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 รพ 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.*