Al Lewis
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Apr 30 1923• Died Feb 03 2006
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Biography
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…
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Al Lewis's Credits
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American Experience
Self
Love, American Style
Naked City
Mr. Pike
Taxi
Security Guard
Here's Lucy
Mr. Barker
Route 66
Lost in Space
Zalto
The Munsters
Grandpa
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Harry Whipple
Green Acres
Charlie
Night Gallery
Mishkin (segment "Make Me Laugh")
The Phil Silvers Show
Baseball
Various (voice)
The United States Steel Hour
Decoy
Chi Chi
Best of the West
Car 54, Where Are You?
Officer Leo Schnauser
Death Wish
Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Used Cars
Judge Harrison
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Turkey
Married to the Mob
Joe Russo
The Night Strangler
Tramp
They Might Be Giants
Messenger
Coonskin
The Godfather (voice) (uncredited)
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
Self
The Munsters' Revenge
Grandpa
The Mini-Munsters
Grandpa
Hi Honey, I'm Home!
Ring of Passion
Mike Jacobs
Here Come the Munsters
Restaurant Guest
Bum Rap
Mr. Wolfstadt
Car 54, Where Are You?
Leo Schnauzer
Coney Island
Self - Actor
Munster, Go Home!
Grandpa Munster
The World of Henry Orient
Store Owner
South Beach Academy
Uncle Gene
Black Starlet
Sam Sharp
Fast Money
Poon
Pretty Boy Floyd
Machine Gun Manny
The Boatniks
Bert
The Munsters: Family Portrait
Grandpa
My Grandpa Is a Vampire
Vernon Cooger
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
White House Madness
Judge Cirrhosis
Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
Fright House
Captain Levi
Lust of the Vampire
Assistant (uncredited)
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Self
Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King
Save the Dog!
Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores
Himself
Al Lewis in the Flesh
Ramones: Raw
Self
Night Terror
Father Hanlon
Grampa Presents Carnival Of Souls
Grampa
Comic Cabby
The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
self
Grampa's More Silly Scaries
Grampa
Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
Grandpa Munster
Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits
Grampa
Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
Grandpa Munster (archive footage)
Grampa’s Monster Movies
Grampa
Grampa's Silly Scaries
Grampa
Goodbye, America
Himself
Super Scary Saturday
Grampa / Host