Al Lewis
Birthday
1923/04/30
Day of death
2006/02/03 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Albert Lewis
Biography
An American character actor best known for his role as Count Dracula lookalike "Grandpa", opposite Fred Gwynne's and Yvonne De Carlo's characters on the CBS television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and its subsequent film versions. Later in life, he was also a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster. His acting career begins the well-documented portion of his life. He worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters, then on Broadway in the dramas The Night Circus (1958)...Read more
Acting
(1978) Ring of Passion
as Mike Jacobs
(1981) The Munsters' Revenge
as Grandpa
(1973) The Night Strangler
as Tramp
(2007) Goodbye, America
as Himself
(1973) The Mini-Munsters
as Grandpa
(1969) They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Turkey
(1966) Munster, Go Home!
as Grandpa Munster
(2001) Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self
(1992) My Grandpa Is a Vampire
as Vernon Cooger
(1987) Comic Cabby
as ---
(1988) Married to the Mob
as Joe Russo
(1971) They Might Be Giants
as Messenger
(1964) The World of Henry Orient
as Store Owner
(1994) Car 54, Where Are You?
as Leo Schnauzer
(1995) Here Come the Munsters
as Restaurant Guest
(2006) Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Fast Money
as Poon
(1974) Death Wish
as Guard at Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
(2015) Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera
as Grandpa Munster (archive footage)
(1988) Save the Dog!
as ---
(1989) Fright House
as Captain Levi
(1980) Used Cars
as Judge Harrison
(1991) Coney Island
as Self - Actor
(1975) White House Madness
as Judge Cirrhosis
(1989) Howard Stern's U.S. Open Sores
as Himself
(1974) Black Starlet
as Sam Sharp
(1988) Grampa's Silly Scaries
as Grampa
(1989) Grampa's More Silly Scaries
as Grampa
(1988) Grampa’s Monster Movies
as Grampa
(1989) Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits
as Grampa
(1996) South Beach Academy
as Uncle Gene
(2004) Ramones: Raw
as Himself
(1960) Pretty Boy Floyd
as Machine Gun Manny
(2006) Midnight Blue: Vol. 5: Porn King
as ---
(1988) Bum Rap
as Mr. Wolfstadt
(1970) The Boatniks
as Bert
(1957) Lust of the Vampire
as Assistant (uncredited)
(2005) Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
as ---
(1965) Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland
as Grandpa Munster
(1993) Al Lewis in the Flesh
as ---
(1975) Coonskin
as The Godfather (voice) (uncredited)
(2002) Night Terror
as Father Hanlon
(1988) Grampa Presents Carnival Of Souls
as Grampa
(2004) The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
as self
(1965) Green Acres
as ---
(1968) Here's Lucy
as Mr. Barker
(1969) Love, American Style
as ---
(1964) The Munsters
as Grandpa
(1960) Route 66
as ---
(1991) Hi Honey, I'm Home!
as ---
(1981) Best of the West
as ---
(1958) Naked City
as Mr. Pike
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1965) Lost in Space
as Zalto
(1953) The United States Steel Hour
as ---
(1955) The Phil Silvers Show
as ---
(1957) Decoy
as Chi Chi
(1970) Night Gallery
as Mishkin (segment "Make Me Laugh")
(1958) Naked City
as Gus
(1958) Naked City
as Mr. Tanner
(1958) Naked City
as Mr. Carrari
(1978) Taxi
as Security Guard
(1955) The Phil Silvers Show
as Bruno the Mobster
(1988) American Experience
as Self
(1994) Baseball
as Various (voice)
(1961) Car 54, Where Are You?
as Officer Leo Schnauser
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Harry Whipple