Fred Gwynne, who died in 1993 and would have turned 99 this July 10, is best known for starring in the classic TV sitcoms Car ...

Before they were America's spookiest (and most lovable) family, the cast of The Munsters were just a group of talented actors ...

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 ...

Fred Gwynne — a ’60s pop-culture icon thanks to his TV roles as Officer Muldoon on “Car 54, Where Are You?” and patriarch Herman Munster on “The Munsters” — has never really ...

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.

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.

The hour-long makeup process to get Butch into character (Fred’s Frankenstein effects took two) was just the beginning of his day on set, which started at 7 or 8 a.m.

The Munsters was a fantastic TV show that ran from 1964-1966, starring Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, head of a household of monsters. This included his vampire wife Lily, played by Yvonne De ...