Charles Grodin
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Apr 21 1935• Died May 18 2021
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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 cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brett Forrester
Great Performances
Jake
The Virginian
Arnie Doud
The F.B.I.
Carl Platt
The Defenders
Thomas Martin
The Big Valley
Mark Dunigan
Laverne & Shirley
Felony Squad
Judd for the Defense
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Bells Pickering
Shane
Jed
The Great American Dream Machine
Himself
The Michael J. Fox Show
Steve Henry
Rosemary's Baby
Dr. Hill
Dave
Murray Blum
The Young Marrieds
Matt Crane Stevens
My Mother the Car
Captain Nice
News Vendor
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Fresno
Cane Kensington
Midnight Run
Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Madoff
Carl Shapiro
Beethoven
George Newton
Catch-22
Captain Aarfy Aardvark
King Kong
Fred S. Wilson
Heart and Souls
Harrison Winslow
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
The Great Muppet Caper
Nicky Holiday
The Woman in Red
Buddy
The Humbling
Jerry
The Lonely Guy
Warren
Night of 100 Stars
Self
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Commandeered Car Driver
Heaven Can Wait
Tony Abbott
The Ex
Bob Kowalski
Clifford
Martin Daniels
Beethoven's 2nd
George Newton
Ishtar
Jim Harrison
The Comedian
Dick D'Angelo
The Couch Trip
George Matlin
Taking Care of Business
Spencer Barnes
The Heartbreak Kid
Lenny Cantrow
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Chaz
The World of Jim Henson
Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
Sunburn
Jake
Last Resort
George Lollar
Real Life
Warren Yeager
While We're Young
Leslie Breitbart
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Vance Kramer
It Runs in the Family
Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
Thieves
Martin Cramer
Seems Like Old Times
Ira Parks
The Meanest Men in the West
Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
You Can't Hurry Love
Mr. Glerman
Char·ac·ter
Self
It Happened One Christmas
Joseph
Movers & Shakers
Herb Derman
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
An Imperfect Murder
Arthur
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Directing
11 Harrowhouse
Howard R. Chesser
Paradise
Directing
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Self
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Quentin Fitzwaller
It's My Turn
Homer
Just Me and You
Michael Lindsay
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
Jim Benson
Sex and the College Girl
Bob
King Kong! The Living Legend
Self
Charley's Aunt
Lord Fancourt Babberly
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Self
The Paul Simon Special
Self
The Harmony Game
Self
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
Father
Waiting for Ishtar
Self
Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
Cranium Command
Left Brain (voice)