<P> Fred Gwynne 's performance as Jud Crandall in Pet Sematary was based on author Stephen King himself , who is only an inch shorter than the actor , and uses a similarly thick Maine dialect . Gwynne also had roles in the movies Simon , On the Waterfront , So Fine , Disorganized Crime , The Cotton Club , Captains Courageous , The Secret of My Success , Water , Ironweed , Fatal Attraction and The Boy Who Could Fly . Despite his misgiving about having been typecast , he also agreed to reprise the role of Herman Munster for the 1981 TV reunion movie The Munsters ' Revenge . Gwynne played Judge Chamberlain Haller in his last film , the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny . As a Yale Law School - educated judge in the film , he used a Southern accent in his verbal sparring with Joe Pesci 's character , Vincent `` Vinny '' Gambini . </P>
<P> Fred Gwynne 's performance as Jud Crandall in Pet Sematary was based on author Stephen King himself , who is only an inch shorter than the actor , and uses a similarly thick Maine dialect . Gwynne also had roles in the movies Simon , On the Waterfront , So Fine , Disorganized Crime , The Cotton Club , Captains Courageous , The Secret of My Success , Water , Ironweed , Fatal Attraction and The Boy Who Could Fly . Despite his misgiving about having been typecast , he also agreed to reprise the role of Herman Munster for the 1981 TV reunion movie The Munsters ' Revenge . Gwynne played Judge Chamberlain Haller in his last film , the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny . As a Yale Law School - educated judge in the film , he used a Southern accent in his verbal sparring with Joe Pesci 's character , Vincent `` Vinny '' Gambini . </P>
actor who played the judge in my cousin vinny
actor who played the judge in my cousin vinny
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne