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Charles Grodin
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born April 21, 1935Died May 18, 2021 (86 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Jonathan Mardukas |
| 2017 | An Imperfect Murder · as Arthur |
| 2016 | The Comedian · as Dick D'angelo |
| 2016 | Madoff (TV Series) · as Carl Shapiro |
| 2015 | The New Yorker Presents (TV Series) · as Psychiatrist |
| 2014 | While We're Young · as Leslie Breitbart |
| 2014 | The Humbling · as Jerry |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Steve Henry |
| 2013 | Brazzaville Teen-Ager · as Father |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Louie (2010) (TV Series) · as Dr. Bigelow |
| 2006 | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Brett Forrester |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as Nicky Holiday (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | It Runs in the Family · as Mr. Parker (the Old Man) |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | Clifford · as Martin Daniels |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd · as George Newton |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls · as Harrison Winslow |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer · as Commandeered Car Driver |
| 1993 | Dave · as Murray Blum |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Beethoven · as George Newton |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as Nicky Holiday |
| 1990 | Taking Care of Business · as Spencer Barnes |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World · as Quentin Fitzwaller |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Midnight Run · as Jonathan Mardukas Aka “the Duke” |
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love · as Mr. Glerman |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip · as George Matlin |
| 1987 | Ishtar · as Jim Harrison |
| 1986 | Fresno (TV Series) · as Cane Kensington |
| 1986 | Last Resort · as George Lollar |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers · as Herb Derman |
| 1984 | The Woman in Red · as Buddy |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy · as Warren |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper · as Nicky Holiday |
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman · as Vance Kramer |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lord Fancourt Babberly |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times · as Ira Parks |
| 1980 | It's My Turn · as Homer |
| 1979 | Sunburn · as Jake |
| 1979 | Real Life · as Warren Yeager |
| 1978 | The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank · as Jim Benson |
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait · as Tony Abbott |
| 1978 | Just Me and You · as Michael Lindsay |
| 1977 | It Happened One Christmas · as Joseph |
| 1977 | Thieves · as Martin Cramer |
| 1976 | King Kong · as Fred S. Wilson |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Bad Men of the West · as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang |
| 1974 | 11 Harrowhouse · as Howard R. Chesser |
| 1972 | The Heartbreak Kid · as Lenny Cantrow |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Jake |
| 1970 | Catch-22 · as Captain Aarfy Aardvark |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby · as Dr. Hill |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) · as Bells Pickering |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Joey Diamond |
| 1967 | Captain Nice (TV Series) · as News Vendor |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Alex |
| 1966 | Shane (TV Series) · as Jed |
| 1965 | Trials of O'Brien (TV Series) · as Peter Farnum |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Carl Platt |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Mark Dunigan |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Sex and the College Girl · as Bob |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Arnie Doud |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Thomas Martin |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · as Drummer Boy (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Quentin Fitzwaller |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as James T. Phelps, Sn Usn |