John Astin
Acting
Born: March 30, 1930 (age 96) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
West Side Story
1961
The Frighteners
1996
The Nanny
1993
The Twilight Zone
1959
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Batman
1966
Recess
1997
Step by Step
1991
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Photos (4)
Movies (46)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Janitor
The Frighteners
The Judge
Candy
T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
West Side Story
Glad Hand (uncredited)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Kent
Teen Wolf Too
Dean Dunn
Freaky Friday
Bill Andrews
The Silence of the Hams
The Ranger
Mr. Boogedy
Neil Witherspoon
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Pilot
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
School of Life
Norman Warner
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Everett Beasley
Move Over, Darling
Clyde Prokey
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
Prof. Gangreen
Harrison Bergeron
Golf Announcer
Period of Adjustment
Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
Night Life
Verlin Flanders
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Mr. Turnbull
The Wheeler Dealers
Hector Vanson
Body Slam
Scotty
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Gomez Addams
Evil Roy Slade
Evil Roy Slade
The Spirit Is Willing
Dr. Frieden
Skyway to Death
Andrew Tustin
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Gomez Addams (Voice)
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
Only with Married Men
Dr. Harvey Osterman
Stepmonster
Minister
Viva Max!
Sergeant Valdez
The Night America Trembled
Reporter
Bunny O'Hare
Ad O'Hare
Killer Tomatoes Eat France!
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
Mystery Magical Special
John Astin
Runaway Daughters
Fred
Two on a Bench
Dr. Stanley Remington
The Pusher
Detective
The Kiss
Male Necker
Betaville
President Sender
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Vito Garbugli
Huck and the King of Hearts
Zach
Brothers O'Toole
Michael O'Toole
Wacky Taxi
Pepper
The Dream Makers
Manny Wheeler
Hard Day at Blue Nose
Greenburg
The Saint: The Blue Dulac
George Lafosse
TV Shows (81)
The Nanny
Dr. Roberts · 2 eps
The Love Boat
David Crothers · 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Harry Pierce · 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Fritz Randall · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Ross Hayley · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
The Facts of Life
1 eps
The Virginian
Slick Driscoll · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Kevin · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Charlie · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Charles Preston · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Alfred · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Charlie Mancini · 1 eps
Batman
The Riddler · 2 eps
Maverick
Joe Lambert · 1 eps
Night Court
Kenny · 1 eps
Night Court
Buddy Ryan · 10 eps
Mad About You
John Astin · 1 eps
The Wild Thornberrys
The Great Bangaboo (voice) · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Nelson Halliwell · 1 eps
The Partridge Family
Millionaire Sidney Rose · 1 eps
Step by Step
George Humphries · 2 eps
The Flying Nun
1 eps
Route 66
Gas Attendant · 1 eps
Route 66
Benson · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Munsch · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Randy Miller · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice") · 1 eps
Police Woman
Donny · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hard-Luck Henry Haggen · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams · 64 eps
Becker
Richard Wilson · 1 eps
Recess
Supt. Skinner (voice) · 1 eps
Pinky and the Brain
1 eps
Duckman
Terry Duke Tetzloff (voice) · 5 eps
Taz-Mania
Bull Gator (voice) · 123 eps
As Told by Ginger
2000
As Told by Ginger
Dave Bishop (voice) · 2 eps
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Prof. Albert Wickwire · 7 eps
The Hughleys
Mr. Crump · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Beau Biffingham · 1 eps
Justice League Action
Uncle Dudley (voice) · 1 eps
Charles in Charge
Uncle Joe · 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
Jim Keatley · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Martin Grosch · 1 eps
Hazel
Hal Gordon · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Sykes · 3 eps
Dennis the Menace
1 eps
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
(voice) · 58 eps
Checkmate
Jim Poole · 1 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Gomez Addams (voice) · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Alexander the Great · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Mary
Ed LaSalle · 13 eps
Rebel Highway
Minuteman (Fred) · 1 eps
87th Precinct
Cassidy · 1 eps
Riptide
Baxter Bernard · 1 eps
Ghost Story
Fred Colby · 1 eps
Eerie, Indiana
Radford · 5 eps
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams (voice) · 39 eps
Problem Child
Additional Voices (voice) · 13 eps
Temperatures Rising
Russo · 1 eps
Welcome Back, Kotter
1 eps
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
Harry Dickens · 32 eps
Operation Petticoat
Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman · 23 eps
Hey Landlord!
1 eps
The Pruitts of Southampton
Rudy Pruitt · 4 eps
Otherworld
Akin · 1 eps
The New Addams Family
Grandpapa Addams · 2 eps
Peter Loves Mary
Joe · 1 eps
He & She
Dr. Melvin Krillman · 1 eps
Occasional Wife
1 eps
The Charmings
1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1 eps
They Came from Outer Space
Neville Nessen · 1 eps
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Dr. Gangreen (voice) · 21 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
1 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective
Self
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
Self
Halloween Monster Bash
Self
The Addams Family Album
Self / Gomez Addams (archive footage)
