Don Rickles

Biography

Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995).

From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

Known For

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self - Guest Host

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Daily Show

Self

Gimme a Break!

Max

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Bernie Mac Show

Don Rickles

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013	Himself
2024	Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake	Self
2023	Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre	Self
2023	Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010	Self
2023	Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014	Self
2023	Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011	Self
2023	Bob and Don: A Love Story	Self (archived footage)
2019	Toy Story 4	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2016	Tony Bennett Celebrates 90	Self
2015	Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond	Self
2014	Don Rickles: One Night Only	Self - Honoree
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2013	Toy Story of Terror!	Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
2012	Partysaurus Rex	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011	Hawaiian Vacation	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011	Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored	(archive footage)
2011	Small Fry	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011	Zookeeper	Frog (voice)
2010	Toy Story 3	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010	Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	Self
2009	Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers	Self - Roaster
2008	Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget	Self
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self
2007	Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face	Self
2006	The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006	Working with a Master: John Landis	Self
2005	The Aristocrats	Self
2004	The Wool Cap	Ira
2004	Goodnight, We Love You	Self
2002	The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
1999	Toy Story 2	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1998	Dirty Work	Hamilton
1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!	George Wilson
1998	Quest for Camelot	Cornwall (voice)
1998	Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's	Self
1998	The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self (archive footage)
1997	Redux Riding Hood	The Boss (voice)
1996	The Story Behind 'Toy Story'	Self
1995	Toy Story	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1995	Casino	Billy Sherbert
1995	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way	Self
1992	Innocent Blood	Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
1990	Keaton's Cop	Jake
1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self
1986	Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special	Self
1986	Rickles... On the Loose	Self
1985	Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers	Self (archive footage)
1983	George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	Self
1982	Two Top Bananas	Self
1980	For the Love of It	Jim Joy
1979	Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years	Self
1977	The People's Command Performance: '77	Self
1977	US Against the World	Self - Host
1977	Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1976	Joys	Self
1975	Rickles
1974	Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	Comedian on TV
1972	Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking	Self
1971	The Love Machine	Announcer (uncredited)
1970	Kelly's Heroes	Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1970	Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles	Self
1969	Where It's At	Willie
1968	The Dean Martin Christmas Show	Self (uncredited)
1967	Enter Laughing	Harry Hamburger
1967	The Money Jungle	Harry Darkwater
1966	Murder at N.B.C.
1965	Beach Blanket Bingo	Big Drop
1964	Muscle Beach Party	Jack Fanny
1964	Bikini Beach	Big Drag
1964	Pajama Party	“Big Bang” The Martian
1963	X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes	Crane
1960	The Rat Race	Nellie
1959	The Rabbit Trap	Mike O'Halloran
1958	Run Silent, Run Deep	Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

Year	TV Show	Role
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Self
2010	Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010	Hot in Cleveland	Bobby
2006	The Unit
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2003	Comedy Central Roasts	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Don Rickles
1999	The Early Show	Self - Guest
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	Muppets Tonight	Self
1995	The Single Guy	Dr. Dick Sloan
1993	Daddy Dearest	Al Mitchell
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992	Vicki!	Self
1989	Tales from the Crypt	Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1985	Larry King Live	Self
1984	Hunter	Harold Schwan
1982	Newhart
1981	Gimme a Break!	Max
1976	C.P.O. Sharkey	C.P.O. Otto Sharkey
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1974	Dinah!	Self
1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self
1972	Sanford and Son
1972	The Don Rickles Show	Don Robinson
1972	The Julie Andrews Hour	Self
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1969	Medical Center
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self
1969	The Jim Nabors Hour
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967	The Mothers-in-Law	Don Rickles
1965	F Troop
1965	Get Smart	Sid Krimm
1965	The Wild Wild West	Asmodeus
1965	Run for Your Life	Leo Mazinov
1965	The Dean Martin Show
1965	Run for Your Life	Willy Hatch
1965	I Dream of Jeannie	Kiski
1964	The Munsters
1964	Gilligan's Island
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964	The Addams Family	Claude
1963	Burke's Law	Lou Kronkeit
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963	Burke's Law	Swifty Piedmont
1963	Burke's Law	Frank Cross
1962	The Lucy Show	Eddie Rickles
1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	Fred
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1961	Cain's Hundred	Dave Malloy
1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Lyle Delp
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Newton Monroe
1959	The Twilight Zone	Bettor
1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Announcer
1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Newscaster
1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Reporter
1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self
1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self - Host
1957	The Thin Man
1957	M Squad
1954	Summer Playhouse
1952	Today	Self
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self