Birthname: Frederick Hubbard Gwynne
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 10, 1926 New York City, NY |
| Died | Jul 2, 1993 Taneytown, MD |
| Age | Died at 67 |
Fred Gwynne | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1951-1992 |
| Top Roles | Slim, Spender, Rev. Burgess, Herman Munster, Oscar Reo |
| Top Genres | Crime, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, True Story (based on), Integrity |
| Top Collaborators | Woody Allen (Director), George Harrison, Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Sam Wood, John Gilbert, Robert Barrat see more.. |
Fred Gwynne Overview:
Character actor, Fred Gwynne, was born Frederick Hubbard Gwynne on Jul 10, 1926 in New York City, NY. Gwynne died at the age of 67 on Jul 2, 1993 in Taneytown, MD .
MINI BIO:
American comic actor, a Stateside equivalent of France's Fernandel, though alas too seldom in central roles. New York-born, Harvard-educated, the laconic Gwynne shot to fame in two television series, Car 54, Where Are You? And The Munsters, playing a Frankenstein's monster character in the latter. That took care of the 1960s and it was a decade later before he began to re-emerge in eye-catching character roles for the cinema, a medium which could have done with a greater share of his talent over the years, although he was also busy writing books for children. Died from pancreatic cancer.
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Fred Gwynne Quotes:
Cruikshank: Can I get you a bite of breakfast, governor?
Herman: Oh, thank you very much, Cruikshank, eh, but I am not a governor. I never even made Alderman.
[chuckles]
Herman: I'm a simple man, a man of the people. You may call me: Lord.
Herman: "Car 54, Where Are You?" - when finally discovering the secret of Munster Hall.
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