How old was Fred Gwynne in the movie On the Waterfront?

Fred Gwynne was 26 in On the Waterfront when he played the character 'Slim (uncredited)'.

That was over 70 years ago in 1954.

In 1993 he died aged 67, starring in 38 films in his career, 36 of those after On the Waterfront was first released. If he were alive today he would be 97.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In On the Waterfront, I think Fred Gwynne looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Elia Kazan has worked with Fred Gwynne just once in his career.
  • Fred Gwynne's first movie was as 'Tallow Pot Thompson' in Escape From Limbo, released in 1953 when he was 25
  • On the Waterfront scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of On the Waterfront

Fred Gwynne's other movies