John Astin
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).
Born: 30 March 1930
Played In
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
As Told by Ginger
Dave Bishop (voice)
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
Murder, She Wrote
Fritz Randall
Murder, She Wrote
Ross Hayley
Night Court
Kenny
Night Court
Buddy Ryan
Riptide
Baxter Bernard
St. Elsewhere
Kevin
Simon & Simon
The Facts of Life
Diff'rent Strokes
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Gomez Addams
The Love Boat
David Crothers
Operation Petticoat
Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman
Freaky Friday
Bill Andrews
Welcome Back, Kotter
The Bob Crane Show
The Dream Makers
Manny Wheeler
Only with Married Men
Dr. Harvey Osterman
Police Woman
Donny
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self
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
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
Night Gallery
Randy Miller
Night Gallery
Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice")
The Partridge Family
Millionaire Sidney Rose
The Odd Couple
Beau Biffingham
Viva Max!
Sergeant Valdez
Love, American Style
Alfred
Love, American Style
Charlie Mancini
Candy
T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
The Doris Day Show
Jim Keatley
Prelude
The Flying Nun
He & She
Dr. Melvin Krillman
The Spirit Is Willing
Dr. Frieden
CBS Playhouse
Perry Clark
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
The Greatest Show on Earth
Bartley
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
Peter Loves Mary
Joe
Route 66
Gas Attendant
Route 66
Benson
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