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Grandpa Munster dies, aged 82

The_Conductor · 2006-02-05 21:50:05

Actor Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa in 1960s TV comedy The Munsters, has died at the age of 82. He was also one of the stars of another classic TV comedy, playing Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4683026.stm…

05-02-2006 9:50pm

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Actor Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa in 1960s TV comedy The Munsters, has died at the age of 82. He was also one of the stars of another classic TV comedy, playing Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4683026.stm
http://www.wbai.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=8368&Itemid=0

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#2 05-02-2006 10:14pm

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Why did he have supposed bdays so far apart? 1910 and 1923?

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#3 05-02-2006 10:36pm

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Pigman II wrote:

Why did he have supposed bdays so far apart? 1910 and 1923?

I have no idea....
Perhaps having people think he was older than he actually was made it easier for him to go for certain types of roles?

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#4 05-02-2006 11:34pm

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i think he was 95

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