And it was actually very rare for him to talk about the show's legacy or ... a series of children's books for which he became very well known. While Fred Gwynne reprised the role of Herman in ...

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“Everyone looked up to Herman Munster — he was 7 feet tall!” Butch Patrick, who played son Eddie on The Munsters, revealed. Fred was 6'5" without his Frankenstein boots.

Actor Fred Gwynne, whose Lincolnesque physique and dour ... Ross was his chubby partner, Officer Gunther Toody. The NBC show ran from 1961-63. The following year, he began a run as Herman Munster ...

FRED GWYNNE, the actor remembered by many for his ... as the author and illustrator of three very funny children’s books. He wrote Chocolate Moose, The King Who Rained and The 16-Hand Horse.

As the woman on the other end of the phone goes to fetch Fred Gwynne ... signed editions of children’s books that he wrote and illustrated. But for today, Gwynne is concentrating on the movies.