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Al Lewis
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Al Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-04-30,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 on the Beverly Garland crime drama Decoy and The Phil Silvers Show. From 1959–63, he appeared in four episodes of Naked City. Lewis' first well-known television role was as Officer Leo Schnauser on the NBC sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? from 1961–63, also starring Fred Gwynne (Lewis reprised the role in the 1994 movie of the same name). In the series, Lewis first played Al Spencer the Auto Body Man in two early first-season episodes before landing the more familiar role of Officer Schnauser. But he is best remembered as "Grandpa" on The Munsters, which ran on CBS from 1964–66. In 1967, Lewis played the part of Zalto the wizard in the Lost in Space episode, Rocket to Earth. His first role in a movie was as Machine Gun Manny in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960). He had small roles in The World of Henry Orient (1964), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), They Might Be Giants (1971). He appeared as Hanging Judge Harrison in Used Cars (1980) and had a minor role in Married to the Mob (1988). His last film role was in Night Terror (2002). Lewis was a recurring guest on The Howard Stern Show. In 1987, during a "Howard Stern Freedom Rally" against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that was broadcast live, Lewis repeatedly shouted "F*** the FCC!" until Stern was able to take the microphone away from him. Stern and the station were not punished for Lewis' comments. Unlike some actors, Lewis did not mind being typecast. He enjoyed acting out his "Grandpa" character—in the original costume—and got a surprising amount of mileage from such a short-lived role. "Why not?" he said. "It pays the bills." In 1991, he appeared as Grandpa Munster in an episode of Hi Honey, I'm Home on ABC. In 1991, he appeared in a low-budget New Zealand family movie called Grampire (My Grandpa Is a Vampire in the U.S. version), wearing much the same costume as he did in The Munsters. From 1987–89, Lewis hosted Super Scary Saturday on TBS in his Grandpa Munster outfit. This would later be parodied in Gremlins 2: The New Batch with the character of "Grandpa Fred" (Robert Prosky). [Biography from Wikipedia]

Filmography

Ring of Passion

7

Ring of Passion
1978-02-04

The Munsters' Revenge

6.3

The Munsters' Revenge
1981-02-27

The Night Strangler

6.7

The Night Strangler
1973-01-16

Goodbye, America

5.8

Goodbye, America
2007-03-02

The Mini-Munsters

0

The Mini-Munsters
1973-10-27

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7.6

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969-12-10

Munster, Go Home!

6.414

Munster, Go Home!
1966-06-15

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

6

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001-01-20

My Grandpa Is a Vampire

5.3

My Grandpa Is a Vampire
1992-01-01

0

Comic Cabby
1987-01-02

Married to the Mob

6

Married to the Mob
1988-08-19

They Might Be Giants

6.9

They Might Be Giants
1971-06-09

The World of Henry Orient

5.8

The World of Henry Orient
1964-03-19

Car 54, Where Are You?

3.4

Car 54, Where Are You?
1994-01-28

Here Come the Munsters

5.2

Here Come the Munsters
1995-01-11

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

0

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006-01-31

6

Fast Money
1996-08-13

6.9

Death Wish
1974-07-24

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera

0

Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
2015-10-31

0

Save the Dog!
1988-03-19

2

Fright House
1989-10-16

6.399

Used Cars
1980-07-11

6

Coney Island
1991-02-04

White House Madness

0

White House Madness
1975-01-01

Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores

0

Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores
1989-09-29

3.2

Black Starlet
1974-12-01

Grampa's Silly Scaries

0

Grampa's Silly Scaries
1988-10-12

Grampa's More Silly Scaries

0

Grampa's More Silly Scaries
1989-10-12

Grampa’s Monster Movies

0

Grampa’s Monster Movies
1988-10-03

Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits

0

Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits
1989-09-29

South Beach Academy

3.1

South Beach Academy
1996-09-24

5.9

Ramones: Raw
2004-09-28

Pretty Boy Floyd

6.3

Pretty Boy Floyd
1960-01-01

Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King

0

Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King
2006-06-27

3.5

Bum Rap
1988-09-26

5.3

The Boatniks
1970-07-01

Lust of the Vampire

6.4

Lust of the Vampire
1957-04-05

Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein

5

Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
2005-01-05

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland

0

Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
1965-04-18

Al Lewis in the Flesh

0

Al Lewis in the Flesh
1993-01-01

6

Coonskin
1975-08-20

3

Night Terror
2002-11-11

Grampa Presents Carnival Of Souls

0

Grampa Presents Carnival Of Souls
1988-01-01

The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright

8

The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
2004-01-01

The Munsters - Family Portrait

8

The Munsters - Family Portrait
2008-10-07

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

0

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
2000-11-30

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Love, American Style

6

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

8

The Munsters
1964-09-24

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

Hi Honey, I'm Home!

4

Hi Honey, I'm Home!
1991-07-19

Best of the West

6

Best of the West
1981-09-10

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

The Merv Griffin Show

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7.138

Lost in Space
1965-09-15

The United States Steel Hour

5.8

The United States Steel Hour
1953-10-27

The Phil Silvers Show

6.9

The Phil Silvers Show
1955-09-20

6.2

Decoy
1957-10-14

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

7.233

Taxi
1978-09-12

The Phil Silvers Show

6.9

The Phil Silvers Show
1955-09-20

American Experience

7.424

American Experience
1988-10-04

7.4

Baseball
1994-09-18

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.5

Car 54, Where Are You?
1961-09-17

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

7.3

Green Acres
1965-09-15