Al Lewis
Birthday: 30 April 1923, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Alexander Meister
Height: 183 cm
In the late 1920s, Lewis worked as a circus performer, but ultimately decided on college, earning a Ph.D. in child psychology from Columbia University. He taught school and wrote two children's b ...Show More
[on his most famous role, Grandpa Munster] The role of Grandpa is not complicated because you're wea Show more
[on his most famous role, Grandpa Munster] The role of Grandpa is not complicated because you're wearing odd makeup or bizarre costumes. That's not what complicates a role. What makes Grandpa a little odd is the fact that he had no prototype. When I approached this role, I knew that whatever I was doing was original. So no director could say to me, "Listen, remember how he did it, this is how I want it done." I worked very hard creating that character. I made those lines work. The walk and the posture all fit the character. As to the character itself, you might say that Grandpa was a kind of Dracula-type Major Hoople. Hide
[on working with Robert Zemeckis on Used Cars (1980)] That kid couldn't direct traffic.
[on working with Robert Zemeckis on Used Cars (1980)] That kid couldn't direct traffic.
[asked about being typecast as Grandpa Munster] Why would I mind? It pays my mortgage.
[asked about being typecast as Grandpa Munster] Why would I mind? It pays my mortgage.
[When asked what accomplishment he is proudest of] My three sons.
[When asked what accomplishment he is proudest of] My three sons.
Al Lewis's FILMOGRAPHY
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Al Lewis'S roles
Grandpa
Judge H. H. Harrison
