Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

1926-07-10 New York City, New York, USA 44 Credits

Biography

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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Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera

2015

as Herman Munster (archive footage)

Acting

A television special made up of footage of the Munsters episode "A Man for Marilyn", which has been extensively re-edited into an Auto-Tune musical.

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ...

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Herman Munster (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

The Munsters - Family Portrait

The Munsters - Family Portrait

2008

as Herman Munster

8.0
Acting

It’s the frighteningly funny Munsters like you’ve never seen them before! For the firs time ever, the unforgettable “Family Portrait” comes to DVD in ...

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

2000

as Herman Munster (archive footage)

Acting

Al Lewis becomes well-known for his iconic role as Grandpa on "The Munsters".

Lincoln

1992

as Edwin Stanton (voice)

6.8
Acting

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

1992

as Judge Chamberlain Haller

7.5
Acting

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortuna...

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991

as Hacker's Follower

6.7
Acting

With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.

Earthday Birthday

Earthday Birthday

1990

as Fred the Moose (voice)

Acting

After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.

Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Brannigan

Acting

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

Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

1989

as Jud Crandall

6.6
Acting

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

Disorganized Crime

Disorganized Crime

1989

as Max Green

5.4
Acting

Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do...

Ironweed

Ironweed

1987

as Oscar Reo

6.3
Acting

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987

as George S. Kaufman (voice)

6.5
Acting

The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table grou...

Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

1987

as Arthur

6.8
Acting

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

1987

as Donald Davenport

6.5
Acting

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and gir...

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

1987

as Victor Greville

5.9
Acting

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly ap...

The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

1986

as Waters

5.6
Acting

Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dresse...

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

1986

as Uncle Hugo

6.3
Acting

Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, ...

Vanishing Act

Vanishing Act

1986

as Father Macklin

7.2
Acting

A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports her disappearance to the police. A few days later, a woman escorted by the local priest cl...

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986

as The Commissioner

4.7
Acting

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform...

Water

Water

1985

as Spender

5.9
Acting

The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling com...

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

as Frenchy Demange

6.5
Acting

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

The Mysterious Stranger

The Mysterious Stranger

1982

as Balthasar Hoffman

8.0
Acting

The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to p...

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

1982

as Charles Dickens

Acting

The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-yea...

So Fine

So Fine

1981

as Chairman Lincoln

4.8
Acting

While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success -...

The Munsters' Revenge

The Munsters' Revenge

1981

as Herman Munster

6.2
Acting

The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr. Diablo, the mastermind of an art heist using monster rob...

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

1980

as Rev. Burgess

Acting

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

Simon

Simon

1980

as Maj. Gen. Korey

6.2
Acting

A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living b...

Luna

Luna

1979

as Douglas Winter

6.3
Acting

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his hero...

Sanctuary of Fear

Sanctuary of Fear

1979

as Judge Potter

6.0
Acting

A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents sh...

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1977

as Long Jack

6.0
Acting

A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea cap...

Bound for Freedom

1976

4.0
Acting

In Colonial New England two indentured servants fare differently. Twelve-year-old James is contracted to a family that treats him like a son and his f...

Harvey

Harvey

1972

as Cab Driver

6.8
Acting

Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her plan...

Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea

1971

as Hennesy

6.0
Acting

Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 19...

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

1971

as Mr. Pike

10.0
Acting

Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them a...

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

1969

as Patience, the Guardian Angel

5.3
Acting

Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthda...

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1969

as Jonathan Brewster

7.0
Acting

A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.

Antkeeper

Antkeeper

1966

as Narrator

Acting

This classic from Rolf Forsberg, in the style of Fellini and Bergman, tells the story of a gardener who decides to introduce ants to his garden, becau...

Munster, Go Home!

Munster, Go Home!

1966

as Herman Munster

6.4
Acting

Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Fr...

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

as Herman Munster

Acting

A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

1965

as Herman Munster

Acting

The Munsters take in the sights at Marineland.

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Slim (uncredited)

7.9
Acting

Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in lo...

Escape From Limbo

1953

as Tallow Pot Thompson

Acting

The bizarre tale of Pennsylvania Railroad fireman Henry who is involved in a hunting accident. He ends up in Limbo where a supernatural figure explai...