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John Astin
Birthday: March 30, 1930

Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height: 5' 1"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for John Astin. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

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 was born March 30, 1930, in Baltimore, MD. He attended Johns Hopkins University and studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. He first got noticed in a small role in West Side Story (1961), then appeared in several other films before being cast as "Gomez Addams". While "The Addams Family" 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) (TV), an appearance in the Disney comedy Freaky Friday (1976) and dual roles in European Vacation (1985).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 still regularly appears in films.

Movie Credits
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
[ Robert Englund ]
Starship II: Rendezvous with Ramses (2006)
[ Richard Hatch ]
School of Life (2005)
[ Ryan Reynolds ][ David Paymer ][ Keith Dallas ]
Out of Habit (2002)
Betaville (2001)
[ Judge Reinhold ][ Gary LeRoi Gray ]
Kid Quick (2000)
[ Michael Jeter ]
Kids in the Mist (1998)
Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts (1997)
[ Ben Stein ]
Sperms of Endearment (1996)
Grandma-ma's Flatulent Adventure (1996)
Your Feets Are Too Big (1996)
The Frighteners (1996)
[ Michael J. Fox ][ Peter Jackson ][ R. Lee Ermey ][ Danny Elfman ][ Jake Busey ]
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
[ Hayden Christensen ][ Sean Astin ][ Christopher Plummer ][ Eugene Levy ][ Mackenzie Astin ]
Runaway Daughters (1994)
[ Paul Rudd ][ Robert Picardo ][ Courtney Gains ][ Dabbs Greer ][ Joe Flaherty ]
Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994)
[ Billy Zane ][ Mel Brooks ][ Dom DeLuise ][ Martin Balsam ][ Peter DeLuise ]
High Treason: Part 1 (1994)
[ Bruce Campbell ][ Terry Bradshaw ][ Christian Clemenson ]
Cellar Beware (1994)
The Ice Cream Man Cometh (1994)
Steel Horses (1993)
Senior Spirit (1993)
[ Billy Drago ]
Socrates' Sister (1993)
[ Ashby Adams ]
Stepmonster (1993)
[ Corey Feldman ][ Bodhi Elfman ][ Alan Thicke ][ George Gaynes ][ Sean Whalen ]
Huck and the King of Hearts (1993)
[ Graham Greene ][ Jacob Vargas ]
Reality Takes a Holiday (1992)
The Loyal Order of Corn (1992)
[ Jason Marsden ]
Mr. Chaney (1992)
The Hole in the Head Gang (1992)
[ Jason Marsden ]
Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1991)
Something Personal (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
[ Steven Spielberg ][ Christopher Lee ][ Frank Welker ][ John Glover ][ Robert Picardo ]
Melvin and Harold (1990)
Futureman (1990)
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1990)
[ John Witherspoon ]
Life with Buddy (1989)
From Snoop to Nuts: Part 2 (1989)
[ Gregory Itzin ]
Night Life (1989)
[ Scott Grimes ][ Corey Michael Eubanks ]
The Saint: The Blue Dulac (1989)
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
[ George Clooney ]
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
[ Jason Bateman ]
Body Slam (1987)
[ Dirk Benedict ][ Charles Nelson Reilly ][ Billy Barty ]
Adventures Beyond Belief (1987)
[ Graham Stark ]
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
[ David Faustino ]
Egyptian Cruise: Part 2 (1986)
[ Grant Show ]
Sticks and Stones (1985)
A Lady in the Lake (1985)
Joshua Peabody Died Here - Possibly (1985)
[ Chuck Connors ]
European Vacation (1985)
[ Chevy Chase ][ Robbie Coltrane ][ John Hughes ][ Eric Idle ][ William Zabka ]
Hooray for Homicide (1984)
[ John Saxon ][ Claude Akins ][ Lyle Waggoner ]
Freaky Friday: Part 1 (1982)
[ Dick Van Patten ][ Marc McClure ]
Marooned: Part 1 (1978)
Marooned: Part 2 (1978)
Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Operation Petticoat (1977)
[ Jim Varney ][ Jackie Cooper ]
For the Love of Annie (1976)
Freaky Friday (1976)
[ Dick Van Patten ][ Marc McClure ]
Out of the Depths (1975)
The Dream Makers (1975)
[ Ron Rifkin ][ Michael Lerner ]
The One-Armed Man (1974)
Only with Married Men (1974)
[ Dom DeLuise ][ Aaron Spelling ][ Patrick Labyorteaux ]
Miss Kline, We Love You (1974)
Skyway to Death (1974)
[ Bobby Sherman ]
Truck Stop (1973)
[ Tim Matheson ]
The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
The Night of the Wizard (1972)
Love and Happy Days/Love and the Newscasters (1972)
[ Kenneth Mars ]
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
[ Orson Welles ][ Brian De Palma ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972)
[ Pat Morita ][ Dom DeLuise ][ Austin Pendleton ][ Victor Mature ]
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
[ John Ritter ][ Pat Morita ][ Mickey Rooney ][ Dom DeLuise ][ Ed Begley Jr. ]
Wacky Taxi (1972)
Hell's Bells (1971)
Pamela's Voice (1971)
Two on a Bench (1971)
Bunny O'Hare (1971)
[ Ernest Borgnine ][ Larry Linville ]
Love and the Intruder/Love and the Lost Dog (1970)
Viva Max! (1969)
[ Harry Morgan ][ Peter Ustinov ][ Keenan Wynn ][ Kenneth Mars ][ Jonathan Winters ]
The CBS Playhouse: Experiment (1969)
[ Michael Douglas ]
Candy (1968)
[ Marlon Brando ][ Walter Matthau ][ Richard Burton ][ John Huston ][ Ringo Starr ]
Prelude (1968)
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
[ Sid Caesar ]
Batman's Anniversary (1967)
Sheriff Who (1967)
[ Dick Shawn ]
The Great Treasure Hunt (1966)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama (1966)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Morticia's Dilemma (1965)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Morticia, the Breadwinner (1965)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Move Over, Darling (1963)
[ James Garner ][ Don Knotts ][ Chuck Connors ]
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
[ James Garner ][ James Doohan ]
Period of Adjustment (1962)
[ Jack Albertson ][ Boy George ]
Go Read the River (1962)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
[ Cary Grant ][ John Fiedler ]
West Side Story (1961)
[ Russ Tamblyn ][ George Chakiris ][ Harvey Evans ]
The Pusher (1960)

Trivia

  • Father, Allen Astin, was the 5th Director of the National Bureau of Standards.
  • Father of actors Sean Astin and Mackenzie Astin
  • Is a vegetarian
  • He and his wife Val are leaders of a Buddhist group in Santa Monica.
  • Grandfather of actress Alexandra Astin, Elizabeth Louise Astin and Isabella Louise Astin.
  • Appeared in three separate episodes of "Night Gallery" (1970). During each episode, his character was killed, and during two episodes, his character found himself in Hell. Also directed three episodes of the show.
  • Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 31-32. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
  • Three generations of his family have worked with director Peter Jackson. He appeared in _Frighteners, The (1996/I)_ , while his son Sean Astin appeared in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sean's real-life daughter, Alexandra Astin, played the daughter of his character in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
  • Currently a visiting theater professor at Johns Hopkins University. His new facility is the "Old Barn," former home of Theater Hopkins, a top-scale community theater outfit. Astin won rave reviews for his portrayal of the Stage Manager in a performance of "Our Town" with Hopkins as well as for a recent portrayal of Edgar Allen Poe.
  • Has twice played father to Jodie Foster. They appeared together as father and daughter in Freaky Friday (1976). In the live action "The Addams Family" (1964), John plays Gomez Addams. In an animated series in the early 1970s, Jodie Foster voiced Pugsley Addams.
  • Three generations of his family have worked with Christopher Lee. His son, Sean Astin, and granddaughter, Alexandra Astin, appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He and Lee appeared together in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
  • He and his son Sean have both appeared in films that won Best Picture, four decades apart. John had a small role in West Side Story, while Sean had a lead role in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
  • Attended Washington and Jefferson College, graduated from Johns Hopkins University and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota.
  • Brother of Alexander W. Astin, professor emeritus at UCLA who is considered one of the most influential scholars in the field of higher education research.
  • Is portrayed by Arthur Taxier in Call Me Anna (1990) (TV)

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