Fred Gwynne
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0668 |
| Birthday | 1926-07-10 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Frederick Hubbard Gwynne, |
1992
My Cousin Vinny
7.498/1918
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of th...
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My Cousin Vinny
1981
The Munsters' Revenge
6/33
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...
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The Munsters' Revenge
1989
Disorganized Crime
5.453/43
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...
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Disorganized Crime
1979
Luna
6.263/120
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...
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Luna
1986
The Boy Who Could Fly
6.301/146
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,...
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The Boy Who Could Fly
1989
Pet Sematary
6.653/2412
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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Pet Sematary
1972
Harvey
6.8/10
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...
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Harvey
1976
Bound for Freedom
4/1
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...
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Bound for Freedom
1966
Munster, Go Home!
6.4/74
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...
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Munster, Go Home!
1980
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
6/2
A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1986
Off Beat
4.8/21
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...
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Off Beat
1981
So Fine
4.792/24
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 -...
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So Fine
1953
Escape From Limbo
0/0
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...
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Escape From Limbo
1982
The Mysterious Stranger
7.5/2
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...
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The Mysterious Stranger
1954
On the Waterfront
7.855/1814
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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On the Waterfront
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.173/113
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...
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
1969
The Littlest Angel
5.571/7
Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthda...
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The Littlest Angel
1987
The Secret of My Success
6.491/704
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girl...
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The Secret of My Success
1980
Simon
6.333/24
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...
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Simon
1991
Shadows and Fog
6.727/402
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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Shadows and Fog
1971
Paradise Lost
9/2
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...
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Paradise Lost
1992
Lincoln
7.333/6
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.
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Lincoln
2015
Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
0/0
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.
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Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
1982
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
0/0
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...
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Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
1987
Fatal Attraction
6.837/1709
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
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Fatal Attraction
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.654/68
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring...
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
1977
Captains Courageous
7/5
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...
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Captains Courageous
1966
Antkeeper
9/1
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...
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Antkeeper
1984
The Cotton Club
6.5/449
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
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The Cotton Club
1985
Water
6.081/37
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling com...
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Water
1986
Vanishing Act
7.133/15
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...
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Vanishing Act
1987
Ironweed
6.326/144
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
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Ironweed
1986
The Christmas Star
5.636/33
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.
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The Christmas Star
1971
Dames at Sea
7/2
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...
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Dames at Sea
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
7/4
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1979
Sanctuary of Fear
8/2
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...
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Sanctuary of Fear
1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
6.545/11
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...
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The Ten-Year Lunch
1965
Salute to Stan Laurel
8/1
A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.
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Salute to Stan Laurel
1987
Murder by the Book
6.25/8
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...
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Murder by the Book
1965
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
0/0
The Munsters take in the sights at Marineland.
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Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
1990
Earthday Birthday
9/1
After learning about pollution a group of creatures called Zwibble Dibbles, decide to throw a party for the Earth to raise awareness.
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Earthday Birthday
1990
Murder in Black and White
7/1
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
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Murder in Black and White
2008
The Munsters: Family Portrait
8/2
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...
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The Munsters: Family Portrait
2000
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
8/1
Al Lewis becomes well-known for his iconic role as Grandpa on "The Munsters".
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