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Al Lewis - Actor (The Munsters) 
DOB: April 30, 1923
Date of Death: February 3, 2006
Type: Unknown

Bio: Lewis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of thirty-one he graduated with a Ph.D in child psychology from Columbia University. Not satisfied with his career path, a friend suggested to Lewis that he try a career in acting. Lewis agreed and joined the Paul Mann Actor’s Workshop in New York in 1949. His knack for acting immediately shown threw and he was offered a role as Officer Leo Schnauser on the series “Car 54, Where Are You?” where he starred with Fred Gwynne. After the show ended in 1963, he began acting on the Broadway show, Do Re Mi with Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker. Shortly after his work begun on Broadway he was offered the role as Grandpa Munster on the hit TV show, “The Munsters,” in early 1964. 

In 1956 Al Lewis married Marge Domowitz and together they had three sons. However, after 21 years of marriage the couple divorced. Lewis remarried in 1984 to Karen Ingenthron who he remained married to until his death. 

In 2003 Lewis was hospitalized for an angioplasty. Sadly complications emerged from the surgery. He was forced to have an emergency bypass and his right left below the knee was amputated. He died in February of 2003 of natural causes in a hospital. He was 82.

Lewis will forever be remembered for his comedic role as Grandpa Munster.