John Astin
Nacimiento : 1930-03-30, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Historia
Dark haired, usually mustachioed US actor with a cheeky grin who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964). John Astin standing at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born March 30, 1930 (Aries), in Baltimore, MD as John Allen Astin to Allen V. Astin and Margaret Astin with a brother Alexander Astin. He is an American actor, voice actor and director. He attended Washington, Jefferson College and Johns Hopkins University where he studied mathematics. However he discovered a passion for the theater and began performing in minor plays and doing voice-over work for commercials. Married Suzanne Hahn on March 26, 1956, had 3 sons: David Aston (born 1953), Allen J. Astin (born March 23, 1961) and Thomas E. Astin (born March 19, 1965), then divorced June 14, 1972. He first got noticed in a small role in West Side Story (1961), then appeared in several other films, That Touch of Mink (1962), Move Over Darling (1963), before being cast as "Gomez Addams". While "The Addams Family (1964–1966)" was initially a huge hit, its popularity petered out after two years, and Astin moved on to other work including the offbeat Bunny O'Hare (1971), playing a grizzled but not particularly bright gunfighter in the western spoof Evil Roy Slade (1972), an appearance in the Disney comedy Freaky Friday (1976), reprising the role in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) and dual roles in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987) and The Frighteners (1996). Married Patty Duke on August 5, 1972, had 2 sons: Mackenzie Astin (born May 12, 1973) and adopted Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971), when he was 3 years old, then divorced November 3, 1985. Roughly four years later, he married Valerie Ann Sandobal on March 19, 1989 and is still presently married. He has since lent his comedic talents to numerous appearances as "Dr. Gangreen" in several corny "Killer Tomato" movies, and has contributed his voice to recreate "Gomez Addams" in the animated series The Addams Family (1992), and then played "Grandpa Addams" in the short-lived TV series The New Addams Family (1998). In addition, Astin has contributed voices to several animated shows, and is still active (1957-present) regularly appearing in films. Currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland with current wife. Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short Prelude (1968).
President Sender
An out-of-this-world comedy cast stars in this spaced-out futuristic family comedy. Welcome to Betaville, the world’s most exclusive summer camp, where the world’s leaders send their children. They are the sons and daughters of presidents and kings, with supervisors to care for them and an army to protect them. Meanwhile, in outer space, Planet Z is threatened by the evil forces of Planet 38. Planet Z’s president XM (Tim Kazurinsky) launches a secret plan to trick Planet 38 into attacking Earth instead. A peace-loving emissary from Planet Z recruits the children of Betaville to warn the President (John Astin) about XM’s secret plan.
Norman Warner
At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.
Himself
Completo "como se hizo" realizado para el mercado de video tras el estreno de la película "Agárrame esos fantasmas" (1996). Tras la fama que adquirió Peter Jackson tras su saga de "El Señor de los Anillos", el documental apareció por fin en la edición especial 4 discos en DVD.
The Judge
Frank Bannister es un charlatán que posee extraordinarias facultades psíquicas, pero no las usa para hacer el bien, sino para ganar dinero hostigando a sus clientes con la ayuda de algunos espectros que trabajan a su servicio. La situación cambiará cuando en el pueblo empiecen a producirse una serie de muertes inexplicables.
Golf Announcer
En un futuro lejano, el igualitarismo ha creado un estado de auténtica igualdad para todos. ¿El precio? El sacrificio de todo lo bueno de la humanidad. La pregunta: ¿vale la pena el precio pagado por esta paz?
Fred
Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.
The Ranger
Joe Dee Foster sigue la pista de un peligroso asesino en serie que mata a todas sus víctimas en un hotel. Parodia de películas como "El silencio de los corderos" y "Psicosis".
Zach
Taking place in the 1990's, Huck and his card shark friend, Jim, travel from California to Nevada searching for Huck's long-lost grandpa. Along the way, a deceived card player chases the two across the states with his two, less intelligent, sidekicks.
Minister
Todd tiene una imaginación increible fomentada por su hobby preferido: las historietas de monstruos. a tal punto de llegar a creer que su futura madrastra es un monstruo carnivoro. Por supuesto nadie cree en el, en particular su padre. pero cuando algunos vecinos comienzan a aparecer muertos, Todd pone en practica un plan de acción para evitar el matrimonio de su padre.
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
Michael se enamora de una campesina francesa y cuando visitan París presencian el rapto de tomate peludo, un tomate bueno y se deciden a rescatarlo. Mientras, el profesor Mortimer Gangrena tiene el plan de realizar la profecía de Nostradamus por la que volverá el rey de Francia, que casualmente se parece a su lacayo, Igor.
Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
El ayudante de policía Lance Goyle tiene que investigar los misteriosos ataques de unos tomates asesinos para lo que cuenta con una experta en tomates, El creador de los tomates, Mortimer Gangrena, quiere matar a la tomatóloga porque se interpone en sus planes de conquistar el mundo.
1991's NBC Halloween special with John Astin and Rhonda Shear. Features clips from classic horror movies with commentary.
Janitor
Tras la muerte de su cuidador, un simpático Gremlin es llevado a un laboratorio donde se encuentra con su antiguo dueño. Debido a un despiste, el animalillo se moja, multiplicándose en temibles duendecillos que se apoderarán del rascacielos más moderno de Nueva York.
Verlin Flanders
Archie, un adolescente de 16 años, trabaja en el depósito de cadáveres propiedad de su tío. Cuando cuatro de los chicos más populares del instituto mueren en un accidente de coche, sus cuerpos son enviados a la mesa de Archie para el embalsamamiento. Sin embargo, un relampágo durante una extraña tormenta hace revivir a los jóvenes para que continúen con el acoso al que tenían sometido a Archie.
George Lafosse
Simon Templar usa unas hermanas gemelas y un raro collar ruso para atrapar a un despiadado estadounidense en París.
Prof. Gangreen
El loco profesor Gangreen está preparando la segunda plaga de tomates asesinos dispuestos para aniquilar la humanidad.
Dean Dunn
Todd Howard es un joven como cualquier otro que empieza la Universidad. Sólo tiene algo que lo distingue de los demás: como su primo y su tío, tiene la capacidad de convertirse en lobo. Las cosas empezarán a irle muy bien a todos los niveles cuando se transforme en licántropo. Pero no todo será tan fácil como parece al principio. Poco a poco, con su repentino cambio de personalidad, perderá también a gente a la que aprecia y deberá replantearse si realmente vale la pena ser la estrella de la Universidad. Jason Bateman toma el relevo de Michael J. Fox en esta secuela de "Teen Wolf", que narra en tono de comedia juvenil las aventuras de un adolescente que se convierte en hombre-lobo.
Self
Variety magic and comedy.
Scotty
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!). When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he mistakes Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom. The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a winner again.
John Astin
Mystery Magical Special is an American television special aired on Nickelodeon. Advertised as a Halloween-themed program, the special was originally produced in 1986, but continued air, often multiple times, every October for several years afterward. Primarily, the special was designed to show off the talents of stage magicians Lance Burton and Tina Lenert, as well as capitalise on Marc Summers' then-newfound fame as the host of the game show Double Dare. Shiri Appleby and Jonathan Brandis and Trenton Teigen also appear, and John Astin makes a cameo appearance.
Widow Marian
A novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300 years previously.
Kent
Clark tiene la idea de volver a pasar unas vacaciones con su familia. Para ello ha trabajado duro y ha conseguido un viaje a Europa. Gran Bretaña, Alemania, Francia e Italia serán las damnificadas.
Gomez Addams
The original TV Addams Family members prepare for Halloween.
Director
A couple of resourceful, free-wheeling criminal attorneys with an eye for the ladies confront a no-nonsense judge while trying to clear an heiress in the slaying of her husband, although her explanation of a mysterious intruder provides them with a rather weak case.
Bill Andrews
Cuando Annabel, que es un poco "chicazo", se encuentra dentro del cuerpo de su madre Ellen, ¡se convierte de pronto en la encargada de todas las tareas domesticas! Y Ellen, ahora en el cuerpo de su hija, se enfrenta a los retos del colegio, incluyendo un examen de mecanografía, entrenamiento de hockey sobre hielo y mucho más. En el año 2003 la Disney hizo un conocido remake: "Ponte en mi lugar (Freaky Friday)", protagonizado por Jamie Lee Curtis y Lindsay Lohan.
Manny Wheeler
A college president becomes the president of a record company, and finds himself enmeshed in a payola scandal.
Dr. Harvey Osterman
A girl decides that she will only date married men, and she runs into a bachelor who tells women that he is married in order to avoid long-term commitments.
Himself
In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earliest beginnings all the way up to The Exorcist. Featuring clips from classic horror films and interviews with genre greats like Frank Gorshin, John Carradine, John Astin and SFX legend Bill Tuttle, among others.
Greenburg
Backwoods officers try to uncover clues about the mysterious death of a young woman at a dude ranch.
Andrew Tustin
The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8,500 feet in the air.
Michael O'Toole
La historia de dos jugadores que se ganan la vida estafando a sus semejantes de ciudad en ciudad. Finalmente ambos se unen con el objeto de encontrar una mina de oro.
Vito Garbugli
An Englishwoman turns nanny and kidnaps the son of an Italian gangster who took over her dancing school.
Mr. Turnbull
A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators. He becomes a very good tap dancer, but will he be able to get free of his old boss?
Evil Roy Slade
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.
Director
A man struggling to support his family on the meager wages of his menial job has always dreamed of running his own business. He transforms an old Cadillac into a taxi and faces many challenges trying to run his own taxi services. The interesting people he meets while driving around the city adds to the fun and excitement.
Pepper
A man struggling to support his family on the meager wages of his menial job has always dreamed of running his own business. He transforms an old Cadillac into a taxi and faces many challenges trying to run his own taxi services. The interesting people he meets while driving around the city adds to the fun and excitement.
Dr. Stanley Remington
An outgoing young girl and a square stockbroker meet on a park bench in Boston and are mistaken for international spies and chased by both sides.
Ad O'Hare
La casa de la señora Bunny O’hare ha sido embargada por el banco. Sin tener donde ir, pide ayuda a un ex ladrón de bancos para que le enseñe el oficio y poder resarcirse de los perjuicios sufridos. Camuflados bajo ropas hippies emprenden una serie de atracos cuyos botines son enviados a los hijos de Bunny.
Sergeant Valdez
Cuando su novia le dice que sus hombres no lo seguirían ni hasta una casa de mala reputación, Max, un general del ejército mexicano, decide realizar un gran acto de heroísmo. Llevará a sus hombres a través de la frontera hacia Texas y re-capturará de El Álamo. Esto molesta a los tejanos en gran medida, y la Guardia Nacional de Texas es enviada a retomar la misión. Normalmente esto sería fácil, ya que los hombres de Max han dejado toda su munición en México, pero el departamento de Estado insiste en que nadie resulte muerto, por lo que la Guardia Nacional también entra con armas descargadas.
T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
Candy (Ewa Aulin) es una chica que ha llegado al mundo de manera mágica y ya crecidita. Estudiante ahora de una institución superior, cuando conoce al egocéntrico, pero celebrado poeta MacPhisto (Richard Burton), Candy aprende de él que, el deber de los seres humanos, es darse a los demás incondicionalmente y sin restricciones... y ella comienza a demostrar su aprendizaje entregándose a él cándidamente. Después, vendrá una serie de aventuras con un cirujano, un comandante de paracaidistas, un camarógrafo... y hasta un gurú, y Candy se dará generosa a los irreprimibles ímpetus machistas. (FILMAFFINITY)
Prelude is 1968 short film directed by John Astin. In the film, a man meets his dream girl. When he can't win her over, he learns to appreciate his reality. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Director
Prelude is 1968 short film directed by John Astin. In the film, a man meets his dream girl. When he can't win her over, he learns to appreciate his reality. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Dr. Frieden
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
Clyde Prokey
Tras perder a su mujer Helen (Doris Day) en un accidente aéreo cinco años atrás, Nicholas (James Garner) pide al juez el certificado oficial de defunción para poder casarse de nuevo, pero Helen aparece el mismo día que el nuevo matrimonio inicia su viaje de novios. Versión-remake de "Mi mujer favorita" (My Favorite Wife, 1940), protagonizada por Cary Grant e Irene Dunne.
Hector Vanson
Henry Tyroon (James Garner) ha conseguido amasar una fortuna gracias al negocio del petróleo y ahora regresa desde Texas a Nueva York con la intención de especular en la bolsa y hacerse aún más rico. La mujer que debe guiar sus pasos en el mercado bursátil es la analista Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick). Con ella compartirá algo más que sus asuntos profesionales.
Pilot (uncredited)
Jimmy Durante es el propietario de un circo que cuenta solamente con dos atracciones de interés: su hija (Doris Day) y Jumbo, un elefante de gran talento. La chica y su padre tendrán que agudizar el ingenio para salvar el circo del acoso de los acreedores. (FILMAFFINITY)
Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
Un veterano de la Guerra de Corea, quien se encontraba recuperándose de una crisis nerviosa en el hospital, conoce a una enfermera con quien se casa apresuradamente. Posteriormente, la pareja decide viajar a Florida para celebrar su luna de miel.
Mr. Everett Beasley
Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day), una chica provinciana y chapada a la antigua, vive en Nueva York y su mayor deseo es enamorarse y crear un hogar feliz. Comparte piso con Connie (Autrey Meadows), otra chica en su misma situación. Un día, mientras Cathy acude a una entrevista de trabajo, un coche le salpica el vestido manchándoselo de barro. Es el Rolls Royce de Philip Shayne (Cary Grant), un atractivo millonario que enseguida muestra interés por ella.
Glad Hand (uncredited)
En el West Side de Nueva York, un barrio marginal, se disputan la hegemonía dos bandas callejeras: los 'sharks', portorriqueños, y los 'jets', de ascendencia europea. El jefe de los primeros es Bernardo, que vive con su hermana María, quien acaba de llegar a Nueva York. Una noche, en un baile, coinciden los dos grupos y se desencadena una violenta pelea.
Detective
A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.
Male Necker
The Kiss is a 1958 short film written and produced by John Hayes. The film was nominated for the 1958 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
