John Astin
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1930-03-30 (94 years old)
Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As John Allen Astin
John Astin
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).
Known For
Actor
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 Golf Announcer
as Fred
as The Ranger
as Zach
as Alexander the Great
as Minister
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Prof. Albert Wickwire
as Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
as John Astin
as Gomez Addams (voice)
as Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
as Radford
as Bull Gator (voice)
as Janitor
as Neville Nessen
as Verlin Flanders
as George Lafosse
as Nelson Halliwell
as Prof. Gangreen
as Dean Dunn
as Self
as Scotty
as John Astin
as Widow Marian
as Ed LaSalle
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 Greenburg
as Andrew Tustin
as Michael O'Toole
as Vito Garbugli
as Mr. Turnbull
as Evil Roy Slade
as Pepper
as Fred Colby
as Russo
as Gomez Addams (voice)
as Dr. Stanley Remington
as Ad O'Hare
as Sykes
as Munsch
as Jonathan (segment "Pamela's Voice")
as Beau Biffingham
as Sergeant Valdez
as Alfred
as T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
as Jim Keatley
as Dr. Frieden
as Dr. Melvin Krillman
as Rudy Pruitt
as The Riddler
as Gomez Addams
as Clyde Prokey
as Hector Vanson
as Self
as Bartley
as Pilot
as Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
as Mr. Everett Beasley
as Slick Driscoll
as Glad Hand (uncredited)
as Self
as Detective
as Gas Attendant
as Benson
as Harry
as Jim Poole
as Charlie
as Male Necker
as Martin Grosch
as Joe Lambert
as Hard-Luck Henry Haggen
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Producer