Jerry Stiller
Actor
Born June 8, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self (archive footage)
Zoolander: Super Model
Maury Ballstein (voice)
Zoolander 2
Maury Ballstein
Deli Man
Self
Simpler Times
Harry
How Murray Saved Christmas
Murray Weiner (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Harvey (voice)
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
Excuse Me for Living
Morty
Foodfight!
General X (voice)
Swinging with the Finkels
Mr. Winters
Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Mercy
Joe Thalberg
The Good Wife
Judge Felix Afterman
Ice Dreams
Skipper
The Heartbreak Kid
Doc
Hairspray
Mr. Pinky
Head Case
Self
Wonder Pets!
Old White Mouse (voice)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
The Lion King 1½
Uncle Max (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Behind the Legend: Timon
Uncle Max (voice)
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
Serving Sara
Milton the Cop
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
On the Line
Nathan
Zoolander
Maury Ballstein
The Independent
Morty Fineman
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
My 5 Wives
Don Giovanni
Chump Change
The Colonel
The Suburbans
Speedo Silverberg
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
Secret of the Andes
Dr. Golfisch
A Fish in the Bathtub
Sam
Crashbox
The King of Queens
Arthur Spooner
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Hercules
Eagle (voice)
A Rat's Tale
Prof. Plumpingham
The Deli
Petey Cheesecake
The View
Self
Subway Stories
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Camp Stories
Schlomo
Stag
Ted
Deadly Games
Phil Cullen
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Heavyweights
Harvey Bushkin
Touched by an Angel
Maury Salt
Baseball
Various (voice)
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Theatrical Producer
The Pickle
Phil Hirsch
Homicide: Life on the Street
McGonnigal
The Larry Sanders Show
Jerry Stiller
Highway to Hell
Desk Cop
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Irving
The Sunset Gang
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Little Vegas
Sam
Law & Order
Michael Tobis
Sweet 15
Mr. Waterman
Pair of Jokers
Scully Wexler
Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
That's Adequate
Sid Lane
Monsters
Victor
In the Heat of the Night
Rabbi Feldman
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
Nadine
Raymond Escobar
Hot Pursuit
Victor Honeywell
The Hustler of Money
Stu
Shoeshine
Father
L.A. Law
Nat Pincus
Seize the Day
Dr. Tamkin
The McGuffin
Marty de Reske
The Equalizer
Brahms
Screen Two
Marty de Reske
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Birnbaum
Tales from the Darkside
Luther Mandrake
Reading Rainbow
Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
The Other Woman
Mel Binns
Amanda's
Sal Malzone
American Playhouse
Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
Simon & Simon
Madame X
Burt Orland
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Mr. Shoemaker
Archie Bunker's Place
Hart to Hart
Myron Finkle
Time Express
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
The Love Boat
Bud Hanrahan
Nasty Habits
P.R. Priest
Alice
The Ritz
Carmine Vespucci
Saturday Night Live
Stu (uncredited)
Airport 1975
Sam
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Rico Patrone
Rhoda
The Paul Lynde Show
Barney Dickerson
A Memory of Two Mondays
Mechanic
Great Performances
Mechanic
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Lovers and Other Strangers
Jim
Love, American Style
Harry
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Paul Sterling
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Hullabaloo
Self
Linus the Lionhearted
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Defenders
Sergeant Wysenski
Kraft Music Hall
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
General Electric Theater
Harold
Studio One
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self