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).[2]
Movie | School of Life | Norman Warner | 2005-02-19 |
Movie | Betaville | President Sender | 2005-04-26 |
Series | As Told by Ginger | Dave Bishop (voice) | 2000-10-25 |
Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Unknown | 1998-09-01 |
Series | The Hughleys | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
Series | Becker | Unknown | 1998-11-02 |
Movie | The Making of 'The Frighteners' | Himself | 1998-11-24 |
Series | Recess | Supt. Skinner (voice) | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | The Frighteners | The Judge | 1996-07-18 |
Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
Movie | Harrison Bergeron | Golf Announcer | 1995-08-13 |
Series | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | 1995-09-16 | |
Movie | Huck and the King of Hearts | Zach | 1994-02-02 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | Runaway Daughters | Fred | 1994-08-12 |
Movie | The Silence of the Hams | The Ranger | 1994-03-11 |
Movie | Stepmonster | Minister | 1993-02-24 |
Series | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Unknown | 1993-08-27 |
Series | Bonkers | Unknown | 1993-09-04 |
Series | Problem Child | Additional Voices (voice) | 1993-10-31 |
Series | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams (voice) | 1992-09-12 |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Movie | Killer Tomatoes Eat France! | Prof. Mortimer Gangreen | 1992-11-18 |
Series | Eerie, Indiana | Radford | 1991-09-15 |
Series | Taz-Mania | Bull Gator (voice) | 1991-09-07 |
Movie | Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen | 1991-11-14 |
Movie | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Janitor | 1990-06-15 |
Series | Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1990-09-08 | |
Series | They Came from Outer Space | Neville Nessen | 1990-10-01 |
Movie | The Saint: The Blue Dulac | George Lafosse | 1989-09-09 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Night Life | Verlin Flanders | 1989-09-18 |
Movie | Return of the Killer Tomatoes! | Prof. Gangreen | 1988-04-22 |
Series | The Charmings | Unknown | 1987-03-20 |
Movie | Teen Wolf Too | Dean Dunn | 1987-11-20 |
Movie | Mr. Boogedy | Widow Marian | 1986-04-20 |
Movie | Mystery Magical Special | John Astin | 1986-10-30 |
Movie | Body Slam | Scotty | 1986-11-21 |
Series | Otherworld | Unknown | 1985-01-26 |
Series | Mary | Ed LaSalle | 1985-12-11 |
Movie | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Kent | 1985-07-25 |
Series | Night Court | Unknown | 1984-01-04 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Charles in Charge | Unknown | 1984-10-03 |
Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Diff'rent Strokes | Unknown | 1978-11-03 |
Series | The Love Boat | David Crothers | 1977-09-24 |
Movie | Halloween with the New Addams Family | Gomez Addams | 1977-10-30 |
Movie | Freaky Friday | Bill Andrews | 1976-12-17 |
Series | The Bob Crane Show | Unknown | 1975-03-06 |
Movie | The Dream Makers | Manny Wheeler | 1975-01-07 |
Series | Welcome Back, Kotter | Unknown | 1975-09-09 |
Movie | Hard Day at Blue Nose | Greenburg | 1974-02-12 |
Movie | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self | 1974-02-20 |
Movie | Skyway to Death | Andrew Tustin | 1974-01-19 |
Movie | Only with Married Men | Dr. Harvey Osterman | 1974-12-04 |
Series | Police Woman | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | Brothers O'Toole | Michael O'Toole | 1973-05-16 |
Movie | Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mr. Turnbull | 1972-06-07 |
Movie | Every Little Crook and Nanny | Vito Garbugli | 1972-06-14 |
Movie | Wacky Taxi | Pepper | 1972-01-01 |
Movie | Evil Roy Slade | Evil Roy Slade | 1972-02-18 |
Series | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Gomez Addams (voice) | 1972-09-09 |
Series | Temperatures Rising | Russo | 1972-09-12 |
Series | Ghost Story | Unknown | 1972-09-15 |
Movie | Bunny O'Hare | Ad O'Hare | 1971-10-18 |
Movie | Two on a Bench | Dr. Stanley Remington | 1971-11-02 |
Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
Series | Night Gallery | Unknown | 1970-12-16 |
Movie | Viva Max! | Sergeant Valdez | 1969-12-01 |
Movie | Candy | T.M. Christian / Jack Christian | 1968-12-17 |
Movie | Prelude | 1968-01-01 | |
Series | Malibu U | Unknown | 1967-07-21 |
Movie | The Spirit Is Willing | Dr. Frieden | 1967-07-07 |
Series | He & She | Unknown | 1967-09-06 |
Series | The Flying Nun | Unknown | 1967-09-07 |
Series | The Pruitts of Southampton | Unknown | 1966-09-06 |
Series | Batman | Unknown | 1966-01-12 |
Series | Occasional Wife | Unknown | 1966-09-13 |
Series | CBS Playhouse | Unknown | 1966-12-08 |
Series | Hey Landlord! | Unknown | 1966-09-11 |
Series | The Wild Wild West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
Series | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | 1964-09-18 |
Movie | The Wheeler Dealers | Hector Vanson | 1963-11-14 |
Series | The Greatest Show on Earth | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
Movie | Move Over, Darling | Clyde Prokey | 1963-12-19 |
Movie | That Touch of Mink | Mr. Everett Beasley | 1962-06-14 |
Series | I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | 1962-09-28 | |
Movie | Billy Rose's Jumbo | Pilot | 1962-12-06 |
Movie | Period of Adjustment | Smoky Anderson (uncredited) | 1962-10-31 |
Series | 87th Precinct | Unknown | 1961-09-25 |
Series | The Asphalt Jungle | Unknown | 1961-04-02 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | Hazel | Unknown | 1961-09-28 |
Movie | West Side Story | Glad Hand (uncredited) | 1961-12-13 |
Series | Checkmate | Jim Poole | 1960-09-17 |
Movie | The Pusher | Detective | 1960-02-01 |
Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
Series | Outlaws | Unknown | 1960-09-26 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |