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Known for:	Pet Sematary, My Cousin Vinny, Fatal Attraction
Birth name:	Frederick Hubbard Gwynne
Birthday:	10 July 1926, New York, New York, USA
Height:	6' 5" (1.96 m)

Harvard University class of 1951. Performed in Harvard's famous drag troupe Hasty Pudding Theatricals from 1949-1951. Harvard University Class of 1951 Performed in Harvard's famous Hasty Pudding drag revue from 1949-1950. In addition to acting, Gwynne was the talented author & illustrator of several popular children's books, including "A Chocolate Moose for Dinner", "The King Who Rained" and "A Little Pigeon Toad". Between 1975 and 1982, he appeared in 79 episodes of "The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre". By choice, never part of the Hollywood or Broadway social whirl, Gwynne lived a quiet life in suburban Bedford, New York and, after his second marriage, in a renovated farmhouse in rural Taneytown, Maryland. Most who knew him described him as a good friend and neighbour who liked to keep his personal and professional lives separate. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 199-200. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387. Herman Munster, Gwynne's character on The Munsters, was ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. In his most popular post-The Munsters role, that of "Judge Chamberlain Haller" in My Cousin Vinny, one of the sight gags is that the good judge looms a full foot taller than his antagonist, Vinny, as played by Joe Pesci. Was a member of the Harvard a cappella group, the Krokodiloes.

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