| 1 | [[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/330px_john_astin_operation_petticoat_1977.JPG]] |
| 2 | ->''"My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do."'' |
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| 4 | John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor, voice actor, and director best known for playing [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Gomez Addams]]; as such, he was later [[{{typecasting}} typecast]] as a player of [[SlasherSmile cheerful]] eccentrics. |
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| 6 | He was married to Creator/PattyDuke for a while and is the official adoptive father of her son with another man, Creator/SeanAstin. He had another son with her, Creator/MackenzieAstin, who is also an actor. He has three sons named David, Allen and Tom from a previous marriage to Suzanne Hahn. He is currently married to Valerie Ann Sandobal. |
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| 8 | In his old age, when he is not acting, he is a professor of acting and theater at Johns Hopkins University, his old alma mater. |
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| 10 | Astin ended up outliving both of his onscreen children as Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley) and Creator/LisaLoring (Wednesday) passed away in 2014 and 2023, respectively, leaving him as the last surviving cast member of the original ''Addams Family'' series. |
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| 13 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Feature film roles]] |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'' (1961): Glad Hand [[note]] [[NamedByTheAdaptation aka Murray Benowitz]][[/note]] |
| 18 | * ''Film/ThatTouchOfMink'' (1962): Everett Beasley |
| 19 | * ''Film/TheWheelerDealers'' (1963): Hector Vanson |
| 20 | * ''Film/VivaMax'' (1969): Sgt. Valdez |
| 21 | * ''Film/EvilRoySlade'' (1972): Evil Roy Slade |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Freaky Friday|1976}}'' (1976): Bill Andrews |
| 23 | * ''Film/NationalLampoonsEuropeanVacation'' (1985): Kent Winkdale (host of "Pig in a Poke") |
| 24 | * ''[[Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes Return of the Killer Tomatoes]]'' (1988): Prof. Mortimer Gangreen [[note]] Voiced Dr. Putrid D. Gangreen in the [[AnimatedAdaptation animated series.]][[/note]] |
| 25 | * ''Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch'' (1990): Janitor |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheHams'' (1994): The Ranger |
| 27 | * ''Film/TheFrighteners'' (1996): The Judge |
| 28 | [[/folder]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[folder:Short film roles]] |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{The Kiss|1958}}'' (1958): Male Necker |
| 32 | [[/folder]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 35 | * ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' (1 episode, 1960): Joe Lambert |
| 36 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' ([[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E23AHundredYardsOverTheRim 1 episode]], 1961): Charlie |
| 37 | * ''Series/TheDonnaReedShow'' (1 episode, 1961): Eric |
| 38 | * ''Series/{{Hazel}}'' (1 episode, 1962): Hal Gordon |
| 39 | * ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' (1 episode, 1962): Policeman |
| 40 | * ''Series/SeventySevenSunsetStrip'' (1 episode, 1962): Martin Grosch |
| 41 | * ''Series/Route66'' (2 episodes, 1962): Gas Attendant/Benson |
| 42 | * ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' (1964–66): Gomez Addams |
| 43 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' ([[Recap/StarTrekS1E13TheConscienceOfTheKing 1 episode]], 1966): Capt. John Daley (voice, uncredited) |
| 44 | * ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' (2 episodes, 1967): ComicBook/TheRiddler [[note]] played by Creator/FrankGorshin in other appearances [[/note]] |
| 45 | * ''Series/TheFlyingNun'' (1 episode, 1967): Father Lundigan |
| 46 | * ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (1 episode, 1967): Hard-Luck Henry Haggen |
| 47 | * ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' (1 episode, 1967): Count Nikolai Sazanov |
| 48 | * ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' (1 episode, 1969): Abner Willoughby |
| 49 | * ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' (3 episodes, 1970–72): Alfred/Rex Bickers/Charlie Mancini |
| 50 | * ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}'' (1 episode, 1971): Beau Buffingham |
| 51 | * ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1 episode, 1971): Slick Driscoll |
| 52 | * ''Series/NightGallery'' (3 episodes, 1971-72): Jonathan/Randy Miller/Munsch |
| 53 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' (1 episode, 1972): Gomez Addams (voice) |
| 54 | * ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' (3 episodes, 1972–73): Sykes |
| 55 | * ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' (1 episode, 1973): Millionaire Sidney Rose |
| 56 | * ''Series/PoliceWoman'' (1 episode, 1975): Donny |
| 57 | * ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (1 episode, 1975): Martin Gannard |
| 58 | * ''Series/{{Police Story|1973}}'' (1 episode, 1976): Dr. Milford |
| 59 | * ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' (1 episode, 1976): Mr. Gore |
| 60 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels'' (1977–80): Additional Voices (voice) |
| 61 | * ''Series/FantasyIsland'' (1 episode, 1978): Charles D. Preston |
| 62 | * ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (2 episodes, 1978–86): David P. Crothers/Michael Sawyer |
| 63 | * ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' (1 episode, 1984): C.W. |
| 64 | * ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' (1 episode, 1984): Vito Miles |
| 65 | * ''Series/SimonAndSimon'' (1 episode, 1984): Uncle Ray Simon |
| 66 | * ''Series/NightCourt'' (11 episodes, 1984–90): Kenny/Buddy Ryan [[note]] "But I'm feeling ''much'' better now." [[/note]] |
| 67 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (5 episodes, 1984–95): Ross Hayley/Harry Pierce/Fritz Randall |
| 68 | * ''Series/{{Riptide|1984}}'' (1 episode, 1985): Baxter Bernard |
| 69 | * ''Series/{{Otherworld}}'' (1 episode, 1985): Akin |
| 70 | * ''Series/StElsewhere'' (1 episode, 1987): Kevin Kiem |
| 71 | * ''Series/TheCharmings'' (1 episode, 1987): Jack/The Devil |
| 72 | * ''Series/{{Webster}}'' (2 episodes, 1987–88): Uncle Charles |
| 73 | * ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' (1 episode, 1988): Uncle Joe |
| 74 | * ''Series/FatherDowlingMysteries'' (1 episode, 1991): Manager of Gun Club |
| 75 | * ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1 episode, 1991): Nelson Halliwell |
| 76 | * ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'' (17 episodes, 1991–94): Bull Gator (voice) |
| 77 | * ''Series/EerieIndiana'' (5 episodes, 1992): Radford |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Addams Family|1992}}'' (1992–93): Gomez Addams (voice) |
| 79 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr'' (7 episodes, 1993–94): Prof. Albert Wickwire |
| 80 | * ''WesternAnimation/ProblemChild'' (1993–94): Gen. Pierre Habib-Johnson (voice) |
| 81 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' (1 episode, 1994): The Mole (voice) |
| 82 | * ''Series/MadAboutYou'' (1 episode, 1994): [[AsHimself John Astin]] |
| 83 | * ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' (2 episodes, 1994): Sydney (voice) |
| 84 | * ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'' (1 episode, 1994): Doctor (voice) |
| 85 | * ''Series/StepByStep'' (2 episodes, 1994–95): George Humphries |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' (5 episodes, 1994–97): Terry Duke Tetzlov (voice) |
| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'' (5 episodes, 1995): Various Voices (voice, uncredited) |
| 88 | * ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' (1 episode, 1996): Mr. Roborson (voice) |
| 89 | * ''Series/TheNanny'' (2 episodes, 1996): Dr. Roberts |
| 90 | * ''Series/HomeboysInOuterSpace'' (1 episode, 1997): Rhymer |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (1 episode, 1997): Uberman/Blind Man (voice) |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' (1 episode, 1997): Gov. Whelan (voice) |
| 93 | * ''Series/TheNewAddamsFamily'' (2 episodes, 1998–99): Grandpapa Addams |
| 94 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' (3 episodes, 1998–99): Supt. Skinner/Hank the Janitor (voice) |
| 95 | * ''Series/TheHughleys'' (1 episode, 1999): Mr. Crump |
| 96 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' (1 episode, 1999): The Great Bangaboo/Pingah (voice) |
| 97 | * ''Series/{{Becker}}'' (1 episode, 2000): Richard Wilson |
| 98 | * ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' (2 episodes, 2001): Dave Bishop (voice) |
| 99 | * ''WesternAnimation/HigglytownHeroes'' (1 episode, 2004): SantaClaus (voice) |
| 100 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'' (1 episode, 2018): Uncle Dudley (voice) |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
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