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Jerry Stiller

Acting
Known For

92 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 8th June 1927

Died

11th May 2020

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Law & Order
Sam Pokras
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Law & Order
Michael Tobis
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Kraft Music Hall
Self
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The Love Boat
Tony Vitelli
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The Love Boat
Bud Hanrahan
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Love, American Style
Harry
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Love, American Style
Leonard Ferguson
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The View Image
The View
Self
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Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
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Homicide: Life on the Street
McGonnigal
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The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Mechanic
The Good Wife Image
The Good Wife
Judge Felix Afterman
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The Larry Sanders Show
Jerry Stiller
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The Carol Burnett Show
Self
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Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler (voice)
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Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler
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Touched by an Angel
Maury Salt
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The Danny Kaye Show
Self
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
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The King of Queens
Arthur Spooner
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Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Birnbaum
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The Equalizer
Brahms
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The Defenders
Sergeant Wysenski
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Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
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Studio One
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mr. Landon
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Paul Sterling
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Monsters
Victor
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Hart to Hart
Myron Finkle
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Screen Two
Marty de Reske
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The Flip Wilson Show
Self
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Crashbox
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Alice
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Simon & Simon
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The Wonder Pets
Old White Mouse (voice)
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Lamp Unto My Feet
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Lamp Unto My Feet
Candide
Rhoda Image
Rhoda
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Teacher's Pet Image
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
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The Paul Lynde Show
Barney Dickerson
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L.A. Law
Nat Pincus
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Hercules
Eagle (voice)
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Archie Bunker's Place
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Baseball
(voice)
Baseball Image
Baseball
Various (voice)
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Mercy
Joe Thalberg
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Reading Rainbow
Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
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Head Case
Self
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Amanda's
Sal Malzone
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Joe and Sons
Gus Duzik
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That's Life
Self
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Deadly Games
Phil Cullen
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Tales from the Darkside
Luther Mandrake
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In the Heat of the Night
Rabbi Feldman
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Hullabaloo
Self
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Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
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The Lion King 1½
Uncle Max (voice)
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Zoolander
Maury Ballstein
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Time Express
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Man in Bar (uncredited)
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Hairspray
Mr. Pinky
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General Electric Theater
Harold
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The Heartbreak Kid
Doc
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
Harvey (voice)
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Zoolander 2
Maury Ballstein
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Tattingers
Sid Wilbur
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Rico Patrone
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Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
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Heavyweights
Harvey Bushkin
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Airport 1975
Sam
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Serving Sara
Milton the Cop
Teacher's Pet Image
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
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Foodfight!
General X (voice)
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Linus the Lionhearted
Hot Pursuit Image
Hot Pursuit
Victor Honeywell
On the Line Image
On the Line
Nathan
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Highway to Hell
Desk Cop
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Lovers and Other Strangers
Jim
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The Pickle
Phil Hirsch
Zoolander: Super Model Image
Zoolander: Super Model
Maury Ballstein (voice)
Subway Stories Image
Subway Stories
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
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Nadine
Raymond Escobar
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules Image
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Irving
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Swinging with the Finkels
Mr. Winters
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Attack of the Doc!
Stag Image
Stag
Ted
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The Suburbans
Speedo Silverberg
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The Ritz
Carmine Vespucci
A Fish in the Bathtub Image
A Fish in the Bathtub
Sam
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Excuse Me for Living Image
Excuse Me for Living
Morty
My 5 Wives Image
My 5 Wives
Don Giovanni
Nasty Habits Image
Nasty Habits
P.R. Priest
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller Image
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
The Independent Image
The Independent
Morty Fineman
The Deli Image
The Deli
Petey Cheesecake
Camp Stories Image
Camp Stories
Schlomo
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How Murray Saved Christmas
Murray Weiner (voice)
Ice Dreams Image
Ice Dreams
Skipper
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Seize the Day
Dr. Tamkin
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That's Adequate
Sid Lane
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Madame X
Burt Orland
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Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Theatrical Producer
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A Rat's Tale
Prof. Plumpingham
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A Memory of Two Mondays
Mechanic
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Chump Change
The Colonel
Shoeshine Image
Shoeshine
Father
Sweet 15 Image
Sweet 15
Mr. Waterman
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The Sunset Gang
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
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The McGuffin
Marty de Reske
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The Other Woman
Mel Binns
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Little Vegas
Sam
Those Lips, Those Eyes Image
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Mr. Shoemaker
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger Image
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
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Simpler Times
Harry
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The Hustler of Money
Stu
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Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Uncle Max (voice)
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Secret of the Andes
Dr. Golfisch
Deli Man Image
Deli Man
Himself
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Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Behind the Legend: Timon Image
Behind the Legend: Timon
Uncle Max (voice)
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Cousins
Charlie Gordon