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Al Lewis

Al Lewis

Actor

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

Died February 3, 2006

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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]

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MUNSTER, GO HOME! (1966) Trailer

Munsters Season 1 Opening

The Munsters: Family Portrait IN COLOR

Filmography

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Kidz Klub! Poster

Kidz Klub! Feature Film2022

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera TV Special2015Grandpa Munster

My Trip to the Dark Side Poster

My Trip to the Dark Side Video2011Father Hanlon

The Lego Munsters Short Film2011Grandpa

Lego: The Munsters - Munster Fright Short Film2010Grandpa Munster

Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti Video2009Clips from 'Here's Lucy'

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2007Self - In Memoriam

Goodbye, America Poster

Goodbye, America Documentary2006Self

Howard Stern on Demand Poster

Howard Stern on Demand TV Series2005Self - Guest

Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein Poster

Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein Documentary2005Self

Ramones Raw Poster

Ramones Raw Documentary2004Self

Night Terror Poster

Night Terror Feature Film2002Father Hanlon

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy Poster

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy Documentary2001Self

Buttman at Nudes a Poppin' 7 Video1999Self

Sidoglio Smithee Feature Film1998Self

50, 000, 000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong Poster

50, 000, 000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong Documentary1997Self

AVN Halloween Sex Fest Video1997Self

Howard Stern: Shut Up and Listen Documentary1997Self

Fast Money Poster

Fast Money Feature Film1996Poon

Freak of the Week Video1996Self

South Beach Academy Poster

South Beach Academy Feature Film1996Uncle Gene

The Daily Show Poster

The Daily Show TV Series1996Self

The Greatest Show You Never Saw Poster

The Greatest Show You Never Saw Documentary1996Grandpa

50 Years of Funny Females Documentary1995Self

Here Come the Munsters Poster

Here Come the Munsters TV Movie1995Restaurant Guest

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen Poster

The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen Documentary1995Self

Car 54, Where Are You? Poster

Car 54, Where Are You? Feature Film1994Leo Schnauzer

Howard Stern Poster

Howard Stern TV Series1994Self - Guest

Piedras rodantes Short Film1994

Al Lewis in the Flesh Poster

Al Lewis in the Flesh Documentary1993Self

The Garden Feature Film1993Holocaust survivor

My Grandpa Is a Vampire Poster

My Grandpa Is a Vampire Feature Film1992Vernon Cooger

Sci-Fi Buzz Poster

Sci-Fi Buzz TV Series1992Self

Hi Honey, I'm Home Poster

Hi Honey, I'm Home TV Series1991Grandpa Munster

The Howard Stern Show Poster

The Howard Stern Show TV Series1990Self - Guest

Fright House Poster

Fright House Video1989Captain Levi

Grampa's More Silly Scaries Poster

Grampa's More Silly Scaries Video1989Grampa

Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits Poster

Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits Video1989Grampa

U.S. Open Sores Poster

U.S. Open Sores TV Movie1989Self

American Experience Poster

American Experience Mini-Series1988Self - Actor

Bum Rap Feature Film1988Mr. Wolfstadt

Grampa Presents Poster

Grampa Presents Video1988Grampa

Grampa's Monster Movies Poster

Grampa's Monster Movies Video1988Grampa

Grampa's Silly Scaries Poster

Grampa's Silly Scaries Video1988Grampa

Married to the Mob Poster

Married to the Mob Feature Film1988Uncle Joe Russo

Save the Dog! Poster

Save the Dog! TV Movie1988

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self

Comic Cabby Poster

Comic Cabby Feature Film1987

Mathnet TV Series1987Ring Announcer

Super Scary Saturday Poster

Super Scary Saturday TV Series1987Albert Einstein Grampa

The Howard Stern Show TV Series1987Self - Guest

The Late Show Poster

The Late Show TV Series1986Self - Guest

Best of the West Poster

Best of the West TV Series1981Judge

The Munsters' Revenge Poster

The Munsters' Revenge TV Movie1981Grandpa Dracula

CBS Children's Mystery Theatre Poster

CBS Children's Mystery Theatre TV Series19801 episode, 1980

Used Cars Poster

Used Cars Feature Film1980Judge Harrison

That's Life Feature Film1979

Ring of Passion Poster

Ring of Passion TV Movie1978Mike Jacobs

Taxi TV Series1978Security Guard

White House Madness Poster

White House Madness Feature Film1975Judge Cirrhosis

Black Starlet Poster

Black Starlet Feature Film1974Sam

Coonskin Poster

Coonskin Feature Film1974The Godfather

Death Wish Poster

Death Wish Feature Film1974Guard at Hotel Lobby

The Night Strangler Poster

The Night Strangler TV Movie1973Tramp

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie Poster

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie TV Series1972Grandpa Munster

They Might Be Giants Poster

They Might Be Giants Feature Film1971Messenger

The Boatniks Poster

The Boatniks Feature Film1970Bert

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969Bernie

Night Gallery Poster

Night Gallery TV Series1969Mishkin

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Poster

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Feature Film1969Turkey

Here's Lucy Poster

Here's Lucy TV Series1968Lionel Barker

Munster, Go Home! Poster

Munster, Go Home! Feature Film1966Grandpa

The Jackie Gleason Show Poster

The Jackie Gleason Show TV Series1966Self - Guest

Green Acres Poster

Green Acres TV Series1965Charlie

Lost in Space Poster

Lost in Space TV Series1965Zalto

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland Poster

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland Documentary1965Grandpa Munster

The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 Poster

The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 TV Special1965Self

Gomer Pyle: USMC Poster

Gomer Pyle: USMC TV Series1964Harry Whipple

The Munsters Poster

The Munsters TV Series1964Grandpa

The World of Henry Orient Poster

The World of Henry Orient Feature Film1964Tobacconist

Valentine's Day Poster

Valentine's Day TV Series1964George Stevens, Cab Driver

Missing Links TV Series1963Self

Picture This TV Series1963Self

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

Car 54, Where Are You? Poster

Car 54, Where Are You? TV Series1961Officer Leo Schnauser

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961Sergeant Cross

Pretty Boy Floyd Poster

Pretty Boy Floyd Feature Film1960Machine Gun Manny

Route 66 Poster

Route 66 TV Series1960Gym Owner

Brenner TV Series1959Logan

Deadline Poster

Deadline TV Series1959Fletcher

Naked City Poster

Naked City TV Series1958Bookie

Decoy TV Series1957Chi Chi

Lust of the Vampire Poster

Lust of the Vampire Feature Film1957Assistant

The Phil Silvers Show Poster

The Phil Silvers Show TV Series1955Bruno the Mobster

The United States Steel Hour Poster

The United States Steel Hour TV Series1953Bartender

London Entertains Poster

London Entertains Documentary1951Hyram

Search for Tomorrow Poster

Search for Tomorrow TV Series1951Mr. Klein

The Big Story Poster

The Big Story TV Series1949Willie

Our Munster Memories DocumentarySelf

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Year

Real Time Poster

Real Time Feature Film2002

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987

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