Actor

John Astin

March 30, 1930 · 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.

Notable work

6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Janitor
7.2
West Side Story (1961)
as Glad Hand (uncredited)
7
The Frighteners (1996)
as The Judge
8.1
The Nanny (1993)
as Dr. Roberts
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Charlie
6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as Kent
8
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
as Nelson Halliwell
7.7
Pinky and the Brain (1995)
cast
7.3
Batman (1966)
as The Riddler
7.7
Recess (1997)
as Supt. Skinner (voice)
7.8
Step by Step (1991)
as George Humphries
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Harry Pierce and as Fritz Randall and as Ross Hayley and Director

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