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 Grandpa is played by Al Lewis. He was born on April 30, 1910, in Brooklyn, New York.
Al received a Ph.D. in child psychology from Columbia University at the age of 31. In 1949, at the suggestion of a friend, Lewis turned to acting and joined the Paul Mann Actor's Workshop in New York. Al worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters across the country, which led to other theater endeavors and eventually to Broadway. By the 1950's he was on almost every live TV show out of New York. Al ran for governor of New York in 1998. Maybe he'll run again. Make sure you go out and vote your support!
His film and TV credits include:Officer Leo Schnauser on Car 54, Where Are You?"- also starred Fred Gwynne. The series ran from 1961 to 1963.The Broadway play, Do Re Mi with Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker.
Additional Screen credits:Howard Stern: Shut up and Listen! (1997)South Beach Academy (1996) Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) My Grandpa Is a Vampire (1991) Fright House (1989) Comic Cabby (1986) The Munsters' Revenge (1981) The Way He Was (1976) They Might Be Giants (1971) Munster, Go Home (1966) Our Miss Brooks (1956) Grampa's Monster Movies Grampa's Sci-Fi Hits After "The Munsters," Al made countless appearances in television and motion pictures, performed on the dinner theater circuit around the country and even owned a brokerage firm in Los Angeles for a time. Al owns a restaurant called Grampa's, in Greenwich Village, and the business has led to plans for opening a few more Italian eateries around the city. He has a home video out for children and appears on WTBS cable in a series of Saturday morning programs for children. Al can be heard on WBAI, 99.5 FM in New York City on Saturdays at noon. You can find Al's official home page here.
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He first became involved in show business in 1923 as a circus clown for three different circuses, riding a unicycle and performing stunts on the trapeze bar. He went on to appear in carnivals, then medicine shows. He started out in radio on