A very talented and likable lead and character actor busiest on TV since the early 1960s, John Astin successfully ventured into TV directing, but has been primarily known for his often zany and cartoonish acting roles. Frequently mustachioed, with perennially bulging eyes and often displaying a manic intensity, he has proven himself eminently suited for comic dementia. Astin has, of course, busied himself with many routine TV-movies, series and guest spots, and his feature credits are chock-full of outlandish action comedies and horror spoofs, many low in budget and not much higher in quality.
