Notes Geoffrey, "It was Fred Gwynne who suggested that Al Lewis test for Grandpa, because they'd worked together on Car 54, he knew their timing worked and that the makeup would look good on him.

Al Lewis as Grandpa, Fred Gwynne as Herman and an unidentified person as a fireman, though admittedly the lantern has confused us a bit. 6. Now that's a safe bet!

Discover so much about Fred Gwynne, best known for 'The Munsters' and 'My Cousin Vinny,' that you never knew before. ... Al Lewis as Grandpa, who also happens to be Count Dracula; ...

Actor Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping ... Lewis became a pop culture icon playing the irascible father-in-law to Fred Gwynne’s ever-bumbling Herman Munster on the 1964-66 television show.

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But he was best known as the cantankerous “Grandpa Al” opposite Fred Gwynne’s bumbling Herman Munster in the 1964-66 classic sitcom. Lewis reveled in his notoriety and never complained about ...

Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping ... Mr. Lewis became a pop culture icon playing the irascible father-in-law to Fred Gwynne's ever-bumbling Herman Munster on the 1964-66 CBS television show.

The show, of course, stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, patriarch and in essence Frankenstein's monster; Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily, a vampiress; Al Lewis as her father, Grandpa, who is ...

Al Lewis as Grandpa, Fred Gwynne as Herman and an unidentified person as a fireman, though admittedly the lantern has confused us a bit. 6. Now that's a safe bet!