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Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926 – July 2, 1993) was an American actor, artist, and author widely known for his roles in the 1960s television sitcoms Car 54, Where Are You? (as Francis Muldoon) and The Munsters (as Herman Munster ), as well as his later film roles in The Cotton Club, Pet Sematary, and My Cousin Vinny . Early life.
Fred Gwynne was an enormously talented character actor most famous for starring in the television situation comedies Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) (as Officer Francis Muldoon) and The Munsters (1964) (as the Frankenstein clone Herman Munster).
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Jul 3, 1993 · Fred Gwynne, an actor who had a diverse career but was best known for his portrayal of Herman Munster in the hit series "The Munsters," died yesterday at...
Jul 6, 1993 · Fred Gwynne, who played Herman Munster and Officer Francis Muldoon in popular TV comedies, passed away in 1993 from pancreatic cancer. He also had a career in theater, film and children's books.
Fred Gwynne was a versatile actor who starred in Car 54, Where Are You? and The Munsters. He also appeared in Broadway musicals, movies and other TV shows, and was a book illustrator and a Harvard graduate.
- July 10, 1926
- July 2, 1993
May 10, 2024 · Fred Gwynne was an American actor and writer who possessed a lanky and towering physique, which, coupled with his distinctive high forehead and long-jawed, dour face, made him a natural to portray the Frankensteinian Herman Munster, a lugubrious funeral director and patriarch of the ghoulish yet.
Aug 28, 2022 · Today Cool Classics looks at the Life of Fred Gwynne, best known for playing Herman Munster on TV but there is a lot more to his story.
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