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Al Lewis

1923 - 2006

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Al Lewis (born Abraham Meister; April 30, 1923 – February 3, 2006) was an American actor and activist, best known for his role as Grandpa on the television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and its film versions. He previously also co-starred with The Munsters's Fred Gwynne in the television show Car 54, Where Are You? from 1961–1963. Later in life, he was a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Lewis is the 3,529th most popular actor (up from 4,955th in 2019), the 5,818th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,245th in 2019) and the 1,658th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Al Lewis ranks 3,529 out of 13,578Before him are Chris Elliott, Holt McCallany, Wojciech Bogusławski, M. G. Ramachandran, Yūsaku Matsuda, and Chantal Goya. After him are Amy Ryan, David Arquette, Clarence Nash, Paul Herman, Odette Annable, and Damian Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Al Lewis ranks 240Before him are Jean Delumeau, Victor Papanek, Jorge María Mejía, Joseph Colombo, Ioannis Grivas, and Devan Nair. After him are Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Charlie Mariano, Mikhail Yegorov, Inger Jacobsen, Og Mandino, and Karl-Heinz Metzner. Among people deceased in 2006, Al Lewis ranks 208Before him are Fritz Klein, Elena Mukhina, Gordon George Avery, Anita O'Day, Chris Heunis, and Robert Lockwood Jr.. After him are Shigeru Kayano, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Betty Curtis, Desmond Dekker, Mirko Marjanović, and André Schwarz-Bart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Lewis ranks 5,818 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Levin (1947), Chris Elliott (1960), Mýa (1979), Helen Herron Taft (1861), Holt McCallany (1963), and Twiggy Ramirez (1971). After him are Michael Malone (1971), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Amy Ryan (1969), David Arquette (1971), Clarence Nash (1904), and Paul Herman (1946).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Al Lewis ranks 1,658Before him are Marsha Mason (1942), Alan Ritchson (1982), Betty Gilpin (1986), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Chris Elliott (1960), and Holt McCallany (1963). After him are Amy Ryan (1969), David Arquette (1971), Clarence Nash (1904), Paul Herman (1946), Odette Annable (1985), and Catherine Hicks (1951).