Al Lewis Biography (1910-)

Born April 30, 1910; children: three. Politics: Green party. Career: Actor. Worked in the circus as a teenager, late 1920s; worked in burlesque and vaudeville, c. 1950s; taught school; appeared on a Saturday morning children's program, WTBS; produced a children's home video. Grandpa's in Greenwich Village (a restaurant), owner, New York City; ran for governor of New York on the Green party ticket, 1998. Awards, Honors: Academy Award, Medal of Commendation, 1987, in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences. Addresses: Contact: Pierce & Shelly, 612 Lighthouse Ave., Suite 220, Pacific Grove, CA 93951.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 30, 1910; United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Officer Leo Schnauser, Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961-63
Grandpa Munster, The Munsters, CBS, 1964-66
Episodic
"Ten Cent Dreams," Naked City, ABC, 1959
Mr. Spencer, "I Won't Go," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
Al, "The Paint Job," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
"No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!," Naked City, ABC,1963
Magician, "Rocket to Earth," Lost in Space, CBS, 1967
Myron Mishkin, "Make Me Laugh," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
Charlie, "Star Witness," Green Acres, CBS, 1971
Lionel Barker, "Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1973
Night watchman, "One the Job: Part 2," Taxi, ABC/NBC, 1981
Baseball, PBS, 1994
Also appeared in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, and as Grandpa Munster, Hi Honey, I'm Home, ABC/Nickelodeon.
Movies
Tramp, The Night Strangler, ABC, 1972

Mike Jacobs, Ring of Passion, NBC, 1978
Grandpa Munster, The Munsters' Revenge, NBC, 1981
Save the Dog! The Disney Channel 1988
(Uncredited) Cameo, Here Come the Munsters, Fox, 1995
Specials
NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
Film Appearances
Store owner, The World of Henry Orient, United Artists, 1964
Grandpa Munster, Munster, Go Home, Universal, 1966
Turkey, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Lara Classics, 1969
Bert, The Boatniks, Buena Vista, 1970
Messenger, They Might Be Giants, Universal, 1971
Sam Sharp, Black Scarlet (also known as Black Gauntlet), Video Gems, 1974
Judge Harrison, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
Hywell, Experience Preferred þ But Not Essential (also knownas First Love), 1982
Bum Rap, Light Age Filmworks, 1988
Uncle Joe Russo, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
Fright House, 1989
Vernon T. Cooger, My Grandfather Is a Vampire (also known as Grampire, Moonrise, and My Grandpa is a Vampire), 1991
Uncle Gene, South Beach Academy, Live Entertainment, 1994
Patrolman Leo Schnauzer, Car 54, Where Are You?, Columbia/TriStar,1994
Poon, Fast Money, Orion, 1995
Himself, Sidoglio Smithee, EICTV, 1998
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Broadway productions, 1950s.
WRITINGS
Wrote two children's books.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Esquire, October 1998, p. 35.*

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