Charles Grodin
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-04-21 (86 years old)
Deathday
2021-05-18
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
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Charles Grodin
Biography
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 supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including Real Life (1979), Seems ...
Acting
1968
as Dr. Hill
1976
as Fred S. Wilson
1994
as Martin Daniels
1993
as Commandeered Car Driver
1993
as George Newton
1990
as Spencer Barnes
1988
as Mr. Glerman
1984
as Buddy
1993
as Murray Blum
1992
as George Newton
1988
as George Matlin
1978
as Tony Abbott
1988
as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
1979
as Warren Yeager
1981
as Vance Kramer
1984
as Warren
1987
as Jim Harrison
2006
as Bob Kowalski
1980
as Ira Parks
1972
as Lenny Cantrow
1974
as Howard R. Chesser
1981
as Nicky Holiday
1994
as Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
1985
as Herb Derman
1979
as Jake
1978
as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
2012
as (archive footage)
2013
as Father
1980
as Homer
2014
as Jerry
1978
as Jim Benson
2012
as Self
2017
as Self
1977
as Joseph
1986
as George Lollar
1986
as Self
1977
as Martin Cramer
1977
as Self
2015
as Leslie Breitbart
2011
as Self
1954
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
1970
as Captain Aarfy Aardvark
1964
as Bob
2016
as Dick D'Angelo
2017
as Arthur
1978
as Michael Lindsay
1969
1993
as Harrison Winslow
1990
as Quentin Fitzwaller
1994
as Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
1983
as Lord Fancourt Babberly
1982
as Self
Production
1974
as Adaptation
1977
as Writer
1973
as Director
1969
as Producer
1974
as Director
1969
as Director
1985
as Writer
1985
as Producer
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