Birthday
1935/04/21
Day of death
2021/05/18 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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 c...Read more
(1968) Rosemary's Baby
as Dr. Hill
(1994) Clifford
as Martin Daniels
(1976) King Kong
as Fred S. Wilson
(1993) Beethoven's 2nd
as George Newton
(1993) So I Married an Axe Murderer
as Commandeered Car Driver
(1988) You Can't Hurry Love
as Mr. Glerman
(1990) Taking Care of Business
as Spencer Barnes
(1984) The Woman in Red
as Buddy
(1993) Dave
as Murray Blum
(1992) Beethoven
as George Newton
(1988) The Couch Trip
as George Matlin
(1978) Heaven Can Wait
as Tony Abbott
(1988) Midnight Run
as Jonathan Mardukas
(1979) Real Life
as Warren Yeager
(1981) The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Vance Kramer
(1984) The Lonely Guy
as Warren
(1987) Ishtar
as Jim Harrison
(2006) The Ex
as Bob Kowalski
(1980) Seems Like Old Times
as Ira Parks
(1972) The Heartbreak Kid
as Lenny Cantrow
(1974) 11 Harrowhouse
as Howard R. Chesser
(1981) The Great Muppet Caper
as Nicky Holiday
(1994) It Runs in the Family
as Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
(1985) Movers & Shakers
as Herb Derman
(1979) Sunburn
as Jake
(1978) The Meanest Men in the West
as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
(2012) Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2013) Brazzaville Teen-Ager
as Father
(1980) It's My Turn
as Homer
(2014) The Humbling
as Jerry
(1978) The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
as Jim Benson
(2012) Char·ac·ter
as Self
(2017) Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
(1977) It Happened One Christmas
as Joseph
(1986) Last Resort
as George Lollar
(1986) King Kong! The Living Legend
as Self
(1977) Thieves
as Martin Cramer
(1977) The Paul Simon Special
as Self
(2015) While We're Young
as Leslie Breitbart
(2002) The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as ---
(2011) The Harmony Game
as Self
(1954) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
(1970) Catch-22
as Captain Aarfy Aardvark
(1964) Sex and the College Girl
as Bob
(2016) The Comedian
as Dick D'Angelo
(2007) Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as Self
(2017) An Imperfect Murder
as Arthur
(1978) Just Me and You
as Michael Lindsay
(1969) Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
as Self
(1993) Heart and Souls
as Harrison Winslow
(1990) The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Quentin Fitzwaller
(1994) The World of Jim Henson
as Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
(1983) Charley's Aunt
as Lord Fancourt Babberly
(1994) Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Chaz
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Carl Platt
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(1964) The Young Marrieds
as ---
(1966) Felony Squad
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Arnie Doud
(1965) My Mother the Car
as ---
(1965) The Big Valley
as Mark Dunigan
(1967) Judd for the Defense
as ---
(1995) The Charles Grodin Show
as ---
(1961) The Defenders
as Thomas Martin
(1966) Shane
as Jed
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Brett Forrester
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1986) Fresno
as Cane Kensington
(2016) Madoff
as Carl Shapiro
(2013) The Michael J. Fox Show
as Steve Henry
(1992) Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
(1967) The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Bells Pickering
(1971) The Great American Dream Machine
as Himself
(1967) Captain Nice
as News Vendor
(1971) Great Performances
as Jake