John Astin
Acting
Biography
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: March 30, 1930
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Uncle Dudley (voice)
as President Sender
as Norman Warner
as Dave Bishop (voice)
as Himself
as Richard Wilson
as The Great Bangaboo (voice)
as Supt. Skinner (voice)
as The Judge
as (voice)
as Golf Announcer
as Fred
as The Ranger
as Terry Duke Tetzloff (voice)
as Zach
as Alexander the Great
as Dr. Roberts
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Prof. Albert Wickwire
as Prof. Albert Wickwire
as Minister
as Self / Gomez Addams (archive footage)
as Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
as John Astin
as Gomez Addams (voice)
as Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
as Radford
as Bull Gator (voice)
as Neville Nessen
as Janitor
as Verlin Flanders
as George Lafosse
as Nelson Halliwell
as John Astin
as Prof. Gangreen
as Dean Dunn
as Self
as Scotty
as Neil Witherspoon
as Ed LaSalle
as "Pig in a Poke" Host - Kent
as Uncle Joe
as Harry Pierce
as Fritz Randall
as Ross Hayley
as Kenny
as Buddy Ryan
as Baxter Bernard
as Gomez Addams
as David Crothers
as Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman
as Bill Andrews
as Manny Wheeler
as Dr. Harvey Osterman
as Donny
as Greenburg
as Andrew Tustin
as Michael O'Toole
as Gomez Addams (Voice)
as Fred Colby
as Gomez Addams (voice)
as Vito Garbugli
as Mr. Turnbull
as Evil Roy Slade
as Pepper
as Dr. Stanley Remington
as Ad O'Hare
as Sykes
as Munsch
as Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice")
as Randy Miller
as Beau Biffingham
as Sergeant Valdez
as Alfred
as Charlie Mancini
as T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
as Jim Keatley
as Dr. Melvin Krillman
as Dr. Frieden
as Rudy Pruitt
as The Riddler
as Gomez Addams
as Clyde Prokey
as Hector Vanson
as Self
as Pilot
as Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
as Harry Dickens
as Slick Driscoll
as Mr. Everett Beasley
as Glad Hand (uncredited)
as Self
as Cassidy
as Gas Attendant
as Benson
as Jim Poole
as Detective
as Charlie
as Martin Grosch
as Male Necker
as Joe Lambert
as Reporter
as Hard-Luck Henry Haggen
as Prof. Mortimer Gangreen