Jerry Stiller
Acting
Born 1927-06-08
Died 2020-05-11
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
125 credits
Ellis Island Medal of Honor 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
Awards
Won 1 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
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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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Acting
56 credits
Law & Order
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Seinfeld
The King of Queens
The Good Wife
The View
Baseball
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Murder, She Wrote
Hollywood Squares
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Love, American Style
L.A. Law
American Playhouse
The Larry Sanders Show
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hart to Hart
Touched by an Angel
The Carol Burnett Show
The Equalizer
Screen Two
Hercules
The Defenders
Studio One
Tales from the Darkside
Fish Hooks
In the Heat of the Night
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Reading Rainbow
The Ed Sullivan Show
Monsters
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Lion King 1½
Kraft Music Hall
Teacher's Pet
Planes: Fire & Rescue
The Flip Wilson Show
Zoolander
The Danny Kaye Show
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Wonder Pets!
Zoolander 2
The Heartbreak Kid
Hairspray
Head Case
Mercy
Hairspray
The Paul Lynde Show
Lamp Unto My Feet
Serving Sara
Hullabaloo
Foodfight!
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