Gordon Shumway

Gordon Shumley, better known as ALF is three-foot tall, furry alien from the planet Melmac. According to him, his home world was destroyed, though the means by how this happened has yet to be clarified. He was in his rocket ship when it suddenly malfunctioned, sending him on a direct course for the planet Earth. His ship crashed into the roof of a garage owned by the Tanner family. Family patriarch Willie Tanner discovered him and identified him as an A.L.F. (alien life form). Unsure of what to do, Willie reluctantly invited the creature into his home - a decision he has regretted on many, many occasions.

Notes & Trivia

 * Producer and writer Paul Fusco provided the voice for ALF throughout all 103 episodes of the series. Various actors over the course of the show's run have filled in wearing the ALF costume for shots where his entire body was visible.