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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1982
Inspector Bowden


[Broadway]
1978
Jock Riley


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
W. O. Gant


[Broadway]
1976
Colonel J. C. Kinkaid


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1974
Big Daddy


[Broadway]
1972
Abraham Lincoln


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1963
Performer

Marvin Shellhammer


Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1960
Polyte-Le-Mou


[Broadway]
1953
Luther Raubel


[Broadway]
1952
Stinker


[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1978
W. O. Gant


Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Fred Gwynne, A Texas Trilogy

News


Photos: Highlights of LYNNE CHARNAY's 100th Birthday Show at Don't Tell Mama
by Rebecca Kaplan - Apr 4, 2025

The acclaimed Broadway and cabaret singer - still going strong at 100 – celebrated her birthday with 4/1 and 4/2 shows at Don't Tell Mama featuring hits of the Great American Songbook, guest stars and plenty of fun.
Lynne Charnay to Celebrate 100th Birthday With Performance at Don't Tell Mama
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

On the evening of her 100th birthday, legendary performer Lynne Charnay will take the stage at Don't Tell Mama. Learn more about the upcoming performance!
Profiles in History Celebrates Halloween with Blockbuster Horror and Iconic Sci-Fi Items
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2020

With Halloween just around the corner, Profiles in History is proud to announce the blockbuster horror and iconic sci-fi items going up for sale in their next auction, Icons & Legends of Hollywood, November 12th & 13th in Los Angeles.
John Lithgow Joins PET SEMATARY Remake
by Tori Hartshorn - May 4, 2018

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor John Lithgow has been officially added to the cast of the upcoming PET SEMATARY remake. He joins the previously announced Jason Clarke. Lithgow will portray the role of  Jud Crandall, originally played by Fred Gwynne. Read more about it from The Hollywood Reporter here!
BLOOD is Back at The Complez this Halloween!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2016

Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus), James Kyson (NBC's Heroes, voted one of "Hollywood's 25 Hottest" by TV Guide), Michael Yama (Betty White's Off Their Rockers) andRob Yang (The Americans, Twisted) join the cast when The Garage re-opens its acclaimed world premiere production of BLOOD. Written and directed by Obie and New York Outer Critics Circle Award-winner/ DGA Award, two-time Golden Globe and five-time Emmy Award nominee Robert Allan Ackerman, BLOOD returns to the The Complex in Hollywood beginning Oct. 28.
BLOOD is Back This October
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2016

Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus) and James Kyson (NBC's Heroes, voted one of "Hollywood's 25 Hottest" by TV Guide) join the cast when The Garage re-opens its acclaimed world premiere production of BLOOD. Written and directed by Obie and New York Outer Critics Circle Award-winner/ DGA Award, two-time Golden Globe and five-time Emmy Award nominee Robert Allan Ackerman, BLOOD returns to the The Complex in Hollywood beginning Oct. 14.
BLOOD is Back This October
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2016

Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus) and James Kyson (NBC's Heroes, voted one of "Hollywood's 25 Hottest" by TV Guide) join the cast when The Garage re-opens its acclaimed world premiere production of BLOOD. Written and directed by Obie and New York Outer Critics Circle Award-winner/ DGA Award, two-time Golden Globe and five-time Emmy Award nominee Robert Allan Ackerman, BLOOD returns to the The Complex in Hollywood beginning Oct. 14.
BLOOD to Mark The Garage's Debut Production
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 26, 2016

A Jewish-American reporter in Japan uncovers a conspiracy to cover up the government-sanctioned sale of HIV-contaminated blood products in a new political thriller with music inspired by true events.
BWW Interviews: Robert Stanton in THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES at Two Rivers Theater
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 12, 2014

Robert Stanton stars as Arnolphe in Moliere's production of 'The School for Wives' at Two Rivers Theater. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey, the show will be on the Red Bank Stage from September 13th to October 5th. Broadwayworld.com had the chance to interview Robert Stanton.
BWW Reviews: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Presented With Tennessee Williams Original Script at Theatre Palisades
by Shari Barrett - Jun 16, 2014

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF was always the playwright's favorite among all his plays. Theatre Palisades is presenting the original version of the script as written by Tennessee Williams before Eli Kazan, who was already hired to direct both Broadway and the film version, forced him to re-write the script to conform to the mores in McCarthy era 1955. This compelling original version has been professionally produced only two times, in 1958 in London and in 1974 on Broadway with Elizabeth Ashley, Keir Dullea and Fred Gwynne.
Paul Mazursky to Receive WGA West's Screen Laurel Award
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 7, 2014

Acclaimed screenwriter-director-actor Paul Mazursky is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West's 2014 Screen Laurel Award, honoring lifetime achievement in outstanding writing for motion pictures.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY & More Among Boomerang's Halloween Programming
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 30, 2013

Boomerang will offer new spooky programming this October with the first-time premiere Cartoon Network's original animated series, The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy, playing for a full hour on Saturday and Sunday nights, startingSaturday, Oct. 12 at midnight (ET). The month-long celebration of spine-tingling content also includes Boomerang's presentations of the 1964 live-action series The Munsters and 1964's The Addams Family, both of which will be telecast back-to-back on weekdays at 2:30 and 3 p.m., and weeknights at midnight (ET), respectively. More ghostly animated fare in October will include the award-winning 1993 holiday special, The Halloween Tree, on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9 a.m., and the weekday afternoon presentation of Hanna-Barbera's Goober and the Ghost Chasers, which will play at 12 p.m.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Begins Tonight at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2013

Real life husband and wife Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon play the classic couple 'Big Daddy' and 'Big Mama' in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize Winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at this year's TW Festival, 50% Illusion: Tennessee Williams and Women, in an upcoming production from the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT).
Wellfleet to Stage CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Begin. 8/29
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2013

Real life husband and wife Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon play the classic couple 'Big Daddy' and 'Big Mama' in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize Winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opening August 31 at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT).
Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon Join Cast of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, 9/27-29
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 24, 2013

Real life husband and wife Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon play the classic couple 'Big Daddy' and 'Big Mama' in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize Winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at this year's TW Festival, 50% Illusion: Tennessee Williams and Women, in an upcoming production from the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT).
33 VARIATIONS Plays Festival Stage of Winston-Salem, Now thru 2/24
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2013

Festival Stage of Winston-Salem continues its third season of professional theatre with a production of Moises Kaufman's new drama 33 Variations, presented at Hanesbrands Theatre (209 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem) from tonight, Feb. 1 to Feb. 24.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fred Gwynne been in?

Fred Gwynne has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Fred Gwynne been in?

Fred Gwynne has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Fred Gwynne been nominated for?

and Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for A Texas Trilogy.

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