In 1984, Gwynne was auditioning for the part of Henry on the show Punky Brewster. In 42 years of acting, Mr. Gwynne played a wide variety of roles, in Shakespearean productions and Broadway musicals, challenging dramas and lowbrow television comedy. He studied portrait-painting before enlisting in the Navy in World War II. We have 3 records for Deborah Gwynne ranging in age from 66 years old to 71 years old. In 1988, Gwynne married Deborah Flater who was over 20 years his junior. Before saying goodbye to the Broadway stage in a hit, he … where he played an investigative reporter. (1961) (as "Officer Francis Muldoon") and "The Munsters" (1964) (as the Frankenstein clone "Herman Munster"). He is survived by his wife, the former Deborah Flater; two sons, Evan and Kieron, and two daughters, Madyn … Gwynne acted in … He was 66 and lived on a farm near Taneytown, Md. The character's likeness and accent, as played by Gwynne, have been used in a number of episodes of the animated show South Park, beginning in 2001 and as recently as 2019. In 1988, he chose to go into marriage again, this time with Deborah Flater, however they never had children together. In 1987, Fred Gwynne starred in a short-lived TV series Jake's M.O. Head of the Munster Household. Actor Fred Gwynne, perhaps best known for his role as the lovable ghoul Herman Munster in the 1960s TV series "The Munsters," died at his home in Taneytown, near Baltimore, on Friday at the age of 66. His paternal grandfather, Walker Gwynne, was an Anglican priest, born in Camus, near Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, around 1846, who married an American woman, Helen Lea Bowers, and his maternal grandfather, Henry. Gwynne withdrew from the audition in frustration when a director identified him as Herman Munster rather than by his real name. He won other parts, then played a police officer in "Irma La Douce," which led to his "Car 54" role. During World War II, Gwynne served in the United States Navy as a radioman on a submarine chaser. Gwynne also sang professionally, painted, sculpted, and wrote and illustrated ten children's books for the publishing house of Simon and Schuster. Death. He attended the Groton School. Risposatosi nel 1988 con Deborah Flater, Gwynne morì nel 1993, a 66 anni, a causa di un cancro al pancreas. [5] He also lent his voice talents to commercials and radio shows such as CBS Radio Mystery Theater ("Kill Now and Pay Later", "Gate 27"), and for some radio fans, he is known foremost for his contribution to CBSRMT's success. Walter Kerr in The Times described as "astonishingly effective" Mr. Gwynne's portrayal of Big Daddy in the 1974 revival of Tennessee Williams's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," with Elizabeth Ashley and Keir Dullea. Deborah M Flater and Deborah Marie Flater are some of the alias or nicknames that Deborah has used. They had daughters Gaynor and Madyn, and sons Kieron, Evan, and Dylan. and as Frankenstein type character Herman Munster in The Munsters, as well as his later roles in Pet Sematary, The Cotton Club and My Cousin Vinny. They have also lived in Peabody, MA and Tallahassee, FL. Fred Gwynne death. [1] His paternal grandfather, Walker Gwynne, was an Anglican priest, born in Camus, near Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, around 1846, who married an American woman, Helen Lea Bowers, and his maternal grandfather, Henry Edwards Ficken, was an emigrant from London, England, who married an American woman, Josephine or Josephina Preston Hubbard.[1][2][3]. Gwynne was born on July 10, 1926, in New York City, the son of Frederick Walker Gwynne, a partner in the securities firm Gwynne Brothers, and his wife Dorothy Ficken Gwynne. 1965) and Dylan (son, b. September 1962 / d. July 12, 1963, drowning). In 1988, Gwynne married Deborah Flater. On file we have 5 emails for Deborah including sa**@cornerfarm.com, lampfa*****@aol.com, dgw***@yahoo.com, and 2 other email addresses. and The Munsters, as well as his later roles in … Acting, ... Deborah Flater (m. 1988–1993), Jean Reynard (m. 1952–1980) Children: Madyn Gwynne, Evan Gwynne, Gaynor Gwynne, Keiron Gwynne, Dylan Gwynne: For his role he had to wear 40 or 50 lbs of padding, makeup, and 4-inch asphalt-spreader boots. He had five children with … Perhaps one of the reasons the books did not achieve wider popularity initially was the fact that their format was geared to a very young audience, but the concept itself was more appealing to older children and adults, achieving critical success and eventually becoming regular bestsellers for their publisher. There, he drew cartoons for The Lampoon and became its president. 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