Charles Grodin
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 Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014). Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Grodin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rosemary's Baby
(Dr. Hill)
King Kong
(Fred S. Wilson)
Clifford
(Martin Daniels)
Beethoven's 2nd
(George Newton)
So I Married an Axe Murderer
(Commandeered Car Driver)
You Can't Hurry Love
(Mr. Glerman)
Taking Care of Business
(Spencer Barnes)
The Woman in Red
(Buddy)
Dave
(Murray Blum)
Beethoven
(George Newton)
The Couch Trip
(George Matlin)
Heaven Can Wait
(Tony Abbott)
Midnight Run
(Jonathan Mardukas)
Real Life
(Warren Yeager)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
(Vance Kramer)
The Lonely Guy
(Warren)
Ishtar
(Jim Harrison)
The Ex
(Bob Kowalski)
Seems Like Old Times
(Ira Parks)
The Heartbreak Kid
(Lenny Cantrow)
11 Harrowhouse
(Howard R. Chesser)
The Great Muppet Caper
(Nicky Holiday)
It Runs in the Family
(Mr. Parker (The Old Man))
Movers & Shakers
(Herb Derman)
Sunburn
(Jake)
The Meanest Men in the West
(Arnie Doud, Harge Gang)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
(Father)
It's My Turn
(Homer)
The Humbling
(Jerry)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
(Jim Benson)
Char·ac·ter
(Self)
It Happened One Christmas
(Joseph)
Waiting for Ishtar
(Self)
Last Resort
(George Lollar)
King Kong! The Living Legend
(Self)
Thieves
(Martin Cramer)
The Paul Simon Special
(Self)
While We're Young
(Leslie Breitbart)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
The Harmony Game
(Self)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(Drummer Boy (uncredited))
Catch-22
(Captain Aarfy Aardvark)
Sex and the College Girl
(Bob)
The Comedian
(Dick D'Angelo)
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
(Self)
An Imperfect Murder
(Arthur)
Just Me and You
(Michael Lindsay)
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
(Self)
Heart and Souls
(Harrison Winslow)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
(Quentin Fitzwaller)
The World of Jim Henson
(Nicky Holiday (archive footage))
Charley's Aunt
(Lord Fancourt Babberly)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Chaz)
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
The F.B.I.
(Carl Platt)
The Daily Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Laverne & Shirley
The Young Marrieds
Felony Squad
The Virginian
(Arnie Doud)
My Mother the Car
The Big Valley
(Mark Dunigan)
Judd for the Defense
The Charles Grodin Show
The Defenders
(Thomas Martin)
Shane
(Jed)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Brett Forrester)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Fresno
(Cane Kensington)
Madoff
(Carl Shapiro)
The Michael J. Fox Show
(Steve Henry)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
(Narrator (Voice))
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(Bells Pickering)
The Great American Dream Machine
(Himself)
Captain Nice
(News Vendor)
Great Performances
(Jake)
