John Astin
Biography
John Astin is an American actor and director who built a long career around comic and eccentric character roles. Born in Baltimore, he studied drama at Johns Hopkins University and got his start on the New York stage, understudying in Major Barbara and appearing off-Broadway in Threepenny Opera. His film breakthrough arrived with a small part in West Side Story (1961), followed by That Touch of Mink (1962) and Move Over, Darling (1963). He became most closely identified with Gomez Addams in the ABC sitcom The Addams Family, a role he later returned to in the television movie Halloween with the New Addams Family and voiced in the animated series. Other film work includes Freaky Friday (1976), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Teen Wolf Too (1987), the Killer Tomatoes series, and The Frighteners (1996). He earned an Academy Award nomination for directing the short Prelude and an Emmy nomination for voicing Gomez.
96years old
Turns 97 on March 30in 169 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- John Allen Astin (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 43 years1962 to 2005
Genres
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Behind the award
Astin earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film for Prelude, a short he wrote, produced and directed as his directorial debut.
First role
Astin began his performing career in theater. He was an understudy in Major Barbara on Broadway in 1954, and he also did voice-over work for commercials.
A change of course
At Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater, Astin held the roles of Homewood Professor of the Arts and director of the Theater Arts and Studies Department. He retired in 2021.
Early training
Astin studied mathematics at Washington & Jefferson College before transferring to Johns Hopkins University, where he studied drama and graduated in 1952.
John Astin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John De Bello directed three of these films. Doris Day appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Doris Day's page
Kathleen Freeman's page
James Garner's page
Jesse White's page
John McGiver's page
Charles Watts's page
All films by John De Bello
Also two films together3 more actors
- Elliott ReidMove Over, Darling (1963) and The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
- Pat Harrington Jr.Move Over, Darling (1963) and The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
- John De BelloKiller Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991) and Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Astin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$172 million
7 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 7 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$49M28.7% of the total
- 2$41M24.2% of the total
- 3$29M17.1% of the total
- 4$26M15.1% of the total
- 5$13M7.4% of the total
- 6$7.9M4.6% of the total
- 7$5.0M2.9% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.