About
Dark haired, usually mustachioed US actor with a cheeky grin who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964). John Astin standing at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born March 30, 1930 (Aries), in Baltimore, MD as John Allen Astin to Allen V. Astin and Margaret Astin with a brother Alexander Astin. He is an American actor, voice actor and director. He attended Washington, Jefferson College and Johns Hopkins University where he studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. Married Suzanne Hahn on March 26, 1956, had 3 sons: David Aston (born 1953), Allen J. Astin (born March 23, 1961) and Thomas E. Astin (born March 19, 1965), then divorced June 14, 1972. He first got noticed in a small role in West...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The NannySeries • 1993
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
BatmanSeries • 1966
Mad About YouSeries • 1992
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
The VirginianSeries • 1962
MaverickSeries • 1957
Night CourtSeries • 1984
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978
Simon & SimonSeries • 1981
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958
The Wild ThornberrysSeries • 1998
Step by StepSeries • 1991
The Facts of LifeSeries • 1979
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
Police WomanSeries • 1974
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
Route 66Series • 1960
RecessSeries • 1997
AladdinSeries • 1994