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Birth Place: Baltimore, MD, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1959
Collins

[Broadway]
1956
Morrison

[Off-Broadway]
Return Engagement [off-Broadway], 1955
Ready-money Matt (Macheath's Gang)

Readymoney Matt

[Off-Broadway]
Theatre de Lys Revival, 1954
Ready-money Matt (Macheath's Gang)

Readymoney Matt


Movies

The Pusher
[ 1960 ] Detective
Move Over, Darling
[ 1963 ] Clyde Prokey
The Wheeler Dealers
[ 1963 ] Hector Vanson
The Spirit Is Willing
[ 1967 ] Dr. Frieden
Candy
[ 1968 ] T.M. Christian, Jack Christian
Viva Max
[ 1969 ] Sergeant Valdez
Bunny O'Hare
[ 1971 ] Ad O Hare
Get to Know Your Rabbit
[ 1972 ] Mr. Turnbull
Wacky Taxi
[ 1972 ] Pepper
Every Little Crook and Nanny
[ 1972 ] Vito Garbugli
The Brothers O'Toole
[ 1973 ] Michael O Toole, Desperate Ambrose Littleberry
Freaky Friday
[ 1976 ] Mr. Andrews
National Lampoon's European Vacation
[ 1985 ] Pig in a Poke Host - Kent
Body Slam
[ 1986 ] Scotty
Teen Wolf Too
[ 1987 ] Dean Dunn
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
[ 1988 ] Professor Gangreen
Night Life
[ 1989 ] Verlin Flanders
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
[ 1990 ] Janitor
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
[ 1991 ] Jeronahew, Professor Mortimer Gangreen
Killer Tomatoes Eat France!
[ 1992 ] Professor Mortimer Gangreen
The Silence of the Hams
[ 1994 ] The Ranger
Huck and the King of Hearts
[ 1994 ] Zach
The Frighteners
[ 1996 ] The Judge
Betaville
[ 2001 ] President Sender

TV Shows

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
Terry Duke Tetzloff
Insight
Alex Grubb, Patrick Grogan, Harry
Mary
Ed LaSalle
McMillan & Wife
Sykes
Murder, She Wrote
Harry Pierce, Fritz Randall, Ross Hayley
Night Court
Buddy Ryan, Kenny
Operation Petticoat
Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman
Recess
Supt. Skinner, Hank the Janitor
Step by Step
George Humphries
Taz-Mania
Bull Gator
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Prof. Albert Wickwire
The Love Boat
Michael Sawyer, David P. Crothers
The New Addams Family
Grandpapa Addams
Webster
Uncle Charles

News


Actors Theatre of Indiana Teams Up with Carmel Symphony Orchestra For July 3 Event at Coxhall Gardens

 Actors Theatre of Indiana is joining forces once again with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra. Bring your friends and family and join ATI and CSO on July 3 as they celebrate our independence in the best way – with live music! This event, set at Coxhall Gardens in Carmel, is a great way to jumpstart your holiday celebration.  
Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at San Diego Musical Theatre

They’re creepy, they’re kooky, they’re even a little bit spooky - it's THE ADDAMS FAMILY and they’re at San Diego Musical Theatre through October 29th.  This musical inspired by the popular comic strip, television show, and movies is filled with music, and dancing and is a perfect seasonal treat -  a little silly, a little spicy, and a little scary.  
This Weekend At Music Mountain: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players And Tabea Debus, Recorder & Adam Cockerham

Now in its forty-seventh year of operation, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) is America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble.
BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Davies High School

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. OK, that isn't actually part of the stage musical but I did catch myself singing it when the the finger snapping started.
The JOCUNDA FESTIVAL presents AN INSTITUTION by Daniel A. Takacs

The JOCUNDA FESTIVAL presents AN INSTITUTION by Daniel A. Takacs and directed by Van Dirk Fisher, on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 8PM EST and 5PM PST on Zoom.
Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders and More Star in CHRISTMAS EVE 1953 Online Reading to Benefit Shadowland Stages

SHADOWLAND STAGES today announced that the theatre will present a special online benefit reading of CHRISTMAS EVE 1953, a short story by Tom Hanks that has been adapted for the stage by SHADOWLAND STAGES' artistic associate, James Glossman.
BWW Interview: Rob Paulsen of ANIMANIACS LIVE! at Balboa Theatre

ANIMANIACS: LIVE! brings Rob Paulsen, and Emmy Awarding winning cast of the show, and those beloved characters to the Balboa stage on Thursday, July 18th at 7:30pm.  
Time Travel Romcom TECH SUPPORT Heads to 59E59 This August

59E59 Theaters welcomes the Off Broadway premiere of TECH SUPPORT, written and directed byDebra Whitfield. Produced by Chatillion Stage Company, TECH SUPPORT begins performances on Thursday, August 29 for a limited engagement through Saturday, September 21.
Herberger Theater Center And Arizona Broadway Theatre Co-Present THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT), Arizona's Leader in Musical Theatre, opens the summer with the ghoulishly entertaining 2010 Broadway hit The Addams Family at the Herberger Theater Center July 12-28, 2019.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Arrives at Arizona Broadway Theatre This Summer

Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT), Arizona's Leader in Musical Theatre, opens the summer with the ghoulishly entertaining 2010 Broadway hit The Addams Family, onstage June 7-July 6, 2019, followed by a run at The Herberger Theater Center July 12-28, 2019.
Gay Wartime Love Story FLOWER OF IOWA Selected For Finals Gala On Theatre Row

Flower of Iowa, a bold new World War I drama about an unexpected and forbidden love between two soldiers - one American, one British - has been selected as one of the seven finalists at the 2018 New York New Works Theatre Festival, from a field of nearly 50 productions. Judging was determined by a panel of theatre professionals and by audience votes.
Gay Love Story in Wartime FLOWER OF IOWA Set to Premiere at New Works Festival

A bold new drama about World War I and an unexpected and forbidden love between two soldiers - one American, one British - will have its world premiere at the 2018 New York New Works Theatre Festival.
LGBT Drama IN LOVE WITH THE ARROW COLLAR MAN Begins Tonight at Theatre 80

A bold new drama about pioneering 20th-century gay illustrator J.C. Leyendecker will have its world premiere at the famed Theatre 80 St Marks in the East Village in November.
LGBT Drama IN LOVE WITH THE ARROW COLLAR MAN to Play Theatre 80

A bold new drama about pioneering 20th-century gay illustrator J.C. Leyendecker will have its world premiere at the famed Theatre 80 St Marks in the East Village in November.
Creepy, Kooky Fun for All as Avon Players Present The Addams Family

Avon Players will 'Move Toward the Darkness' with its latest offering as it brings to life a beloved pop culture brood with The Addams Family: A New Musical, running May 19-June 3.
BrightSide Theatre to Continue Sixth Season with MOON OVER BUFFALO

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues its sixth season - Classic Broadway. Moon Over Buffalo will perform at the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth Street in Naperville March 10-26, 2017.
BrightSide Theatre to Continue Sixth Season with MOON OVER BUFFALO

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues its sixth season - Classic Broadway. Moon Over Buffalo will perform at the Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth Street in Naperville March 10-26, 2017.
New Drama and Musical to Headline New York New Works Theatre Festival This Fall

Two distinctive pieces of theater - a drama about pioneering gay illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, and a musical comedy version of the Greek classic Electra - will be featured in this year's New York New Works Theatre Festival, August 29 through September 14.
Photo Coverage: Remembering Patty Duke

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, Patty Duke, who received a supporting actress Oscar for the role of Helen Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER, died at age 69.
BWW Review: 3-D Theatricals Joyfully Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY Glitzy-Gloomy Musical

Like many others during 1964-1966, I made sure to be home when "The Addams Family" TV show was broadcast. Carolyn Jones and John Astin were like no parents I knew and their family certainly lived the sort of off-kilter life totally different than any other family I had ever known. But it was their unwavering support of each other and their entire family that drew me to the series, so when I heard the glitzy-gloomy musical based on the characters was being brought to the stage by 3-D Theatricals, I excitedly made plans to see it and can happily report it was a spectacular and highly creative extravaganza with an awesomely talented cast.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has John Astin been in?

John Astin has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has John Astin been in?

John Astin has not appeared in the West End.

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