glenn taranto played gomez in the addams family tv show.
glenn taranto played gomez in the addams family tv show.
who played gomez in the addams family tv show?
glenn taranto
from 1964 to 1966, he starred in the comedic television series "the addams family" as gomez addams, the head of the macabre family, based on cartoons created by charles addams. he later reprised the role of gomez in the 1977 made-for-television film "halloween with the new addams family" and voiced the role of gomez in the animated series "the addams family" from 1992 to 1993. in the canadian-american television series "the new addams family", which ran from 1998 to 1999, astin appeared as grandpapa addams, with the role of gomez played by glenn taranto.
john astin
following the success of the theatrically released films "the addams family", released in 1991 and its 1993 sequel, "addams family values", saban negotiated to purchase the home video production rights to the addams family brand in order to take advantage of the direct-to-video market. because of the underwhelming commercial performance of "addams family values", as well as the death of raul julia, who had played gomez addams, paramount pictures ultimately decided not to produce a third film, resulting in saban deciding to reboot the series.
addams family reunion