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Home/People/Fred Gwynne
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Born
Jul 10, 1926Died: Jul 2, 1993
Lived 66 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

44
Movies
13
TV Shows
Also Known As
Frederick Hubbard Gwynne
IMDb Profile

Fred Gwynne

Acting

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.
Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera poster

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera

as Herman Munster (archive footage)
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead poster

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Herman Munster (archive footage)
2009
The Munsters: Family Portrait poster

The Munsters: Family Portrait

as Herman Munster
2008
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa poster

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

as Herman Munster (archive footage)
2000
Lincoln poster

Lincoln

as Edwin Stanton (voice)
1992
My Cousin Vinny poster

My Cousin Vinny

as Judge Chamberlain Haller
1992
Shadows and Fog poster

Shadows and Fog

as Hacker's Follower
1991
Earthday Birthday poster

Earthday Birthday

as Fred the Moose (voice)
1990
Murder in Black and White poster

Murder in Black and White

as Brannigan
1990
Pet Sematary poster

Pet Sematary

as Jud Crandall
1989
Disorganized Crime poster

Disorganized Crime

as Max Green
1989
Ironweed poster

Ironweed

as Oscar Reo
1987
The Ten-Year Lunch poster

The Ten-Year Lunch

as George S. Kaufman (voice)
1987
Fatal Attraction poster

Fatal Attraction

as Arthur
1987
The Secret of My Success poster

The Secret of My Success

as Donald Davenport
1987
Murder by the Book poster

Murder by the Book

as Victor Greville
1987
The Christmas Star poster

The Christmas Star

as Waters
1986
The Boy Who Could Fly poster

The Boy Who Could Fly

as Uncle Hugo
1986
Vanishing Act poster

Vanishing Act

as Father Macklin
1986