Astin in a 1977 publicity photo for Operation Petticoat
Born
John Allen Astin
(1930-03-30) March 30, 1930 (age 94)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater
Washington & Jefferson College
Johns Hopkins University
Occupations
Actor
director
Years active
1954–2021
Television
The Addams Family
Spouses
Suzanne Hahn
(m. 1956; div. 1972)
Patty Duke
(m. 1972; div. 1985)
Valerie Sandobal
(m. 1989)
Children
5, including Sean and Mackenzie
Parents
Allen V. Astin (father)
Margaret Astin (mother)
Relatives
Alexander Astin (brother)
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John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles, primarily in character roles. He is best known for starring in The Addams Family (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, 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).[1]
Astin has been married three times. His second wife was actress Patty Duke, and Astin is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin.
^"The 41st Academy Awards - 1969". Oscars.org. AMPAS. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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interest in the franchise, a 1992 animated television series notably saw JohnAstin reprise his role as Gomez, almost thirty years after his first appearance...
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grandfather, who had similar traits to Gomez. Grandpapa Addams was played by JohnAstin, who had played Gomez in the original series. Glenn Taranto as Gomez Addams...
forms of media, having been portrayed in live action by Frank Gorshin and JohnAstin on the 1960s television series Batman, Jim Carrey in the 1995 film Batman...
his funeral was open to the public and was attended by several fans. JohnAstin, Coogan's co-star from The Addams Family, delivered the eulogy. Coogan...
The character has been portrayed in live-action by Frank Gorshin and JohnAstin in the 1960s television series Batman, Jim Carrey in the 1995 film Batman...