when NBC surprisingly agreed to his demands, he accepted the role. |
3 | Five children with Jean Reynard (Foxy Gwynne): three sons Evan Gwynne, Dylan Gwynne (died in 1963, drowned in the family pool) and Keiron Gwynne (born mentally handicapped). Two daughters - Madyn Gwynne and Gaynor Gwynne. |
4 | In 1964, along with Al Lewis and the Munstermobile (with car designer George Barris at the controls), he appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
5 | Was featured/parodied in Playboy's Little Annie Fanny (The Unhappy Comic - April 1963) as Freddy (Annie served as a kind of "visual relief" on-stage), and represented by Annie's agent, Solly, a recurring character based upon Phil Silvers. |
6 | Was originally under consideration for the part of Henry Warnimont on Punky Brewster (1984) until a casting director referred to him as Herman Munster, instead of his real name. An offended Gwynne abruptly withdrew from consideration and George Gaynes wound up with the part. |
7 | Worked as a salesman at Seal Lock Burial Vault, Forest Hills, New York in the early 1950s (The McCloskey family later changed this Woodhaven Boulevard business into a florist shop, still operating in 2007.). |
8 | Was a member of the Harvard a cappella group, the Krokodiloes. |
9 | In his most popular post-The Munsters (1964) role, that of Judge Chamberlain Haller in My Cousin Vinny (1992), one of the sight gags is that the good judge looms a full foot taller than his antagonist, Vinny Gambini, as played by Joe Pesci. |
10 | Herman Munster, Gwynne's character on The Munsters (1964), was ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. |
11 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 199-200. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387. |
12 | By choice, never part of the Hollywood or Broadway social whirl, Gwynne lived a quiet life in suburban Bedford, New York and, after his second marriage, in a renovated farmhouse in rural Taneytown, Maryland. Most who knew him described him as a good friend and neighbour who liked to keep his personal and professional lives separate. |
13 | Between 1975 and 1982, he appeared in 79 episodes of "The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre". |
14 | In addition to acting, Gwynne was the talented author and illustrator of several popular children's books, including "A Chocolate Moose for Dinner", "The King Who Rained" and "A Little Pigeon Toad". |
15 | Performed in Harvard's famous drag troupe Hasty Pudding Theatricals from 1949-1951. Harvard University Class of 1951 Performed in Harvard's famous Hasty Pudding drag revue from 1949-1950. |
16 | Harvard University class of 1951. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Toy Hunter | 2014 | TV Series | Herman Munster |
The Munsters | 1964-2004 | TV Series | Herman Munster / Charlie Munster |
Lincoln | 1992 | TV Movie | Edwin Stanton (voice) |
My Cousin Vinny | 1992 | | Judge Chamberlain Haller |
Shadows and Fog | 1991 | | Hacker's Follower |
Earthday Birthday | 1990 | TV Movie | Fred the Moose (voice) |
Murder in Black and White | 1990 | TV Movie | Brannigan |
Pet Sematary | 1989 | | Jud Crandall |
Disorganized Crime | 1989 | | Max Green |
Jake's M.O. | 1987 | | Jake Tekulve |
Ironweed | 1987 | | Oscar Reo |
American Masters | 1987 | TV Series documentary | George S. Kaufman |
Fatal Attraction | 1987 | | Arthur |
The Secret of My Succe$s | 1987 | | Donald Davenport |
Murder by the Book | 1987 | TV Movie | Victor Greville |
The Christmas Star | 1986 | | Waters |
The Boy Who Could Fly | 1986 | | Uncle Hugo |
Vanishing Act | 1986 | TV Movie | Father Macklin |
Off Beat | 1986 | | The Commissioner |
Kane & Abel | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Davis LeRoy |
Water | 1985 | | Spender |
The Cotton Club | 1984 | | Frenchy Demange |
The Mysterious Stranger | 1982 | TV Movie | Balthasar Hoffman |
American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Charles Dickens |
So Fine | 1981 | | Chairman Lincoln |
The Munsters' Revenge | 1981 | TV Movie | Herman Munster |
A Day with Conrad Green | 1980 | TV Movie | Conrad Green |
Jack-a-boy | 1980 | Short | |
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg | 1980 | TV Short | Rev. Burgess |
Simon | 1980 | | Maj. Gen. Korey |
Luna | 1979 | | Douglas Winter |
Sanctuary of Fear | 1979 | TV Movie | Judge Potter |
Captains Courageous | 1977 | TV Movie | Long Jack |
Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | |
Bound for Freedom | 1976 | TV Movie | Waldruss |
Harvey | 1972 | TV Movie | Cab Driver |
Norman Corwin Presents | 1972 | TV Series | |
Dames at Sea | 1971 | TV Movie | Hennesy |
The Police | 1971 | TV Movie | Sergeant |
Great Performances | 1971 | TV Series | Pike |
The Littlest Angel | 1969 | TV Movie | Patience the Guardian Angel |
Anderson and Company | 1969 | TV Movie | Marshall Anderson |
Arsenic and Old Lace | 1969 | TV Movie | Jonathan Brewster |
Mad Mad Scientist | 1968 | TV Movie | Warren Springer |
NET Playhouse | 1967 | TV Series | Officer Avonzino |
Antkeeper | 1966 | Short | Narrator |
New York Television Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | The Professor |
Munster, Go Home! | 1966 | | Herman Munster |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1965 | TV Series | Herman Munster |
My Son, the Witch Doctor | 1964 | TV Movie | |
Brenner | 1964 | TV Series | Francis X. Fish |
The United States Steel Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Willie Botsford |
Car 54, Where Are You? | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Officer Francis Muldoon Muldoon |
The DuPont Show of the Week | 1962 | TV Series | William Hallowell Magee |
Play of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958 | TV Series | E.J. Loffgrin |
The Investigator | 1958 | TV Series | |
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958 | TV Series | Comedian-Regular |
Kraft Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | |
Suspicion | 1957 | TV Series | Hughie |
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Egghead |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1956 | TV Series | Little Dude |
The Phil Silvers Show | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Cpl. Ed Honnegan The Stomach (Cpl. Ed Honnegan) |
On the Waterfront | 1954 | | Slim (uncredited) |
You Are There | 1953 | TV Series | Davy Crockett |
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1952 | TV Series | |