While most people remember him best for his "Grandpa", few people realize just how versatile a man this was.
But above all, he was a political activist and ran as the Green Party candidate against George Pataki (as Grandpa Al Lewis) and garnered 52,000 votes. He had a weekly radio show on the NYC Pacifica outlet, WBAI, and I remember him best, sitting outside his Village restaurant in nice weather, striking up conversations (and posing for pictures) with anyone, and I do mean anyone.
The man could bend an ear.
But what's really surprising is his pre-acting work. Read about it here: http://simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com/...