Al Lewis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-04-30 (83 years old)

Deathday

2006-02-03

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Al Lewis

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 in the musical comedy Do Re Mi (1962). His earliest television work includes appearances...

Acting

1978

Ring of Passion

as Mike Jacobs

1981

2007

1973

1966

Munster, Go Home!

as Grandpa Munster

1992

My Grandpa Is a Vampire

as Vernon Cooger

1988

Married to the Mob

as Joe Russo

1971

1964

1994

Car 54, Where Are You?

as Leo Schnauzer

1995

Here Come the Munsters

as Restaurant Guest

2006

1996

Fast Money

as Poon

1974

Death Wish

as Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

2015

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera

as Grandpa Munster (archive footage)

1989

Fright House

as Captain Levi

1980

Used Cars

as Judge Harrison

1991

Coney Island

as Self - Actor

1975

White House Madness

as Judge Cirrhosis

1974

Black Starlet

as Sam Sharp

2004

Ramones: Raw

as Himself

1996

South Beach Academy

as Uncle Gene

1960

Pretty Boy Floyd

as Machine Gun Manny

1988

Bum Rap

as Mr. Wolfstadt

1970

1957

Lust of the Vampire

as Assistant (uncredited)

1975

Coonskin

as The Godfather (voice) (uncredited)

2002

Night Terror

as Father Hanlon

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