Al Lewis Biography

Fast Facts

• Won 52,533 votes when he ran as the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York in 1998, enough to guarantee the party a ballot line for the next four years
• Began working in the circus when he was a teenager, then went on to work as a waiter, a basketball scout and a labor organizer
• A character actor for years before winning his iconic role as Grandpa, he acted on television, film and Broadway with one of his more-known roles being Officer Leo Schnauser on the sitcom "Car 54, Where Are you?"
• Played Grandpa on "The Munsters" television series and the following movie, the role that he is most often identified with, and made appearances in the character's vampire costume for years afterward
• Opened a comedy club called Grandpa's on New Dorp Plaza in 1989
• Opened a New York restaurant in Greenwich Village called "Grampa's․"
• Was featured in the Halloween-themed video game "Midnight Mutants․"