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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 8, 1927
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Jerry Stiller
Biography
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing George Costanza's father Frank on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. The year Seinfeld went off the air, Stiller began his role as the eccentric Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens, another role that garnered widespread acclaim.
Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid, and Zoolander 2. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including The Lion King 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Attack of the Doc! | |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Maury Ballstein |
| 2016 | Zoolander: Super Model | Maury Ballstein (voice) |
| 2015 | Deli Man | Himself |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Harvey (voice) |
| 2014 | How Murray Saved Christmas | Murray Weiner (voice) |
| 2014 | Simpler Times | Harry |
| 2013 | Cousins | Charlie Gordon |
| 2012 | Excuse Me for Living | Morty |
| 2012 | Foodfight! | General X (voice) |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Mr. Winters |
| 2009 | Ice Dreams | Skipper |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Mr. Pinky |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Doc |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Uncle Max (voice) |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 | Uncle Max (voice) |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Pretty Boy (voice) |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Man in Bar (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Behind the Legend: Timon | Uncle Max |
| 2002 | Serving Sara | Milton the Cop |
| 2002 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self |
| 2001 | On the Line | Nathan |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Maury Ballstein |
| 2000 | My 5 Wives | Don Giovanni |
| 2000 | The Independent | Morty Fineman |
| 2000 | Chump Change | The Colonel |
| 1999 | Secret of the Andes | Dr. Golfisch |
| 1999 | A Fish in the Bathtub | Sam |
| 1999 | The Suburbans | Speedo Silverberg |
| 1999 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller | Self |
| 1997 | Stag | Ted |
| 1997 | A Rat's Tale | Prof. Plumpingham |
| 1997 | The Deli | Petey Cheesecake |
| 1997 | Subway Stories | Old Man (segment "The 5:24") |
| 1997 | Camp Stories | Schlomo |
| 1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | |
| 1995 | Heavyweights | Harvey Bushkin |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Phil Hirsch |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Theatrical Producer |
| 1991 | Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Irving |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell | Desk Cop |
| 1991 | The Sunset Gang | Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective") |
| 1990 | Little Vegas | Sam |
| 1990 | Sweet 15 | Mr. Waterman |
| 1989 | That's Adequate | Sid Lane |
| 1988 | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit | Victor Honeywell |
| 1987 | Nadine | Raymond Escobar |
| 1987 | Shoeshine | Father |
| 1987 | The Hustler of Money | Stu |
| 1986 | Seize the Day | Dr. Tamkin |
| 1986 | The McGuffin | Marty de Reske |
| 1983 | The Other Woman | Mel Binns |
| 1981 | Madame X | Burt Orland |
| 1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Mr. Shoemaker |
| 1977 | Nasty Habits | P.R. Priest |
| 1977 | Dick Clark's Good Old Days | |
| 1976 | The Ritz | Carmine Vespucci |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Lt. Rico Patrone |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Sam |
| 1971 | A Memory of Two Mondays | Mechanic |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Jim |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Principal Stickler |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Principal Stickler (voice) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Felix Afterman |
| 2009 | Mercy | Joe Thalberg |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2007 | Head Case | Self |
| 2006 | The Wonder Pets | Old White Mouse (voice) |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | |
| 1999 | Crashbox | |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Arthur Spooner |
| 1998 | Hercules | Eagle (voice) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Phil Cullen |
| 1994 | Baseball | Various (voice) |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Maury Salt |
| 1994 | Baseball | (voice) |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | McGonnigal |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Jerry Stiller |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Michael Tobis |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Sam Pokras |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Frank Costanza |
| 1988 | Monsters | Victor |
| 1988 | Tattingers | Sid Wilbur |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Rabbi Feldman |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Nat Pincus |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Brahms |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Marty de Reske |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Birnbaum |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Luther Mandrake |
| 1983 | Amanda's | Sal Malzone |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Dinosaur Comedian (voice) |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Myron Finkle |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | |
| 1979 | Time Express | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Bud Hanrahan |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Tony Vitelli |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1975 | Joe and Sons | Gus Duzik |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1972 | The Paul Lynde Show | Barney Dickerson |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Mechanic |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Paul Sterling |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Mr. Landon |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Harry |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Leonard Ferguson |
| 1968 | That's Life | Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo | Self |
| 1964 | Linus the Lionhearted | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Sergeant Wysenski |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Harold |
| 1948 | Studio One | Sergeant Joe Capriotti |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1948 | Lamp Unto My Feet | Candide |
| 1948 | Lamp Unto My Feet |