John Astin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 30, 1930 (age 96)
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Credits
- 134
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).
Known for
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Movie
Janitor
West Side Story
1961Movie
Glad Hand (uncredited)
The Frighteners
1996Movie
The Judge
The Nanny
1993TV
Dr. Roberts
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Charlie
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985Movie
Kent
Filmography
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence
2026Movie
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective
2023Movie
Self
Justice League Action
2016TV
Uncle Dudley (voice)
Betaville
2005Movie
President Sender
School of Life
2005Movie
Norman Warner
As Told by Ginger
2000TV
Dave Bishop (voice)
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998Movie
Self
Becker
1998TV
Richard Wilson
The New Addams Family
1998TV
Grandpapa Addams
The Hughleys
1998TV
Mr. Crump
The Wild Thornberrys
1998TV
The Great Bangaboo (voice)
Recess
1997TV
Supt. Skinner (voice)
Quack Pack
1996TV
Mr. Roborson (voice)
The Frighteners
1996Movie
The Judge
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
1995TV
(voice)
Pinky and the Brain
1995TV
Harrison Bergeron
1995Movie
Golf Announcer
Runaway Daughters
1994Movie
Fred
Rebel Highway
1994TV
Minuteman (Fred)
The Silence of the Hams
1994Movie
The Ranger
Duckman
1994TV
Terry Duke Tetzloff (voice)
Aladdin
1994TV
Sydney (voice)
Huck and the King of Hearts
1994Movie
Zach
Burke's Law
1994TV
Alexander the Great
The Nanny
1993TV
Dr. Roberts
Problem Child
1993TV
Additional Voices (voice)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993TV
Prof. Albert Wickwire
Stepmonster
1993Movie
Minister
The Addams Family Album
1992Movie
Self / Gomez Addams (archive footage)
Killer Tomatoes Eat France!
1992Movie
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
Mad About You
1992TV
John Astin
The Addams Family
1992TV
Gomez Addams (voice)
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991Movie
Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Movie
Self
Step by Step
1991TV
George Humphries
Eerie, Indiana
1991TV
Radford
Taz-Mania
1991TV
Bull Gator (voice)
They Came from Outer Space
1990TV
Neville Nessen
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
1990TV
Dr. Gangreen (voice)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Movie
Janitor
Night Life
1989Movie
Verlin Flanders
The Saint: The Blue Dulac
1989Movie
George Lafosse
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Nelson Halliwell
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989Movie
Self
Mystery Magical Special
1988Movie
John Astin
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
1988Movie
Prof. Gangreen
Teen Wolf Too
1987Movie
Dean Dunn
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
1987Movie
Self
The Charmings
1987TV
Body Slam
1986Movie
Scotty
Mr. Boogedy
1986Movie
Neil Witherspoon
Mary
1985TV
Ed LaSalle
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985Movie
Kent
Otherworld
1985TV
Akin
Charles in Charge
1984TV
Uncle Joe
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Harry Pierce, Fritz Randall, Ross Hayley
Night Court
1984TV
Kenny, Buddy Ryan
Riptide
1984TV
Baxter Bernard
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Kevin
Simon & Simon
1981TV
The Facts of Life
1979TV
Diff'rent Strokes
1978TV
Fantasy Island
1978TV
Charles Preston
Halloween with the New Addams Family
1977Movie
Gomez Addams
The Love Boat
1977TV
David Crothers, Michael Sawyer
Operation Petticoat
1977TV
Lt. Commander Matthew Sherman
Freaky Friday
1976Movie
Bill Andrews
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975TV
The Bob Crane Show
1975TV
The Dream Makers
1975Movie
Manny Wheeler
Only with Married Men
1974Movie
Dr. Harvey Osterman
Police Woman
1974TV
Donny
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974Movie
Self
Hard Day at Blue Nose
1974Movie
Greenburg
Skyway to Death
1974Movie
Andrew Tustin
Brothers O'Toole
1973Movie
Michael O'Toole
Police Story
1973TV
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
1972Movie
Gomez Addams (Voice)
Ghost Story
1972TV
Fred Colby
Temperatures Rising
1972TV
Russo
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972TV
Gomez Addams (voice)
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972Movie
Vito Garbugli
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972Movie
Mr. Turnbull
Evil Roy Slade
1972Movie
Evil Roy Slade
Wacky Taxi
1972Movie
Pepper
Two on a Bench
1971Movie
Dr. Stanley Remington
Bunny O'Hare
1971Movie
Ad O'Hare
McMillan & Wife
1971TV
Sykes
Night Gallery
1970TV
Munsch, Randy Miller, Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice")
The Partridge Family
1970TV
Millionaire Sidney Rose
The Odd Couple
1970TV
Beau Biffingham
Viva Max!
1969Movie
Sergeant Valdez
Love, American Style
1969TV
Alfred, Charlie Mancini
Candy
1968Movie
T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
The Doris Day Show
1968TV
Jim Keatley
Prelude
1968Movie
The Flying Nun
1967TV
He & She
1967TV
Dr. Melvin Krillman
The Spirit Is Willing
1967Movie
Dr. Frieden
CBS Playhouse
1966TV
Perry Clark
Occasional Wife
1966TV
Hey Landlord!
1966TV
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966TV
Rudy Pruitt
Batman
1966TV
The Riddler
The Wild Wild West
1965TV
The Addams Family
1964TV
Gomez Addams
Move Over, Darling
1963Movie
Clyde Prokey
The Wheeler Dealers
1963Movie
Hector Vanson
The Danny Kaye Show
1963TV
Self
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963TV
Bartley
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962Movie
Pilot
Period of Adjustment
1962Movie
Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1962TV
Harry Dickens
The Virginian
1962TV
Slick Driscoll
That Touch of Mink
1962Movie
Mr. Everett Beasley
West Side Story
1961Movie
Glad Hand (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Ben Casey
1961TV
Hazel
1961TV
Hal Gordon
87th Precinct
1961TV
Cassidy
The Asphalt Jungle
1961TV
Peter Loves Mary
1960TV
Joe
Route 66
1960TV
Gas Attendant, Benson
Outlaws
1960TV
Checkmate
1960TV
Jim Poole
The Pusher
1960Movie
Detective
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Charlie
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Martin Grosch
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
The Kiss
1958Movie
Male Necker
Maverick
1957TV
Joe Lambert
The Night America Trembled
1957Movie
Reporter
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Hard-Luck Henry Haggen