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Jerry Stiller
Actor
Died May 11, 2020 (92 years)
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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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
| 2023 | |
| 2016 | Zoolander: Super Model · as Maury Ballstein (voice) |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as Maury Ballstein |
| 2014 | Simpler Times · as Harry |
| 2014 | How Murray Saved Christmas · as Murray Weiner (voice) |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Harvey (voice) |
| 2013 | Glickman · as Cast |
| 2012 | Excuse Me for Living · as Morty |
| 2012 | Mokey's Show (TV Series) · as Scooby-Doo |
| 2012 | Foodfight! · as General X (voice) |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels · as Mr. Winters |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks (TV Series) · as Principal Stickler (voice) |
| 2009 | Ice Dreams · as Skipper |
| 2009 | Mercy (TV Series) · as Joe Thalberg |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge Felix Afterman |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid · as Doc |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Mr. Pinky |
| 2006 | The Wonder Pets! (TV Series) · as Old White Mouse (voice) |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · as Man In Bar (uncredited) |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ · as Uncle Max (voice) |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet · as Pretty Boy (voice) |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack (TV Series) · as Jim Mcdonald |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe · as Old Jingle |
| 2002 | Serving Sara · as Milton The Cop |
| 2001 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show · as Arthur Spooner |
| 2001 | The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Cast |
| 2001 | On the Line · as Nathan |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as Maury Ballstein |
| 2000 | Chump Change · as The Colonel |
| 2000 | The Independent · as Morty Fineman |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet (TV Series) |
| 2000 | My 5 Wives · as Don Giovanni |
| 1999 | Hooves of Fire · as Old Jingle |
| 1999 | The Suburbans · as Speedo Silverberg |
| 1999 | Crashbox (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Secret of the Andes · as Dr. Golfisch |
| 1998 | A Fish in the Bathtub · as Sam |
| 1998 | The King of Queens (TV Series) · as Arthur Spooner |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Eagle (voice) |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Mr. Brady |
| 1997 | The Deli · as Petey Cheesecake |
| 1997 | SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground · as Old Man (segment "the 5:24") |
| 1997 | Stag · as Ted |
| 1997 | A Rat's Tale · as Prof. Plumpingham |
| 1996 | Camp Stories · as Schlomo |
| 1995 | Deadly Games (TV Series) · as Phil Cullen |
| 1995 | Heavyweights · as Harvey Bushkin |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Maury Salt |
| 1994 | Baseball (TV Series) · as Various (voice) |
| 1993 | Tracey Takes on New York · as Theatrical Producer |
| 1993 | The Pickle · as Phil Hirsch |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Mcgonnigal |
| 1991 | Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules · as Irving |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell · as Desk Cop |
| 1990 | Little Vegas · as Sam |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Michael Tobis |
| 1990 | Sweet 15 · as Mr. Waterman |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Frank Costanza |
| 1989 | That's Adequate · as Sid Lane |
| 1988 | Tattinger's (TV Series) · as Sid Wilbur |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Victor |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Rabbi Feldman |
| 1988 | Hairspray · as Wilbur Turnblad |
| 1987 | Nadine · as Raymond Escobar |
| 1987 | Hot Pursuit · as Victor Honeywell |
| 1987 | Shalom Sesame (1986) (TV Series) · as Special Guest (1992) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Nat Pincus |
| 1986 | Seize the Day · as Dr. Tamkin |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Brahms |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Marty De Reske |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Lt. Birnbaum |
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Luther Mandrake |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow (TV Series) · as Dinosaur Comedian (voice) |
| 1983 | The Other Woman · as Mel Binns |
| 1983 | Amanda's (TV Series) · as Sal |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Private Benjamin (TV Series) · as Sgt Muldoon |
| 1981 | Madame X · as Burt Orland |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sam Rosenbloom |
| 1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes · as Mr. Shoemaker |
| 1979 | CBS Library (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Artie Merrow |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Myron Finkle |
| 1979 | Time Express (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Nasty Habits · as P.r. Priest |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Tony Vitelli |
| 1976 | The Ritz · as Carmine Vespucci |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Stu |
| 1975 | Phyllis (TV Series) · as Burt Hillman |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Lt. Rico Patrone |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 · as Sam |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Paul Lynde Show (TV Series) · as Barney Dickerson |
| 1972 | The ABC Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Mechanic |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers · as Jim |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Moe |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) · as Mr. Landon |
| 1964 | Linus the Lionhearted (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Sergeant Wysenski |
| 1959 | Brenner (TV Series) · as Chris Zelco |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Harold |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Pfc. Elwood Johnson |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Tyler |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Sergeant Joe Capriotti |