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John Allen Astin is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as a television director and voice artist. He is best known for starring as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (1964–1966), reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and the animated series The Addams Family (1992–1993). Notable film projects include West Side Story (1961), That Touch of Mink (1962), Move Over Darling (1963), Freaky Friday (1976), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Frighteners (1996). His second wife was actress Patty Duke and he is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin.
Birth Name
John Allen Astin
Born
Sunday, 30 March 1930
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Justice League Action | Uncle Dudley | 2016 |
The Sixties | Gomez Addams | 2013 |
America in Primetime | Gomez Addams, The Addams Family / Self | 2011 |
My First Time | Self | 2006 |
What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole | Dr. Quantum | 2006 |
School of Life | Norman Warner | 2005 |
Higglytown Heroes | Santa Claus | 2004 |
As Told by Ginger | Dave Bishop | 2000 |
The Strip | Orson Bates | 1999 |
The Making of 'The Frighteners' | Himself / Self | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Justice League Action | Uncle Dudley | 2016 |
The Sixties | Gomez Addams | 2013 |
America in Primetime | Gomez Addams, The Addams Family / Self | 2011 |
My First Time | Self | 2006 |
What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole | Dr. Quantum | 2006 |
School of Life | Norman Warner | 2005 |
Higglytown Heroes | Santa Claus | 2004 |
As Told by Ginger | Dave Bishop | 2000 |
The Strip | Orson Bates | 1999 |
The Making of 'The Frighteners' | Himself / Self | 1998 |
Becker | Richard Wilson | 1998 |
The New Addams Family | Grandpapa Addams | 1998 |
The Hughleys | Mr. Crump | 1998 |
The Wild Thornberrys | The Great Bangaboo | 1998 |
Recess | Supt. Skinner / Hank the Janitor | 1997 |
Johnny Bravo | Blind Man / Uberman (Scientist #1) | 1997 |
Quack Pack | Mr. Roborson | 1996 |
Homeboys in Outer Space | Rhymer | 1996 |
The Frighteners | The Judge | 1996 |
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | (voice) | 1996 |
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Voices | 1995 |
Pinky and the Brain | Grover Whalen | 1995 |
Harrison Bergeron | Golf Announcer | 1995 |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Doctor | 1994 |
Aladdin | Sydney | 1994 |
Rebel Highway | Fred - Minute Man 1 | 1994 |
The Silence of the Hams | The Ranger | 1994 |
Burke's Law | Alexander the Great | 1994 |
Huck and the King of Hearts | Zach | 1994 |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Terry Duke Tetzloff | 1994 |
The Nanny | Dr. Roberts | 1993 |
Problem Child | (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices / General Pierre Habib-Johnson | 1993 |
Bonkers | The Mole | 1993 |
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Prof. Albert Wickwire | 1993 |
Stepmonster | Minister | 1993 |
Killer Tomatoes Eat France! | Prof. Mortimer Gangreen / Professor Mortimer Gangreen | 1992 |
Mad About You | John Astin | 1992 |
The Addams Family | Gomez / Gomez Addams / Gomez Addams (voice) | 1992 |
Hearts Are Wild | Frank Sawyer | 1992 |
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | Jeronahew / Professor Mortimer Gangreen / Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen | 1991 |
Step by Step | George Humphries | 1991 |
Eerie, Indiana | Radford | 1991 |
Taz-Mania | Bull Gator (voice) / Bull Gator | 1991 |
They Came from Outer Space | Neville Nessen | 1990 |
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen | 1990 |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Janitor | 1990 |
Night Life | Verlin Flanders | 1989 |
Tales from the Crypt | Nelson Halliwell | 1989 |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Manager of Gun Club | 1989 |
Camp Midnite | Self - Guest | 1989 |
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! | Professor Gangreen / Prof. Gangreen | 1988 |
Adventures Beyond Belief | Jack | 1988 |
Teen Wolf Too | Dean Dunn | 1987 |
Biography | Self | 1987 |
The Charmings | Jack / The Devil | 1987 |
Body Slam | Scotty | 1986 |
Mystery Magical Special | John Astin | 1986 |
Mary | Ed LaSalle | 1985 |
National Lampoon's European Vacation | Pig in a Poke Host - Kent / Kent | 1985 |
Otherworld | Akin | 1985 |
Charles in Charge | Uncle Joe | 1984 |
Murder, She Wrote | Harry Pierce / Ross Hayley / Fritz Randall | 1984 |
Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
Night Court | Buddy Ryan / Kenny | 1984 |
Riptide | Baxter Bernard | 1984 |
Webster | Uncle Charles | 1983 |
St. Elsewhere | Kevin | 1982 |
Simon & Simon | Uncle Ray Simon | 1981 |
The Facts of Life | Vito Miles | 1979 |
Diff'rent Strokes | C.W. | 1978 |
Halloween with the New Addams Family | Gomez Addams | 1977 |
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional Voices | 1977 |
Operation Petticoat | Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman | 1977 |
The Love Boat | Michael Sawyer / David P. Crothers | 1977 |
Freaky Friday | Mr. Andrews / Bill Andrews | 1977 |
Fantasy Island | Charles Preston | 1977 |
Lanigan's Rabbi | Myron Kapstein | 1976 |
Welcome Back, Kotter | Mr. Gore | 1975 |
The Bob Crane Show | Lowen | 1975 |
Only with Married Men | Dr. Harvey Osterman | 1974 |
Police Woman | Donny | 1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
The Horror Hall of Fame | Himself / Self | 1974 |
Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
Get Christie Love! | 1974 | |
Get Christie Love! | Quinn | 1974 |
Skyway to Death | Andrew Tustin | 1974 |
The Brothers O'Toole | Michael O'Toole / Desperate Ambrose Littleberry | 1973 |
Police Story | Dr. Milford | 1973 |
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Dr. Irv Kellerman | 1972 |
The New Temperatures Rising Show | Russo | 1972 |
The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Gomez Addams | 1972 |
Every Little Crook and Nanny | Vito Garbugli / Garbugli | 1972 |
Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mr. Turnbull | 1972 |
The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show | Self | 1972 |
Circle of Fear | Fred Colby | 1972 |
Evil Roy Slade | Evil Roy Slade | 1972 |
The Mouse Factory | Self | 1972 |
Wacky Taxi | Pepper | 1972 |
Two on a Bench | Dr. Stanley Remington | 1971 |
Bunny O'Hare | Ad O'Hare | 1971 |
McMillan & Wife | Sykes | 1971 |
Great Performances | Self - Director, JHU Theater | 1971 |
The Partridge Family | Millionaire Sidney Rose | 1970 |
The Odd Couple | Beau Buffingham | 1970 |
Arnie | Salesman | 1970 |
Viva Max | Sergeant Valdez | 1969 |
Night Gallery | Randy Miller (segment "Hell's Bells") / Munsch / Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice") | 1969 |
It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Alfred (segment "Love and the Intruder") / Charlie Mancini (segment "Love and the Happy Medium") / Rex Bickers (segment "Love and the Newscasters") | 1969 |
The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1969 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | Martin Gannard | 1969 |
Candy | T.M. Christian / Jack Christian | 1968 |
It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
The Doris Day Show | Jim Keatley | 1968 |
Prelude | 1968 | |
The Flying Nun | Father Lundigan | 1967 |
He & She | Dr. Melvin Krillman | 1967 |
The Spirit Is Willing | Dr. Frieden | 1967 |
CBS Playhouse | Perry Clark | 1967 |
The Pat Boone Show | Self - actor | 1966 |
Occasional Wife | Frank Maston | 1966 |
Hey, Landlord | Emile Kuchek | 1966 |
The Phyllis Diller Show | Rudy Pruitt | 1966 |
Star Trek | Capt. John Daley | 1966 |
Batman | The Riddler | 1966 |
The Wild Wild West | Count Nikolai Sazanov | 1965 |
I'll Bet | Self | 1965 |
Shivaree | Self | 1965 |
Hollywood a Go Go | Self - Singer | 1964 |
The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | 1964 |
Destry | Pete Daley | 1964 |
Move Over, Darling | Clyde Prokey | 1963 |
The Wheeler Dealers | Hector Vanson | 1963 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
The Farmer's Daughter | Joe Hastings | 1963 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Bartley | 1963 |
You Don't Say | Self / Himself | 1963 |
Billy Rose's Jumbo | Pilot | 1962 |
Period of Adjustment | Smoky Anderson | 1962 |
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Harry Dickens | 1962 |
The Virginian | Slick Driscoll | 1962 |
That Touch of Mink | Mr. Everett Beasley | 1962 |
West Side Story | Glad Hand | 1961 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Self | 1961 |
The Gertrude Berg Show | Dr. Carmichael | 1961 |
Ben Casey | Nat Morris | 1961 |
Hazel | Hal Gordon | 1961 |
87th Precinct | Cassidy | 1961 |
The Asphalt Jungle | Arnold Penn | 1961 |
Harrigan and Son | Benson | 1960 |
Peter Loves Mary | Joe | 1960 |
Route 66 | Gas Attendant / Benson | 1960 |
Michael Shayne | Mr. Woods | 1960 |
Outlaws | Pete | 1960 |
Checkmate | Jim Poole | 1960 |
The Pusher | Detective | 1960 |
Dennis the Menace | Policeman | 1959 |
The Twilight Zone | Charlie | 1959 |
Hennesey | Hotel Clerk | 1959 |
Bonanza | Abner Willoughby | 1959 |
77 Sunset Strip | Martin Grosch | 1958 |
The Donna Reed Show | Eric | 1958 |
The Kiss | Male Necker | 1958 |
Shirley Temple's Storybook | The Coachman | 1958 |
Maverick | Joe Lambert | 1957 |
Gunsmoke | Hard-Luck Henry Haggen | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Bill Andrews / Neil Witherspoon | 1954 |
General Electric Theater | Harlow | 1953 |
American Bandstand | Himself - Interview | 1952 |
Death Valley Days | Jesse Martin | 1952 |
The Johns Hopkins Science Review | Carnival Barker | 1948 |
Studio One | Reporter | 1948 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Murder, She Wrote | 1984 |
Just Our Luck | 1983 |
Mr. Merlin | 1981 |
CHiPs | 1977 |
Operation Petticoat | 1977 |
Rosetti and Ryan | 1977 |
Holmes and Yoyo | 1976 |
Wacky Taxi | 1972 |
McMillan & Wife | 1971 |
Night Gallery | 1969 |
Prelude | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Prelude | 1968 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1969 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects | Nominated |