John Astin

John Astin
Birth name	John Allen Astin
Born	March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Studio One (uncredited)	Whitaker	10x01 - The Night America Trembled	September 9, 1957
General Electric Theater	Harlow	9x12 - Strictly Solo	December 11, 1960
The Twilight Zone	Charlie	2x23 - A Hundred Yards over the Rim	April 7, 1961
The Donna Reed Show	Eric	4x04 - Mouse at Play	October 5, 1961
Outlaws	Pete	2x03 - My Friend the Horse Thief	October 19, 1961
Hazel	Hal Gordon	1x20 - The Investment Club	February 15, 1962
87th Precinct	Cassidy	1x21 - King's Ransom	February 19, 1962
Dennis the Menace	Policeman	3x21 - A Quiet Evening	February 25, 1962
Route 66	Benson	2x23 - Go Read the River	March 16, 1962
Ben Casey	Nat Morris	1x29 - Preferably, the Less-Used Arm	April 30, 1962
77 Sunset Strip	Martin Gorsch	4x36 - Dress Rehearsal	May 25, 1962
Route 66	Gas Station Attendant	3x02 - Journey to Nineveh	September 28, 1962
Occasional Wife	Frank Mastin	1x05 - I Do, We Don't	October 11, 1966
The Wild Wild West	Count Sazanov	2x19 - The Night of the Tartar	February 3, 1967
Batman	The Riddler	2x45 - Batman's Anniversary (1)	February 8, 1967
Batman	The Riddler	2x46 - A Riddling Controversy (2)	February 9, 1967
Gunsmoke	Henry Haggen	13x07 - Hard-Luck Henry	October 23, 1967
The Flying Nun	Father Lundigan	1x13 - A Young Man with a Coronet	November 23, 1967
Bonanza	Abner Willoughby	11x13 - Abner Willoughby's Return	December 21, 1969
The Odd Couple	Buff Buffington	1x21 - Oscar's New Life	March 5, 1971
The Doris Day Show	Keatley	3x25 - The Father-Son Weekend	March 8, 1971
The Partridge Family	Sidney Rose	3x24 - Diary of a Mad Millionaire	March 23, 1973
Police Woman	Donny	1x18 - Nothing Left to Lose	February 14, 1975
Welcome Back, Kotter	Museum Curator	2x05 - The Museum	October 28, 1976
The Love Boat	David P. Crothers	2x01/02 - Marooned / The Search / Isaac's Holiday	September 16, 1978
The Facts of Life	Vito Miles	6x01 - The Summer of '84	September 26, 1984
Diff'rent Strokes	C.W.	7x01 - A Haunting We Will Go	September 29, 1984
Murder, She Wrote	Ross Haley	1x03 - Hooray for Homicide	October 28, 1984
Night Court	Kenny	2x09 - Inside Harry Stone	November 29, 1984
Murder, She Wrote	Harry Pierce	2x02 - Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly	October 6, 1985
Murder, She Wrote	Harry Pierce	2x07 - A Lady in the Lake	November 10, 1985
Murder, She Wrote	Harry Pierce	2x10 - Sticks and Stones	December 15, 1985
Night Court	Buddy	4x01 - The Next Voice You Hear...	October 2, 1986
St. Elsewhere	Kevin	5x14 - Visiting Daze	January 21, 1987
Night Court	Buddy	5x14 - I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic	January 21, 1988
Night Court	Buddy	6x09 - The Night Court Before Christmas	December 21, 1988
Night Court	Buddy	6x18 - From Snoop to Nuts (1)	March 15, 1989
Night Court	Buddy	6x19 - From Snoop to Nuts (2)	March 22, 1989
Night Court	Buddy	7x01 - Life with Buddy	September 27, 1989
Night Court	Buddy	7x06 - For Love or Money	November 8, 1989
Night Court	Buddy	7x14 - Futureman	January 24, 1990
Night Court	Buddy	7x18 - Melvin and Harold	February 28, 1990
Night Court	Buddy	7x24 - The Blues of the Birth	May 2, 1990
Tales from the Crypt	Nelson Halliwell	3x05 - Top Billing	June 26, 1991
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x01 - Pilot	August 27, 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x03 - No Man's Land	September 10, 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x05 - Socrates' Sister	September 24, 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x08 - Senior Spirit	October 15, 1993
Mad About You	Himself	2x23 - Up All Night	May 12, 1994
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x26 - High Treason (1)	May 13, 1994
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Professor Albert Wickwire	1x27 - High Treason (2)	May 20, 1994
Duckman	Terry Duke Tetzloff	1x10 - Cellar Beware	May 21, 1994
Step by Step	George Humphries	4x09 - The Ice Cream Man Cometh	November 18, 1994
Murder, She Wrote	Fritz Randall	11x16 - Film Flam	February 19, 1995
Step by Step	George	5x11 - The Fight Before Christmas	December 15, 1995
Duckman	Terry Duke Tetzloff	3x03 - Grandma-ma's Flatulent Adventure	January 20, 1996
Duckman	Terry Duke Tetzloff	3x05 - Sperms of Endearment	February 10, 1996
The Nanny	Dr. Roberts	3x20 - Your Feets Too Big	February 19, 1996
The Nanny	Dr. Roberts	4x09 - Tattoo	November 20, 1996
Duckman	Terry Duke Tetzloff	4x18 - Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts	May 24, 1997
Duckman	Terry Duke Tetzloff	4x20 - My Feral Lady	June 21, 1997
The Hughleys	Mr. Crump	1x17 - Storm o' the Century	February 16, 1999
Becker	Richard	2x15 - All the Rage	February 7, 2000

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Halloween with the New Addams Family	Gomez Addams	October 30, 1977	The Addams Family

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Tattletales		September 13-17, 1976
Password Plus		October 8-12, 1979
Password Plus		November 12-16, 1979
Password Plus		February 18-22, 1980
Password Plus		November 3-7, 1980
Password Plus		November 10-14, 1980
Super Password		December 3-7, 1984
Super Password		May 12-16, 1986
Win, Lose or Draw		October 24-28, 1988

Director

Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Operation Petticoat	1x01 - Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle (1)	September 17, 1977
Operation Petticoat	1x02 - Yeoman Hunkle, Yeoman Hunkle (2)	September 24, 1977
Mr. Merlin	1x01 - Pilot	October 5, 1981

Awards and Accolades

Daytime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (1993)

The Addams Family

Trivia

• Was married to Patty Duke
• Father of Sean Astin and Mackenzie Astin