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Fred Gwynne

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Biography

Fred Gwynne was born on July 10, 1926 in New York City, New York and spent his childhood in Colorado, Florida and South Carolina…more

Born

7/10/1926, New York, New York, USA

Died

7/2/1993

Birth Name

Frederick Hubbard Gwynne

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- The Munsters
  Herman Munster
  - S 2: Ep 0 Munster, Go Home!
    6/15/66
  - S 2: Ep 32 A Visit From the Teacher
    5/12/66
  - S 2: Ep 31 Herman's Lawsuit
    4/21/66
  - S 2: Ep 30 Herman's Sorority Caper
    4/14/66
  - S 2: Ep 29 A House Divided
    4/7/66
  - + 70 More Credits
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Officer Francis Muldoon
  - S 2: Ep 30 The Curse of the Snitkins
    4/14/63
  - S 2: Ep 29 Puncher and Judy
    4/7/63
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser
    3/31/63
  - S 2: Ep 27 Lucille is 40
    3/24/63
  - S 2: Ep 26 Joan Crawford Didn't Say No
    3/17/63
  - + 55 More Credits
Guest Star (27)

Role
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 58 Fred Gwynne.
    10/19/99
- Kane & Abel
  Davis LeRoy
  - S 1: Ep 3 Kane & Abel Part 3
    1/1/85
  - S 1: Ep 1 Kane & Abel Part 1
    1/1/85
- American Playhouse
  Charles Dickens
  - S 1: Ep 5 Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
    2/9/82
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Cab Driver
  - S 21: Ep 4 Harvey
    3/22/72
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 62 December 1, 1970
    12/1/70
- Brenner
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 10 Charlie Paradise: The Tragic Flute
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Patience the Guardian Angel
  - S 19: Ep 2 The Littlest Angel
    12/6/69
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 21 February 8, 1967
    2/8/67
  - S 3: Ep 30 April 13, 1966
    4/13/66
  - S 2: Ep 20 February 3, 1965
    2/3/65
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 November 14-18, 1966
    11/14/66
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 209 June 27, 1966
    6/27/66
- TV SPECIAL
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Salute To Stan Laurel
    11/23/65
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Herman Munster
  - S 14: Ep 31 Fred Gwynne / Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
    4/27/65
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 19 Don't Shake the Family Tree
    5/15/63
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  William Hallowell Magee
  - S 1: Ep 29 Seven Keys to Baldpate
    6/24/62
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 21 March 14, 1962
    3/14/62
- The Play of the Week
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 23 The Old Foolishness
    3/6/61
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Hasty Heart
    12/18/58
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Wilson
  - S 2: Ep 1 Harvey
    9/22/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Harold
  - S 3: Ep 23 Sam Cooke; Peter Ustinov; Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Tommy Leonetti; Jill Corey
    3/2/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Bureau of Standards Expert
  - S 3: Ep 22 Jayne and Audrey Meadows; Teddi King; The McGuire Sisters; The Playmates
    2/23/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Runty Ryan
  - S 11: Ep 7 The Big Heist
    11/13/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 46 Sextuplets
    8/7/57
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour
  Egghead
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Man's Game
    4/23/57
- Studio One
  Little Dude
  - S 9: Ep 7 The Landlady's Daughter
    11/26/56
- The Phil Silvers Show
  Pvt. Honnegar
  - S 2: Ep 2 It's For The Birds
    9/25/56
- The Phil Silvers Show
  Honigan
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Eating Contest
    11/15/55
- You Are There
  Davy Crockett
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Burning of the Alamo
    6/28/53

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Trivia
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- Fred turned down the role of Mr. Hand in Fast Times at Ridgemont High because he objected to the sexual content of the movie's script.
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- Fred's most notable character, Herman Munster, was named number 90 in "Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters".
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- Though called Slim, Fred's character in On the Waterfront answers to the name Malden Sekulovich when called to testify in front of the crime commission. Malden Sekulovich was the real name of On the Waterfront co-star Karl Malden. Director Elia Kazan threw this bit into the film as an inside joke.
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- Joe Pesci (on the late Fred Gwynne): It takes somebody who's very serious to pull off a character like 'Herman Munster.' It's not simple to play the goof. Fred was not Herman. He was an intelligent, quiet gentleman.
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- Fred Gwynne: (On his most famous role, 1979) Funny thing, yesterday morning I found my youngest son and daughter watching the rerun of an old [Munsters] episode and I said, 'My God, THAT'S not still on, is it?' Well, even so, I was very lucky and it was great fun to be as much of a household product as something like Rinso. I almost wish I could do it all over again.
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