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Al Lewis

Al Lewis

Actor

An American character actor best known for his role as Count Dracula lookalike "Grandpa", opposite Fred Gwynne's and Yvonne De Carlo's characters on the CBS television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and its subsequent film versions. Later in life, he was also a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster. His acting career begins the well-documented portion of his life. He worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters, then on Broadway in the dramas The Night Circus (1958) and One More River (1960) and as the character Moe Shtarker in the musical comedy Do Re Mi (1962). His earliest television work includes appearances on the Beverly Garland crime drama Decoy and The Phil Silvers Show. From 1959–63, he appeared in four episodes of Naked City. Lewis' first well-known television role was as Officer Leo Schnauser on the NBC sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? from 1961–63, also starring Fred Gwynne (Lewis reprised the role in the 1994 movie of the same name). In the series, Lewis first played Al Spencer the Auto Body Man in two early first-season episodes before landing the more familiar role of Officer Schnauser. But he is best remembered as "Grandpa" on The Munsters, which ran on CBS from 1964–66. In 1967, Lewis played the part of Zalto the wizard in the Lost in Space episode, Rocket to Earth. His first role in a movie was as Machine Gun Manny in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960). He had small roles in The World of Henry Orient (1964), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), They Might Be Giants (1971). He appeared as Hanging Judge Harrison in Used Cars (1980) and had a minor role in Married to the Mob (1988). His last film role was in Night Terror (2002). Lewis was a recurring guest on The Howard Stern Show. In 1987, during a "Howard Stern Freedom Rally" against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that was broadcast live, Lewis repeatedly shouted "F*** the FCC!" until Stern was able to take the microphone away from him. Stern and the station were not punished for Lewis' comments. Unlike some actors, Lewis did not mind being typecast. He enjoyed acting out his "Grandpa" character—in the original costume—and got a surprising amount of mileage from such a short-lived role. "Why not?" he said. "It pays the bills." In 1991, he appeared as Grandpa Munster in an episode of Hi Honey, I'm Home on ABC. In 1991, he appeared in a low-budget New Zealand family movie called Grampire (My Grandpa Is a Vampire in the U.S. version), wearing much the same costume as he did in The Munsters. From 1987–89, Lewis hosted Super Scary Saturday on TBS in his Grandpa Munster outfit. This would later be parodied in Gremlins 2: The New Batch with the character of "Grandpa Fred" (Robert Prosky). [Biography from Wikipedia]

Born: April 30, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: February 3, 2006 (Age 82)

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Al Lewis  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.3
ActorJudge Cirrhosis1975
Movie
6.6
ActorJudge Harrison1980
Movie
7
ActorMessenger1971
Movie
6
ActorJoe Russo1988
Movie
7.9
ActorTurkey1969
Movie
ActorHimself2007
Movie
4.5
ActorVernon Cooger1991
Movie
6.5
ActorGrandpa Munster1966
Movie
7.4
Actor1987
Movie
6.3
ActorSelf2001
Movie
3.4
ActorUncle Gene1996
Movie
7.7
ActorMr. Wolfstadt1988
Movie
2.8
ActorLeo Schnauzer1994
Movie
6
ActorSam Sharp1974
Movie
7.3
ActorHimself2004
Movie
6.4
ActorStore Owner1964
Movie
5.4
ActorMachine Gun Manny1960
Movie
6.4
ActorAssistant (uncredited)1957
Movie
5.3
ActorBert1970
Movie
6.2
ActorThe Godfather (voice) (uncredited)1975
Movie
3.1
ActorFather Hanlon2002
Movie
7.3
ActorGrampa1988
Movie
2.7
ActorCaptain Levi1989
Movie
6
ActorGrampa1989
Movie
7.1
ActorSelf - Actor1991
Movie
6.4
Actor2005
Movie
7
ActorGuard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)1974
Movie
5.5
ActorPoon1996
Movie
ActorGrampa
Movie
7.2
Actorself2004
TV Show
6.6
Actor1 Episode1969-1974
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1953-1963
TV Show
8
ActorGrandpa
70 Episodes
1964-1966
TV Show
6.7
Actor1 Episode1991-1992
TV Show
7.5
ActorSecurity Guard
1 Episode
1978-1983
TV Show
7.5
Actor2 Episodes1981-1982
TV Show
7.5
ActorOfficer Leo Schnauser
60 Episodes
1961-1963
TV Show
6.7
ActorMr. Barker
1 Episode
1968-1974
TV Show
6.9
ActorHarry Whipple
1 Episode
1964-1969
TV Show
8
ActorMr. Carrari
1 Episode
1958-1963
TV Show
8.2
ActorBruno the Mobster
1 Episode
1955-1959
TV Show
7.2
Actor1 Episode1965-1971
TV Show
7.5
Actor3 Episodes1960-1964
TV Show
7.1
ActorZalto
1 Episode
1965-1968
TV Show
7.4
ActorChi Chi
1 Episode
1957-1958
TV Show
6.4
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1962-1967
TV Show
8
ActorMishkin (segment "Make Me Laugh")
1 Episode
1969-1973
TV Show
8
ActorMr. Pike
1 Episode
1958-1963
TV Show
8
ActorGus
1 Episode
1958-1963
TV Show
8
ActorMr. Tanner
1 Episode
1958-1963
TV Show
8.2
Actor1 Episode1955-1959
TV Show
8.4
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1987
Short Film
5.2
Actor1993
Movie
6.3
ActorHimself1989
Movie
6.1
ActorGrandpa1981
Movie
7.4
ActorTramp1973
Movie
5.8
ActorGrandpa Munster1965
Movie
7.2
Actor1988
Movie
4.9
ActorRestaurant Guest1995
Movie
7.3
ActorMike Jacobs1978
Limited Series
9
ActorVarious (voice)
9 Episodes
1994-2010
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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