Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Film & TV
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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…
Known for
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence — Prof. Mortimer Gangreen2026
- Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective — Self2023
- Justice League Action — Uncle Dudley (voice)2016
- School of Life — Norman Warner2005
- Betaville — President Sender2005
- As Told by Ginger2000
- As Told by Ginger — Dave Bishop (voice)2000
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' — Self1998
- The Wild Thornberrys — The Great Bangaboo (voice)1998
- Becker — Richard Wilson1998
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- John Allen Astin , ( 1930-03-30 ) March 30, 1930 (age 96) , Baltimore , Maryland , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Washington & Jefferson College Johns Hopkins University
- Occupation
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1954–present
- Television
- The Addams Family
- Spouses
- Suzanne Hahn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Patty Duke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 ) Valerie Sandobal ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Children
- 5, including Sean and Mackenzie
- Parents
- Allen V. Astin (father) Margaret Astin (mother)
- Relatives
- Alexander Astin (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Spouse
- Patty Duke
- Child
- Mackenzie Astin
- Occupation
- film director
- Educated at
- Jackson-Reed High School
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- John Astin Operation Petticoat 1977.JPG
- Number of children
- 5
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- John Astin
- date of birth
- 1930-03-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- John Allen Astin
- relative
- Sean Astin
via Wikidata · CC0
~9 min read
Encyclopedic overview
John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles, primarily in character roles. He is widely known for his role as patriarch Gomez Addams in TV series The Addams Family (1964–1966), reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and the animated series The Addams Family (1992–1993).
Astin starred in the TV film Evil Roy Slade (1972). Other notable film roles include West Side Story (1961), That Touch of Mink (1962), Move Over, Darling (1963), Freaky Friday (1976), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Frighteners (1996). Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short Prelude (1968).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Astin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.