John Astin
Nascimento : 1930-03-30, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
História
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
Um novo professor chega à cidade e conquista os alunos do Colégio Fallbrock com seu jeito simpático e informal. Além da admiração geral, o Sr. D. atrai também a inveja do professor de Biologia Matt Warner, obcecado em ser eleito Professor do Ano.
Himself
Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
The Judge
Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) é um médium charlatão que consegue "limpar" casas pelo fato de estar associado aos fantasmas que as assustam. Ele se vê de repente envolvido em combater o fantasma de um "serial killer", que voltou para continuar matando e quebrar todos os recordes de assassinatos existentes.
Golf Announcer
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers around a young man (Harrison) who is smarter than his peers, and is not affected by the usual "Handicapping" which is used to train all Americans so everyone is of equal intelligence.
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
O FBI anda às voltas com o caso de um assassino psicopata que é conhecido como "O Assassino Psicopata". O agente Joe Dee Foster é destacado para esta missão e o chefe de homicídios aconselha-o a visitar o maquiavélico Dr. Animal, que está num asilo de segurança máxima por transformar as suas vítimas em carne para pizza.
Joe suspeita que o desaparecimento da sua noiva, Jane, está relacionado com o caso do "Assassino Psicopata" e vai no seu alcance. Entretanto, o detetive privado contratado pelo patrão de Jane também anda à sua procura. E vão todos ter ao "Motel Cemitério". Estará ai a chave do mistério? E quem será o assassino? Ou melhor, "O Assassino Psicopata" existe mesmo?...
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 Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic books. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes a race against time for Todd to stop this hideous, carnivorous creature from marrying his dad and ruining his life.
Prof. Mortimer Gangreen
Um malvado professor e seu assistente criam uma nova espécie de tomates, que começam a devorar o país, a França.
Jeronahew/Prof. Gangreen
Dr. Mortimer Gangreene, um cientista louco, quer dominar o mundo usando as feras vermelhas. A única coisa que poderá atrapalhar os planos do cientista, é o detetive Lance Boyle, que não acredita na existência dos Tomates Assassinos. Mas, uma deslumbrante tomatóloga foi encarregada de fazê-lo crer na existência desses terríveis assassinos. Ela é a única pessoa capaz de cumprir essa missão.
1991's NBC Halloween special with John Astin and Rhonda Shear. Features clips from classic horror movies with commentary.
Janitor
Se passaram cinco anos desde o incidente dos Gremlins em Kingston Falls. Agora Billy e Kate se mudaram para Nova York. Com o falecimento do velho chinês, Gizmo foge da loja e é pego e levado para o mesmo prédio onde Billy trabalha, quando um funcionário da empresa, ao tentar consertar um bebedouro, acaba molhando Gizmo. Logo uma nova espécie de Gremlins é criada e eles logo aprisionam Gizmo. Kate leva para casa um destes novos Gremlins, pensando que é Gizmo. Quando Billy chega em casa e vê que aquele Mogwai não é Gizmo, conclui logo que algo grave aconteceu e algo infinitamente mais grave acontecerá se os Gremlins se alimentarem após a meia-noite.
Verlin Flanders
Archie works part-time at his uncle's mortuary and is harassed by a few of the popular kids because of it. His harassers die in an automobile accident, and the bodies are taken to his uncle's mortuary. Archie is pulling a late night at the mortuary when he sees a storm brewing. Lighting strikes! They're alive! The preppie bullies continue to torment him...as zombies!
George Lafosse
Simon Templar uses twin sisters and a rare Russian necklace to trap a ruthless American in Paris.
Prof. Gangreen
Sequência do cult, O Ataque dos Tomates Assassinos, com um cientista maluco tentando conquistar o planeta e usando para seu intento perigosos (e engraçados) vegetais (frutas). A curiosidade é ver George Clooney antes de estrelar filmes politizados e de ter a estatueta do Oscar em casa, participar de pérolas como este longa. Eles estão de volta e dessa vez, realmente estufados! Desde o último ataque dos "Tomates Assassinos" há algun anos, que os pizzaiolos Matt e Chad estão vivendo um momento de prosperidade com sua pizzaria que não usa molho a base de tomates.
Dean Dunn
No primeiro filme havia Michael J. Fox trasformando-se em lobo no colégio. Neste Fox sai de cena e aparece outro rapaz, agora na faculdade, que vê um monte de pêlos crescerem em seu corpo.
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 família Davis não tem muito tempo para aproveitar a casa nova antes de receber um alerta grave de um historiador local para que tenham cuidado com o fantasmagórico Sr. Boogedy.
Kent
Os Griswald ganham uma viagem de férias para a Europa em um programa de televisão. Eles então arrumam suas malas rapidamente e partem para o velho continente. Juntos eles passam pela Inglaterra, França, Alemanha e Itália. Em todos os países eles só não encontram dificuldades em se meter em confusões, como na Inglaterra, quando Clarck (Chevy Chase) não conseguiu se adaptar a dirigir os carros ingleses ou então na Itália, onde Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) foi simplesmente raptada.
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
Anabelle e Ellen Andrews vivem uma sexta-feira 13 turbulenta, quando mãe e filha invertem os papéis e passam o dia na pele uma da outra, graças a um amuleto mágico. Anabelle assume o corpo da mãe e quase leva a confecção de Ellen à falência; enquando Ellen assume o papel da filha de 13 anos exatamente no dia de sua final no campeonato de natação. Quando tudo volta ao normal, as duas passam a valorizar mais uma a outra, pois as duas conheceram as dificuldades do dia-a-dia de ambas.
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
The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight situations. When they ride into Molybdenum, Colorado, not suspecting the riches beneath the streets, they turn the sleepy mining town upside-down for their search for the gold. High-spirited hijinks ensue, with the brothers involved in everything from stolen gambling equipment to a "belchin', cussin' and spittin' " contest.
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
Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's financial affairs after she's been unjustly evicted and rendered homeless. When that heist ends up paying off, rather than take off for the border, Bunny opts for a life of crime with her new partner, Bill Green, played by fellow Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine.
Sergeant Valdez
In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - international hijinks ensue!
T.M. Christian / Jack Christian
A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.
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
Cinco anos depois do dia em sua esposa Ellen (Doris Day) desapareceu no mar depois de um acidente de avião, o marido e advogado Nicholas (James Garner) consegue que ela seja declarada legalmente morta, se casa novamente e vai em lua de mel para Monterey com a nova esposa Bianca (Polly Bergen). Na mesma manhã, Ellen chega em casa depois de ser resgatada pela Marinha numa ilha deserta e segue para tentar impedir que a lua de mel aconteça. Nick, ainda apaixonado por Ellen, gosta de revê-la, mas descobre que ainda não pode dar a notícia a Bianca, enquanto Ellen também tem dificuldades para contar aos filhos que ela é sua mãe. Vai ficar complicado. (e 14)
Hector Vanson
Henry J. Tyroone leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but ...
Pilot (uncredited)
É o início de 1900. The Wonder Circus é um circo itinerante de propriedade e operado por Anthony "Pop" Wonder, que atua como um dos palhaços, e sua filha Kitty Wonder, que atua como uma trapezista e cavaleira. Embora Kitty ame Pop, ela odeia o seu vício de jogo que coloca o circo no buraco pela dívida. Eles e os seus funcionários tratam o circo como uma grande família, especialmente Lulu a cartomante que quer ser a Sra. Pop, mas os funcionários não podem ser tão leais se eles não estão recebendo o salário. Assim, muitos dos artistas deixam ou ameaçam deixar o circo para se juntar ao principal concorrente do Wonder Circus, o Noble Circus de propriedade do poderoso e unha de fome John Noble. Apesar de Pop e Kitty não quererem que ninguém deixe seu emprego, a única atração que eles nunca vão deixar de ir embora é Jumbo, seu elefante treinado, que Noble já tentou comprar no passado. Como muitos artistas de saida, eis que surge Sam Rawlins. E aí...
Smoky Anderson (uncredited)
A newlywed couple on their honeymoon visit friends who are having marital problems of their own.
Mr. Everett Beasley
Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day) é uma garota do velho estilo do interior que encontra o homem dos seus sonhos, Philip Shayne (Cary Grant), depois que seu Rolls Royce respingou com lama a sua roupa quando estava a caminho de uma entrevista de emprego. Philip é um homem de negócios que fica caidinho pelo coração honesto de Cathy. Há um problema, ele não está interessado em casamento. Enquanto Cathy... nunca pensou em outra coisa. (e 10)
Glad Hand (uncredited)
No lado oeste de Nova York, à sombra dos arranha-céus, ficam os guetos de imigrantes e classes menos favorecidas. Duas gangues, os Sharks, de porto-riquenhos, e os Jets, de brancos de origem anglo-saxônica, disputam a área, seguindo um código próprio de guerra e honra. Tony (Richard Beymer), antigo líder dos Jets, se apaixona por Maria (Natalie Wood), irmã do líder dos Sharks, e tem seu amor correspondido. A paixão dos dois fere princípios em ambos os lados, acirrando ainda mais a disputa.
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.
