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Charles Grodin
Born · April 21, 1935
Died · May 18, 2021 (86 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978). Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including Real Life (1979), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014). Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Grodin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Waiting for Ishtar
Self
0.0
2017
An Imperfect Murder
Arthur
3.7
2017
The Comedian
Dick D'Angelo
5.7
2016
Madoff
Carl Shapiro · (4 episodes)
6.5
2016
While We're Young
Leslie Breitbart
6.0
2015
The Humbling
Jerry
5.2
2014
The Michael J. Fox Show
Steve Henry · (1 episode)
5.9
2013
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
Father
5.7
2013
Char·ac·ter
Self
4.0
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
7.5
2012
The Harmony Game
Self
7.5
2011
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Self
6.2
2007
The Ex
Bob Kowalski
5.2
2006
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
0.0
2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brett Forrester · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
The Charles Grodin Show
(0 episode)
0.0
1995
The World of Jim Henson
Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
7.3
1994
It Runs in the Family
Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
5.3
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Chaz
7.0
1994
Clifford
Martin Daniels
4.9
1994
Beethoven's 2nd
George Newton
5.5
1993
Heart and Souls
Harrison Winslow
6.9
1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Commandeered Car Driver
6.1
1993
Dave
Murray Blum
6.6
1993
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice) · (1 episode)
10.0
1992
Beethoven
George Newton
5.8
1992
Taking Care of Business
Spencer Barnes
6.2
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Quentin Fitzwaller
6.4
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Midnight Run
Jonathan Mardukas
7.2
1988
You Can't Hurry Love
Mr. Glerman
4.6
1988
The Couch Trip
George Matlin
5.4
1988
Ishtar
Jim Harrison
4.5
1987
Fresno
Cane Kensington · (5 episodes)
6.4
1986
King Kong! The Living Legend
Self
0.0
1986
Last Resort
George Lollar
3.4
1986
Movers & Shakers
Herb Derman
3.9
1985
The Woman in Red
Buddy
6.2
1984
The Lonely Guy
Warren
6.3
1984
Charley's Aunt
Lord Fancourt Babberly
0.0
1983
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
The Great Muppet Caper
Nicky Holiday
6.8
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Vance Kramer
5.2
1981
Seems Like Old Times
Ira Parks
6.3
1980
It's My Turn
Homer
5.8
1980
Sunburn
Jake
5.0
1979
Real Life
Warren Yeager
6.6
1979
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
Jim Benson
0.0
1978
Heaven Can Wait
Tony Abbott
6.6
1978
Just Me and You
Michael Lindsay
5.0
1978
The Meanest Men in the West
Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
4.1
1978
It Happened One Christmas
Joseph
3.7
1977
The Paul Simon Special
Self
8.0
1977
Thieves
Martin Cramer
3.7
1977
King Kong
Fred S. Wilson
6.2
1976
Laverne & Shirley
(1 episode)
7.2
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
11 Harrowhouse
Howard R. Chesser
5.7
1974
The Heartbreak Kid
Lenny Cantrow
6.6
1972
Great Performances
Jake · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
The Great American Dream Machine
Himself · (34 episodes)
0.0
1971
Catch-22
Captain Aarfy Aardvark
6.7
1970
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Self
0.0
1969
Rosemary's Baby
Dr. Hill
7.8
1968
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
7.5
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Bells Pickering · (1 episode)
5.7
1967
Captain Nice
News Vendor · (1 episode)
5.7
1967
Felony Squad
(1 episode)
7.0
1966
Shane
Jed · (2 episodes)
6.0
1966
The F.B.I.
Carl Platt · (1 episode)
5.4
1965
The Big Valley
Mark Dunigan · (1 episode)
6.0
1965
My Mother the Car
(1 episode)
3.6
1965
The Young Marrieds
(288 episodes)
3.0
1964
Sex and the College Girl
Bob
4.0
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (4 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Virginian
Arnie Doud · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Defenders
Thomas Martin · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Drummer Boy (uncredited)
7.0
1954