John Astin

Actor

Born March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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).

Filmography

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence

Prof. Mortimer Gangreen

Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective

Self

Justice League Action

Uncle Dudley (voice)

Betaville

President Sender

School of Life

Norman Warner

As Told by Ginger

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

Self

Becker

Richard Wilson

The Hughleys

Mr. Crump

The Wild Thornberrys

The Great Bangaboo (voice)

Recess

Supt. Skinner (voice)

The Frighteners

The Judge

The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat

(voice)

Pinky and the Brain

Harrison Bergeron

Golf Announcer

Runaway Daughters

Fred

Rebel Highway

Minuteman (Fred)

The Silence of the Hams

The Ranger

Duckman

Terry Duke Tetzloff (voice)

Huck and the King of Hearts

Zach

Burke's Law

Alexander the Great

The Nanny

Dr. Roberts

Problem Child

Additional Voices (voice)

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Prof. Albert Wickwire

Stepmonster

Minister

The Addams Family Album

Self / Gomez Addams (archive footage)

Killer Tomatoes Eat France!

Prof. Mortimer Gangreen

Mad About You

John Astin

The Addams Family

Gomez Addams (voice)

Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!

Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen

Halloween Monster Bash

Self

Step by Step

George Humphries

Eerie, Indiana

Radford

Taz-Mania

Bull Gator (voice)

They Came from Outer Space

Neville Nessen

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Dr. Gangreen (voice)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Janitor

Night Life

Verlin Flanders

The Saint: The Blue Dulac

George Lafosse

Tales from the Crypt

Nelson Halliwell

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Self

Mystery Magical Special

John Astin

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Prof. Gangreen

Teen Wolf Too

Dean Dunn

Harry Anderson's Sideshow

Self

The Charmings

Body Slam

Scotty

Mr. Boogedy

Neil Witherspoon

Mary

Ed LaSalle

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Kent

Otherworld

Akin

Charles in Charge

Uncle Joe

Murder, She Wrote

Harry Pierce

Night Court

Kenny

Riptide

Baxter Bernard

Just Our Luck

St. Elsewhere

Kevin

Simon & Simon

Mr. Merlin

The Facts of Life

Diff'rent Strokes

Fantasy Island

Charles Preston

Halloween with the New Addams Family

Gomez Addams

The Love Boat

David Crothers

Operation Petticoat

Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman

CHiPs

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

Freaky Friday

Bill Andrews

Welcome Back, Kotter

The Dream Makers

Manny Wheeler

Only with Married Men

Dr. Harvey Osterman

Police Woman

Donny

Hard Day at Blue Nose

Greenburg

Skyway to Death

Andrew Tustin

Brothers O'Toole

Michael O'Toole

Police Story

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

Gomez Addams (Voice)

Ghost Story

Fred Colby

Temperatures Rising

Russo

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Gomez Addams (voice)

Every Little Crook and Nanny

Vito Garbugli

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Mr. Turnbull

Evil Roy Slade

Wacky Taxi

Pepper

Two on a Bench

Dr. Stanley Remington

Bunny O'Hare

Ad O'Hare

McMillan & Wife

Sykes

Night Gallery

Munsch

The Partridge Family

Millionaire Sidney Rose

The Odd Couple

Beau Biffingham

Viva Max!

Sergeant Valdez

Love, American Style

Alfred

Candy

T.M. Christian / Jack Christian

The Doris Day Show

Jim Keatley

The Flying Nun

He & She

Dr. Melvin Krillman

The Spirit Is Willing

Dr. Frieden

Occasional Wife

Hey Landlord!

The Pruitts of Southampton

Rudy Pruitt

Batman

The Riddler

The Wild Wild West

The Addams Family

Gomez Addams

Move Over, Darling

Clyde Prokey

The Wheeler Dealers

Hector Vanson

The Danny Kaye Show

Self

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Pilot

Period of Adjustment

Smoky Anderson (uncredited)

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

Harry Dickens

The Virginian

Slick Driscoll

That Touch of Mink

Mr. Everett Beasley

West Side Story

Glad Hand (uncredited)

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Ben Casey

Hazel

Hal Gordon

87th Precinct

Cassidy

The Asphalt Jungle

Route 66

Gas Attendant

Outlaws

Checkmate

Jim Poole

The Pusher

Detective

Dennis the Menace

The Twilight Zone

Charlie

77 Sunset Strip

Martin Grosch

The Donna Reed Show

The Kiss

Male Necker

Maverick

Joe Lambert

The Night America Trembled

Reporter

Gunsmoke

Hard-Luck Henry Haggen