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  • My Cousin Vinny
  • My Cousin Vinny review by A customer from Isle of Islay
    Rated - 4 stars Excellent comedy 19 January 2009
    ...agine anyone else more effectively playing any of the key roles. In particular, Fred Gwynne does a particularly splendid job with his portrayal of a no-nonsense Alabama ju...  
  • The Munsters
  • The Munsters review by A customer from Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
    Rated - 4 stars Gentle comedy 12 May 2006
    ... again shows how far comedy has moved and how unkind most of it is nowadays. Fred Gwynne (who plays Herman) is still perfect. And Igor, the string-driven bat, gets bett...  

Fred Gwynne - filmography


  • My Cousin Vinny on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Joe Pesci,  Fred Gwynne,  Marisa Tomei
    Director: Jonathan Lynn
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer. When Vinny arrives in Alabama with his leather-clad girlfriend, it's a real shock for all of them! Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress--Marisa Tomei.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,186 members
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  • Shadows And Fog on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Woody Allen,  Kathy Bates,  John Cusack
    Director: Woody Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A killer lurks in the dark corners of an odd little European town--a mysterious stranger who brutally strangles his victims. When the circus comes to visit, the madman steps up his pace, commencing a ghastly murder spree. Meanwhile, a nondescript local man named Kleinman finds himself accused of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,710 member
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  • Pet Sematary on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Dale Midkiff,  Fred Gwynne,  Brad Greenquist
    Director: Mary Lambert
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange, elderly neighbor called Jud knows a secret that may spare the young girl's tears. He takes the dead cat ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,846 members
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  • Fatal Attraction on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Glenn Close,  Anne Archer
    Director: Adrian Lyne
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    While his wife (Anne Archer) and daughter are out of town, successful attorney Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) has a one-night stand with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), the publishing executive he has just met. He has no idea what he's getting into. Immediately after the encounter, Dan wants to put ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,301 members
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  • Water on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Brenda Vaccaro,  Billy Connolly
    Director: Dick Clement
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Cascara is a rundown island, until a mineral water is discovered which makes you 'go' like clockwork. From Whitehall to Washington they are losing their bottles trying to get their hands on it.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 278 members
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  • The Cotton Club on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Richard Gere,  Gregory Hines,  Bob Hoskins
    Director: Francis Ford Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Beautiful music and striking dance performances are the highlight of Francis Ford Coppola's musical/mobster flick centered around the legendary Harlem nightclub. The club's black dancers and musicians entertain the exclusively white audience made up of gangsters and Hollywood stars. Local boy Dixie ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 809 members
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  • Luna (1979)
    Starring: Jill Clayburgh,  Matthew Barry,  Veronica Lazar
    Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Recently widowed American opera diva Caterina takes her teenaged son Joe with her on a long singing tour to Italy. Absorbed in her hectic work in various Verdi operas around Rome, Caterina is soon shocked to discover that her troubled and lonely son has become a heroin addict. Her desperate ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 10 members
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  • On The Waterfront - BLU-RAY Version (1954)
    Starring: Marlon Brando,  Karl Malden,  Lee J. Cobb
    Director: Elia Kazan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered. He knows that the ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 15 members
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  • On The Waterfront on DVD (1954)
    Starring: Marlon Brando,  Karl Malden,  Lee J. Cobb
    Director: Elia Kazan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards and marks one of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances. Brando is Terry Malloy, a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman, who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered. He knows that the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 12,404 members
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  • The Munsters (6 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Fred Gwynne,  Yvonne De Carlo,  Al Lewis
    Director: Norman Abbott
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Get ready to be entertained by America's first family of fright. In this timeless one-of-a-kind comedy series, the unforgettable family og The Munsters casts a hilarious spell that will keep you laughing through every new episode. This first season includes the never-before-seen pilot episode
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 614 members
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  • The Munsters - Series 2 (6 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Fred Gwynne,  Yvonne De Carlo,  Al Lewis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    America's first family of fright is back on DVD with all 32 outrageous second-season episodes and hilarious new bonus features in The Munsters, The Complete Second Season! Reunite with the wacky and weird Munster clan: Herman, devoted dad and "working stiff"; Lily, the homemaker with sass; Grandpa,..read more »
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Fred Gwynne facts

5 most recent films

My Cousin Vinny - 3.5 stars
Shadows And Fog - 3.0 stars
Disorganised Crime - 3.0 stars
Pet Sematary - 3.0 stars
Fatal Attraction - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

On The Waterfront - 3.5 stars
The Munsters - 3.5 stars
My Cousin Vinny - 3.5 stars
Fatal Attraction - 3.5 stars
The Munsters - Series 2 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Luna - 3.0 stars
On The Waterfront - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Shadows And Fog - 3.0 stars
The Cotton Club - 3.0 stars
The Christmas Star - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tony - 2 times - show films
Rod Steiger - 2 times - show films
John Hamilton - 2 times - show films
Pat Hingle - 2 times - show films
James Westerfield - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Elia Kazan - 2 times - show films
Woody Allen - 1 times - show films
Norman Abbott - 1 times - show films
Francis Ford Coppola - 1 times - show films
Jonathan Lynn - 1 times - show films