Though called Slim, Fred's character in On the Waterfront answers to Malden Sekulovich when called to testify in front of the crime commission. Malden Sekulovich was the real name of co-star Karl Malden. Director Elia Kazan added it as a joke.
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Fred supplied the voice overs for the tv commercials for Hyundai in the early 1990's.
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Fred narrated a videotape that was produced by a radical animal rights organization.
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Fred made his movie debut, unbilled, as one of Johnny Friendly's gang of thugs who menace Marlon Brando in Elia Kazan's classic On the Waterfront (1954).
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Fred was an accomplished sculptor, painter, and writer.
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Fred also worked as a professional singer.
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Fred was the father of five children.
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Fred was married twice. First to Jean Foxie Reynard from 1952-1980, then to Deb Gwynne from 1981until his death on July 2, 1993.
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In Fred's most popular post-Munsters role, that of "Judge Haller" in My Cousin Vinny (1992), one of the sight gags is that the good judge looms a full foot taller than his antagonist, Vinny as played by Joe Pesci.
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Herman Munster, Fred's character on The Munsters (1964), was ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in the June, 2004 issue.
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By choice, Fred was never part of the Hollywood or Broadway social whirl, he lived a quiet life in suburban Bedford, New York, and, after his second marriage, in a renovated farmhouse in rural Taneytown, Maryland.
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Most who knew Fred described him as a good friend and neighbor who liked to keep his personal and professional lives seperate.
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Between 1975 and 1982, Fred appeared in 79 episodes of The CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
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Fred was apart of Harvard University's class of 1951.
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Fred performed in Harvard's famous drag troupe Hasty Pudding Theatricals from 1949-51.
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Fred served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman during World War II.
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Fred made his first stage appearance at Groton with the student production of Shakespeare's Henry V.
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Fred attended Groton, a very exclusive prep school.
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Fred was born in to a wealthy family, his father was a highly successful stockbroker.
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Fred had a low-rated detective show pilot that aired (once) on NBC in 1988 or 1989, Jake's M.O..
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Fred was 6'5" tall, but wore boots with 4" lifts on them when playing the part of "Herman Munster."
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In 1990 Fred Gwynne wrote and illustrated a picture book for children entitled "Pondlarker". Summary: Not satisfied being a frog, Pondlarker seeks a princess' kiss to fulfill his princely ambitions.
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