Jerry Stiller

Birthday:

06/08/1927

Place of birth:

New York City, New York, USA:

Biography:

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Stiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.



Credits

Attack of the Doc! (2023)
Zoolander: Super Model (2016)
Maury Ballstein (voice)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
Maury Ballstein
Deli Man (2015)
Himself
Simpler Times (2014)
Harry
How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
Murray Weiner (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Harvey (voice)
Cousins (2013)
Charlie Gordon
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Morty
Foodfight! (2012)
General X (voice)
Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Mr. Winters
Ice Dreams (2009)
Skipper
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
Doc
Hairspray (2007)
Mr. Pinky
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)
Uncle Max (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon (2004)
Uncle Max
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Uncle Max (voice)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Pretty Boy (voice)
Serving Sara (2002)
Milton the Cop
On the Line (2001)
Nathan
Zoolander (2001)
Maury Ballstein
The Independent (2000)
Marty Fineman
My 5 Wives (2000)
Don Giovanni
Chump Change (2000)
The Colonel
The Suburbans (1999)
Speedo Silverberg
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller (1999)
Self
Secret of the Andes (1999)
Dr. Golfisch
A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
Sam
The Deli (1997)
Petey Cheesecake
Subway Stories (1997)
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Camp Stories (1997)
Schlomo
Stag (1997)
Ted
A Rat's Tale (1997)
Prof. Plumpingham
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
Heavyweights (1995)
Harvey Bushkin
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993)
Theatrical Producer
The Pickle (1993)
Phil Hirsch
Highway to Hell (1991)
Desk Cop
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
Irving
The Sunset Gang (1991)
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Little Vegas (1990)
Sam
Sweet 15 (1990)
Mr. Waterman
That's Adequate (1989)
Sid Lane
Hairspray (1988)
Wilbur Turnblad
Nadine (1987)
Raymond Escobar
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Victor Honeywell
The Hustler of Money (1987)
Stu
Shoeshine (1987)
Father
Seize the Day (1986)
Dr. Tamkin
The McGuffin (1986)
Marty de Reske
The Other Woman (1983)
Mel Binns
Madame X (1981)
Burt Orland
Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
Mr. Shoemaker
Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)
Nasty Habits (1977)
P.R. Priest
The Ritz (1976)
Carmine Vespucci
Airport 1975 (1974)
Sam
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Lt. Rico Patrone
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971)
Mechanic
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
Jim
Cousins (2013)
Producer