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| 3 | ->''"I decided to take a stab at acting. I entered the American Academy of Dramatic Art, where one teacher told me I'd never make it -- I was too tall."'' |
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| 5 | Frederick Hubbard Gwynne (July 10, 1926 – July 2, 1993) was an American actor. |
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| 7 | After starring in the sitcom ''Series/Car54WhereAreYou'', he landed his most famous role as Herman Munster in another sitcom, ''Series/TheMunsters''. Although he would return to the role in the 1981 movie ''The Munsters' Revenge'', Gwynne disliked being associated with the show because [[IAmNotSpock he found himself typecast despite his range as an actor]]. In his later years, Gwynne played supporting roles in such films as ''Film/TheCottonClub'', ''Film/TheSecretOfMySuccess'', ''Film/FatalAttraction'', ''Ironweed'', ''[[Film/PetSematary1989 Pet Sematary]]'', and ''Film/MyCousinVinny''. The latter turned out to be his last film, due to his death from pancreatic cancer in 1993. |
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| 10 | !!Selected Filmography: |
| 11 | * ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'' (1954): Mladen "Slim" Sekulovich. His film debut. |
| 12 | * ''Series/Car54WhereAreYou'' (1961–63): Officer Francis Muldoon. |
| 13 | * ''Series/TheMunsters'' (1964–66): Herman Munster. |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheCottonClub'' (1984): Frenchy Demange. |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheBoyWhoCouldFly'' (1986): Uncle Hugo. |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheSecretOfMySuccess'' (1987): Donald Davenport. |
| 17 | * ''Film/FatalAttraction'' (1987): Arthur. |
| 18 | * ''Literature/{{Ironweed}}'' (1987): Oscar Reo. |
| 19 | * ''[[Film/PetSematary1989 Pet Sematary]]'' (1989): Jud Crandall. |
| 20 | * ''Film/ShadowsAndFog'' (1991): Hacker's Follower. |
| 21 | * ''Film/MyCousinVinny'' (1992): Judge Chamberlain Haller. |
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