John Astin was born in Baltimore, MD. He attended Johns Hopkins University and studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. He appeared in several films before being cast as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Becker (1998)
Guest starring as Richard Wilson
- Episode 2x15: All The Rage (Feb 7, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
Rebel Highway (1994)
Guest starring as Fred / Minute Man
- Episode 1x04: Runaway Daughters (Aug 12, 1994)
The Nanny (1993)
Guest starring as Dr. Roberts
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Tattoo (Nov 20, 1996)
- Episode 3x20: Your Feets Too Big (Feb 19, 1996)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
Guest starring as Prof. Albert Wickwire
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x27: High Treason Part II (May 20, 1994) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x26: High Treason Part I (May 13, 1994) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x13: Steel Horses (Nov 19, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x08: Senior Spirit (Oct 15, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Socrates' Sister (Sep 24, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: No Man's Land (Sep 10, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 27, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
Mad About You (1992)
Guest starring as John Astin
- Episode 2x23: Up All Night (May 12, 1994) [Special Guest Star]
The Addams Family (1992)
Starring as Gomez Addams
(39 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Ask Granny (Nov 6, 1993)
- Episode 2x15: A Little Bit of Pugsley (Nov 6, 1993)
- Episode 2x14: A Girl and a Ghoul (Nov 6, 1993)
- Episode 2x13: King of the Polycotton Blues (Oct 30, 1993)
- Episode 2x12: Little Doll Lost (Oct 30, 1993)
- Episode 2x11: Camp Addams (Oct 30, 1993)
- Episode 2x10: Fester Sings the Fester Way (Oct 23, 1993)
- Episode 2x09: Pet Show Thing (Oct 23, 1993)
- Episode 2x08: Then Came Granny (Oct 23, 1993)
- Episode 2x07: Double O Honeymoon (Oct 16, 1993)
- Episode 2x06: Sweetheart of a Brother (Oct 9, 1993)
- Episode 2x05: Hand Delivered (Oct 2, 1993)
- Episode 2x04: Festerman Returns (Oct 2, 1993)
- Episode 2x03: Jack and Jill and the Beanstalk (Oct 2, 1993)
- Episode 2x02: No Ifs, Ands or Butlers (Sep 25, 1993)
- Episode 2x01: Color Me Addams (Sep 18, 1993)
- Episode 1x23: Metamorphosister (Dec 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x22: Little Bad Riding Hood (Dec 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x21: Little Big Thing (Dec 5, 1992)
- Episode 1x20: Addams Family PTA (Nov 28, 1992)
- Episode 1x19: A Sword Fightin' Thing (Nov 21, 1992)
- Episode 1x18: Hook, Line and Stinkers (Nov 21, 1992)
- Episode 1x17: Hide and Go Lurch (Nov 21, 1992)
- Episode 1x16: Itt's Over (Nov 14, 1992)
- Episode 1x15: FTV (Nov 7, 1992)
- Episode 1x14: Puttergeist (Oct 31, 1992)
- Episode 1x13: Art to Art (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 1x12: Festerman (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 1x11: Sir Pugsley (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 1x10: Fester's Diary (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x09: Choke & Dagger (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: A Thing Is Born (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: N.J. Addams (Oct 10, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: Beware of Thing (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: Pugsley by the Numbers (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: Girlfriendstein (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: The Day Gomez Failed (Sep 26, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Dead and Breakfast (Sep 19, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: Happyester Fester (Sep 12, 1992)
Eerie, Indiana (1991)
Guest starring as Mr. Radford
- Episode 1x16: The Loyal Order of Corn (a.k.a. The Lodge) (Mar 22, 1992)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guest starring as Nelson Halliwell
- Episode 3x05: Top Billing (Jun 26, 1991)
Mary (1985)
Starring as Ed LaSalle
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Steppin' Out with Mary Brenner (Apr 8, 1986)
- Episode 1x12: Little Jo (Apr 1, 1986)
- Episode 1x11: And the Winner Is (Mar 25, 1986)
- Episode 1x10: Mr. Lucky (Feb 19, 1986)
- Episode 1x09: Table for Two (Feb 12, 1986)
- Episode 1x08: Beans (Jan 29, 1986)
- Episode 1x07: Same Old Song (Jan 22, 1986)
- Episode 1x06: Forest for the Trees (Jan 15, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: The Death Threat (Jan 8, 1986)
- Episode 1x04: Everyone's a Critic (Jan 1, 1986)
- Episode 1x03: Chicago Hi-Lo (Dec 25, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: Make My Day (Dec 18, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: From Pillar to Post (Dec 11, 1985)
Otherworld (1985)
Guest starring as Akin
- Episode 1x07: Mansion of the Beast (Mar 9, 1985) [Special Guest Star]
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Harry Pierce
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Sticks and Stones (Dec 15, 1985)
- Episode 2x07: A Lady in the Lake (Nov 10, 1985)
- Episode 2x02: Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly (Oct 6, 1985)
Guest starring as Ross Hayley
- Episode 1x04: Hooray for Homicide (Oct 28, 1984)
Guest starring as Fritz Randall
- Episode 11x16: Film Flam (Feb 19, 1995)
Night Court (1984)
Guest starring as Buddy Ryan
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x24: The Blues of the Birth (May 2, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x18: Melvin and Harold (Feb 28, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x14: Futureman (Jan 24, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x06: For Love or Money (Nov 8, 1989) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x01: Life with Buddy (Sep 27, 1989) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x19: From Snoop to Nuts (2) (Mar 22, 1989) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x18: From Snoop to Nuts (1) (Mar 15, 1989) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x09: The Night Court Before Christmas (Dec 21, 1988) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x14: I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic (Jan 21, 1988) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x01: The Next Voice You Hear... (Oct 2, 1986) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Kenny
- Episode 2x09: Inside Harry Stone (Nov 29, 1984)
Riptide (1984)
Guest starring as Baxter Bernard
- Episode 2x13: Baxter and Boz (Jan 22, 1985) [Special Guest Star]
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as David P. Crothers
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday Part 2 (Sep 16, 1978)
- Episode 2x01: Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday Part 1 (Sep 16, 1978)
Guest starring as Michael Sawyer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 9x15: Egyptian Cruise (2) (Feb 8, 1986)
- Episode 9x14: Egyptian Cruise (1) (Feb 8, 1986)
Operation Petticoat (1977)
Starring as Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Sherman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: In Gossett We Trust (Feb 25, 1978)
- Episode 1x13: Bless You, My Sub (Jan 7, 1978)
- Episode 1x12: I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas (Dec 17, 1977)
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x16: Lights, Camera... Cavey! (Jun 21, 1980)
- Episode 3x15: The Old Caveman and the Sea (Jun 14, 1980)
- Episode 3x14: The Mystery of the Meandering Mummy (Jun 7, 1980)
- Episode 3x13: The Legend of Devil's Run (May 31, 1980)
- Episode 3x12: The Haunting of Hog's Hollow (May 24, 1980)
- Episode 3x11: Cavey Goes to College (May 17, 1980)
- Episode 3x10: Kentucky Cavey (May 10, 1980)
- Episode 3x09: The Albino Rhino (May 3, 1980)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
Guest starring as Gomez Addams
- Episode 1x03: Wednesday is Missing (Sep 22, 1972)
McMillan & Wife (1971)
Starring as Sykes
- Episode 2x01: The Night of the Wizard (Sep 24, 1972)
Guest starring as Sykes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Two Dollars on Trouble to Win (Apr 1, 1973)
- Episode 2x03: Cop of the Year (Nov 19, 1972)
The Partridge Family (1970)
Guest starring as Sidney Rose
- Episode 3x24: Diary of a Mad Millionaire (Mar 23, 1973)
The Odd Couple (1970)
Guest starring as Beau Buffingham
- Episode 1x21: Oscar's New Life (Mar 5, 1971)
Night Gallery (1969)
Guest starring as Dead Hippie
- Episode 2x29: Hell's Bells (Nov 17, 1971)
Guest starring as Munsch
- Episode 3x02: The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (Oct 1, 1972)
Guest starring as Jonathan
- Episode 1x13: Pamela's Voice (Jan 13, 1971)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Alfred
- Episode 2x21: Love and the Intruder (Dec 4, 1970)
Guest starring as Charlie Mancini
- Episode 4x25: Love and the Happy Medium (Oct 27, 1972)
The Doris Day Show (1968)
Guest starring as Jim Keatley
- Episode 3x25: The Father-Son Weekend (Mar 8, 1971)
The Flying Nun (1967)
Guest starring as Father Lundigan
- Episode 1x06: Flight of the Dodo Bird (Oct 12, 1967)
The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
Guest starring as Rudy Pruitt
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x27: My Sister-in-Law Phyllis (Mar 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x25: Marry a Million (Mar 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x23: Nobody Here But Us Chickens (Feb 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x19: Learn to Be a Millonaire (Jan 20, 1967)
- Episode 1x18: Little Miss Fixit (Jan 13, 1967)
The Addams Family (1964)
Starring as Gomez Addams
(64 episodes)
- Episode 2x30: Ophelia's Career (Apr 8, 1966)
- Episode 2x29: Lurch's Grand Romance (Apr 1, 1966)
- Episode 2x28: The Addams Policy (Mar 25, 1966)
- Episode 2x27: Lurch's Little Helper (Mar 18, 1966)
- Episode 2x26: Cat Addams (Mar 11, 1966)
- Episode 2x25: Addams Cum Laude (Mar 4, 1966)
- Episode 2x24: Ophelia Visits Morticia (Feb 25, 1966)
- Episode 2x23: Morticia, the Decorator (Feb 18, 1966)
- Episode 2x22: Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump (Feb 11, 1966)
- Episode 2x21: Pugsley's Allowance (Feb 4, 1966)
- Episode 2x20: Ophelia Finds Romance (Jan 28, 1966)
- Episode 2x19: The Great Treasure Hunt (Jan 21, 1966)
- Episode 2x18: Fester Goes on a Diet (Jan 14, 1966)
- Episode 2x17: Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama (Jan 7, 1966)
- Episode 2x16: Uncle Fester, Tycoon (Dec 31, 1965)
- Episode 2x15: Christmas with the Addams Family (Dec 24, 1965)
- Episode 2x14: Morticia's Dilemma (Dec 17, 1965)
- Episode 2x13: Portrait of Gomez (Dec 10, 1965)
- Episode 2x12: Gomez, the Cat Burglar (Dec 3, 1965)
- Episode 2x11: Feud in the Addams Family (Nov 26, 1965)
- Episode 2x10: Gomez, the Reluctant Lover (Nov 19, 1965)
- Episode 2x09: Morticia, the Sculptress (Nov 12, 1965)
- Episode 2x08: Morticia, the Writer (Nov 5, 1965)
- Episode 2x07: Halloween - Addams Style (Oct 29, 1965)
- Episode 2x06: Cousin Itt's Problem (Oct 22, 1965)
- Episode 2x05: Gomez, the People's Choice (Oct 15, 1965)
- Episode 2x04: Morticia Meets Royalty (Oct 8, 1965)
- Episode 2x03: Morticia's Romance (2) (Oct 1, 1965)
- Episode 2x02: Morticia's Romance (1) (Sep 24, 1965)
- Episode 2x01: My Fair Cousin Itt (Sep 17, 1965)
- Episode 1x34: The Winning of Morticia Addams (May 21, 1965)
- Episode 1x33: Lurch, the Teenage Idol (May 14, 1965)
- Episode 1x32: Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor (May 7, 1965)
- Episode 1x31: Uncle Fester's Toupee (Apr 30, 1965)
- Episode 1x30: Progress and the Addams Family (Apr 23, 1965)
- Episode 1x29: Morticia's Favorite Charity (Apr 16, 1965)
- Episode 1x28: My Son, the Chimp (Apr 9, 1965)
- Episode 1x27: The Addams Family and the Spacemen (Apr 2, 1965)
- Episode 1x26: Morticia, the Breadwinner (Mar 26, 1965)
- Episode 1x25: Lurch and His Harpsichord (Mar 19, 1965)
- Episode 1x24: Crisis in the Addams Family (Mar 12, 1965)
- Episode 1x23: Thing is Missing (Mar 5, 1965)
- Episode 1x22: Amnesia in the Addams Family (Feb 19, 1965)
- Episode 1x21: The Addams Family in Court (Feb 12, 1965)
- Episode 1x20: Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family (Feb 5, 1965)
- Episode 1x19: The Addams Family Splurges (Jan 29, 1965)
- Episode 1x18: Uncle Fester's Illness (Jan 22, 1965)
- Episode 1x17: Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family (Jan 15, 1965)
- Episode 1x16: The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man (Jan 8, 1965)
- Episode 1x15: The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik (Jan 1, 1965)
- Episode 1x14: Art and the Addams Family (Dec 18, 1964)
- Episode 1x13: Lurch Learns to Dance (Dec 11, 1964)
- Episode 1x12: Morticia, the Matchmaker (Dec 4, 1964)
- Episode 1x11: The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'s (Nov 27, 1964)
- Episode 1x10: Wednesday Leaves Home (Nov 20, 1964)
- Episode 1x09: The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family (Nov 13, 1964)
- Episode 1x08: Green-Eyed Gomez (Nov 6, 1964)
- Episode 1x07: Halloween with the Addams Family (Oct 30, 1964)
- Episode 1x06: Morticia Joins the Ladies League (Oct 23, 1964)
- Episode 1x05: The Addams Family Tree (Oct 16, 1964)
- Episode 1x04: Gomez, the Politician (Oct 9, 1964)
- Episode 1x03: Fester's Punctured Romance (Oct 2, 1964)
- Episode 1x02: Morticia and the Psychiatrist (Sep 25, 1964)
- Episode 1x01: The Addams Family Goes to School (Sep 18, 1964)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Guest starring as Bartley
- Episode 1x09: An Echo of Faded Velvet (Nov 12, 1963)
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as John Astin
- Episode 1973-02-28: Feb 28 1973 Doug McClure/Jean-Paul Vignon/John Astin/Patty Duke/Carole Cook (Feb 28, 1973)
I'm Dickens... He's Fenster (1962)
Starring as Harry Dickens
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x32: Hotel Fenster (May 10, 1963)
- Episode 1x31: King Archibald the First (May 3, 1963)
- Episode 1x23: The Bet (Mar 1, 1963)
- Episode 1x19: Mr. Takeover (Feb 1, 1963)
- Episode 1x18: The Great Valenciaga (Jan 25, 1963)
- Episode 1x12: Love Me, Love My Dog (Dec 14, 1962)
- Episode 1x06: The Acting Game (Nov 2, 1962)
- Episode 1x04: Harry, the Father Image (Oct 19, 1962)
- Episode 1x02: Nurse Dickens (Oct 5, 1962)
Route 66 (1960)
Guest starring as Gas Attendant
- Episode 3x02: Journey to Nineveh (Sep 28, 1962)
Guest starring as Benson
- Episode 2x23: Go Read the River (Mar 16, 1962)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Guest starring as Charlie
- Episode 2x23: A Hundred Yards Over the Rim (Apr 7, 1961)
Bonanza (1959)
Guest starring as Abner Willoughby
- Episode 11x13: Abner Willoughby's Return (Dec 21, 1969)
Maverick (1957)
Guest starring as Joe Lambert
- Episode 4x03: The Town That Wasn't There (Oct 2, 1960)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Hard-Luck Henry Haggen
- Episode 13x07: Hard Luck Henry (Oct 23, 1967)
Crew Credits
Rosetti and Ryan (1977)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode S01 Special: Men Who Love Women (May 23, 1977)
CHiPs (1977)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x17: Brat Patrol (Feb 27, 1983)
- Episode 6x04: Rock Devil Rock (Oct 31, 1982)
- Episode 6x01: Meet the New Guy (Oct 10, 1982)
McMillan & Wife (1971)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x05: Death Is a Seven Point Favorite (Dec 8, 1971)