Jerry Stiller
Acting
Born: 1927-06-08 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Law & Order
Michael Tobis
Law & Order
Sam Pokras
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Saturday Night Live
Stu (uncredited)
The Good Wife
Judge Felix Afterman
Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
The View
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Birnbaum
The Love Boat
Bud Hanrahan
The Love Boat
Tony Vitelli
Alice
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The King of Queens
Arthur Spooner
Great Performances
Mechanic
Homicide: Life on the Street
McGonnigal
L.A. Law
Nat Pincus
The Larry Sanders Show
Jerry Stiller
Love, American Style
Leonard Ferguson
Love, American Style
Harry
Tales from the Darkside
Luther Mandrake
American Playhouse
Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
American Playhouse
Sam Rosenbloom
Touched by an Angel
Maury Salt
Simon & Simon
Studio One
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
Hart to Hart
Myron Finkle
Screen Two
Marty de Reske
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Paul Sterling
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mr. Landon
The Equalizer
Brahms
Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler (voice)
The Defenders
Sergeant Wysenski
In the Heat of the Night
Rabbi Feldman
Hercules
Eagle (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self