While they played monsters on ... Each day, Fred Gwynne underwent a three-hour application to transform into the character of Herman Munster. This transformation involved wearing 40 to 50 pounds ...

Herman Munster ... character from the classic TV series The Munsters. The lovable, childlike Frankenstein patriarch earned his place in pop culture history. While many fans are used to Fred Gwynne ...

and this look at The Munsters cast young focuses on the three of them. Fred Gwynne is on the far right, taking photos in this scene from Marlon Brando's On the Waterfront, released in 1954.

QUESTION: I have been a longtime fan of both Ed Herrmann and Fred Gwynne. As far as I am aware, Mr. Gwynne was the only person to play Herman Munster, but I read different in your column recently.

Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Herman Munster Life Lesson (https ... of time and especially for the performance of Fred Gwynne, a gentle soul, and a mountain of a man ...

Actor Fred Gwynne, whose Lincolnesque physique and dour face delighted audiences of television's Car 54, Where Are You? and The Munsters ... in viewers' memories. He played Officer Francis ...

As the woman on the other end of the phone goes to fetch Fred Gwynne, a baby boomer’s heart is fluttering. After all, Gwynne was Herman Munster, a dull-witted but lovable parody of Frankenstein.

While they played ... Munsters, circa 1965. With her are Al Lewis as Grandpa and Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster. Each day, Fred Gwynne underwent a three-hour application to transform into the ...