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School of Life

as Norman Warner

2005
The Frighteners

as The Judge

1996
The Silence of the Hams

as The Ranger

1994
The Addams Family

as Gomez Addams (voice)

1992
Killer Tomatoes Eat France!

as Prof. Mortimer Gangreen

1992
Taz-Mania

as Bull Gator (voice)

1991
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

as Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen

1991
Night Life

as Verlin Flanders

1989
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

as Prof. Gangreen

1988
Teen Wolf Too

as Dean Dunn

1987
Body Slam

as Scotty

1986
Mary

as Ed LaSalle

1985
Freaky Friday

as Bill Andrews

1976
Only with Married Men

as Dr. Harvey Osterman

1974
Skyway to Death

as Andrew Tustin

1974
Brothers O'Toole

as Michael O'Toole

1973
Evil Roy Slade

as Evil Roy Slade

1972
Wacky Taxi

as Pepper

1972
Bunny O'Hare

as Ad O'Hare

1971
Two on a Bench

as Dr. Stanley Remington

1971
Viva Max!

as Sergeant Valdez

1969
Candy

as T.M. Christian / Jack Christian

1968
The Addams Family

as Gomez Addams

1964
Move Over, Darling

as Clyde Prokey

1963
The Wheeler Dealers

as Hector Vanson

1963
John Astin John Astin

Birthday

1930-03-30

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Dark haired, usually mustachioed US actor with a cheeky grin who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964). John Astin standing at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born March 30, 1930 (Aries), in Baltimore, MD as John Allen Astin to Allen V. Astin and Margaret Astin with a brother Alexander Astin. He is an American actor, voice actor and director. He attended Washington, Jefferson College and Johns Hopkins University where he studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. Married Suzanne Hahn on March 26, 1956, had 3 sons: David Aston (born 1953), Allen J. Astin (born March 23, 1961) and Thomas E. Astin (born March 19, 1965), then divorced June 14, 1972. He first got noticed in a small role in West Side Story (1961), then appeared in several other films, That Touch of Mink (1962), Move Over Darling (1963), before being cast as "Gomez Addams". While "The Addams Family (1964–1966)" was initially a huge hit, its popularity petered out after two years, and Astin moved on to other work including the offbeat Bunny O'Hare (1971), playing a grizzled but not particularly bright gunfighter in the western spoof Evil Roy Slade (1972), an appearance in the Disney comedy Freaky Friday (1976), reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and dual roles in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Frighteners (1996). Married Patty Duke on August 5, 1972, had 2 sons: Mackenzie Astin (born May 12, 1973) and adopted Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971), when he was 3 years old, then divorced November 3, 1985. Roughly four years later, he married Valerie Ann Sandobal on March 19, 1989 and is still presently married. He has since lent his comedic talents to numerous appearances as "Dr. Gangreen" in several corny "Killer Tomato" movies, and has contributed his voice to recreate "Gomez Addams" in the animated series The Addams Family (1992), and then played "Grandpa Addams" in the short-lived TV series The New Addams Family (1998). In addition, Astin has contributed voices to several animated shows, and is still active (1957-present) regularly appearing in films. Currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland with current wife. Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short Prelude (1968).[2]
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