Al Lewis, 95

(AP) Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of "The Munsters" whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died Feb. 3 after years of heart problems and other ailments. He was 95.

Sporting a somewhat cheesy Dracula outfit, Mr. Lewis became a pop culture icon playing the irascible father-in-law to Fred Gwynne's ever-bumbling Herman Munster on the 1964-66 CBS television show. He also starred in another classic TV comedy, playing Officer Leo Schnauzer on "Car 54, Where Are You?"