Charles Grodin
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday21 April 1935
Died18 May 2021 (age 86)
Place of birthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits86
Biography
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 comed…
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
2025
Waiting for Ishtar
2017 · Self
An Imperfect Murder
2017 · Arthur
The Comedian
2016 · Dick D'Angelo
Madoff
2016 · Carl Shapiro
While We're Young
2015 · Leslie Breitbart
The Humbling
2014 · Jerry
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Steve Henry
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
2013 · Father
Char·ac·ter
2012 · Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
The Harmony Game
2011 · Self
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
2007 · Self
The Ex
2006 · Bob Kowalski
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Brett Forrester
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
It Runs in the Family
1994 · Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Chaz
Clifford
1994 · Martin Daniels
Beethoven's 2nd
1993 · George Newton
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Heart and Souls
1993 · Harrison Winslow
So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993 · Commandeered Car Driver
Dave
1993 · Murray Blum
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Beethoven
1992 · George Newton
Taking Care of Business
1990 · Spencer Barnes
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990 · Quentin Fitzwaller
Cranium Command
1989 · Left Brain (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Midnight Run
1988 · Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
You Can't Hurry Love
1988 · Mr. Glerman
The Couch Trip
1988 · George Matlin
Ishtar
1987 · Jim Harrison
Fresno
1986 · Cane Kensington
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986 · Self
Last Resort
1986 · George Lollar
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Herb Derman
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Writer
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Producer
The Woman in Red
1984 · Buddy
The Lonely Guy
1984 · Warren
Charley's Aunt
1983 · Lord Fancourt Babberly
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
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