Rob Reiner
Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
This Is Spinal Tap
(Marty DiBergi)
EDtv
(Mr. Whitaker)
Bullets Over Broadway
(Sheldon Flender)
Bye Bye Love
(Dr. David Townsend)
Postcards from the Edge
(Joe Pierce)
Mixed Nuts
(Dr. Kinsky)
Misery Loves Company
(Self)
The Story of Us
(Stan Kogen)
Primary Colors
(Izzy Rosenblatt)
Misery
(Helicopter Pilot (uncredited))
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(Self (voice))
Fire Sale
(Russel Fikus)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
(Self)
Where’s Poppa?
(Roger)
Enter Laughing
(Clark Baxter)
Everyone's Hero
(Screwie (voice))
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
(Self)
Alex & Emma
(Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren)
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
These Amazing Shadows
(Self)
Halls of Anger
(Leaky Couloris)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
(Self)
The Spirit of '76
(Dr. Cash)
The Million Dollar Infield
(Monte Miller)
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
(Self)
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
(Self)
Family Squares
(Narrator (voice))
US Against the World
(Self)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Max Belfort)
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
(Self)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
(Albert Maltz)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
(Rob Reiner)
The Wolf Pack
(Self)
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
(Self)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(Marty DiBergi)
Thursday's Game
(Joel Forrest)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
(Marty DiBergi)
Throw Momma from the Train
(Joel)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
(Self)
The Case Against 8
(Self)
The Best of John Belushi
(Various Characters)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
(Self)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
(Self)
And So It Goes
(Artie)
Summertree
(Don)
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
(Self)
The Big Mouth
(Guy on Beach (uncredited))
Partners in Life
(Max King III)
Everything Is Copy
(Self)
The Last Laugh
(Self)
The Picture
(Bud)
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
(Marty DiBergi)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
(Self)
The First Wives Club
(Dr. Morris Packman)
Sandy Wexler
(Marty Markowitz)
Shock and Awe
(John Walcott)
The Majestic
(Studio Executive (voice))
Andre the Giant
(Self)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
(Self)
Seinfeld: How It Began
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
(Self)
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
(Marty DiBergi)
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
(Self - Interviewee)
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
(Miguelito)
Forever Hollywood
(Self)
Sleepless in Seattle
(Jay)
The Muse
(Rob Reiner)
Mad Dog Time
(Albert the Chauffeur)
The Jerk
(Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited))
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
(Self)
Johnny Appleseed
(Jack Smith)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
(The Grandfather)
More Than Friends
(Alan Corkus)
How Harry Met Sally…
(Self)
The Road to The Sure Thing
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
(Self)
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
(Marty DiBergi)
For Better or Worse
(Dr. Plosner)
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
(Self)
From Darkness to Light
(Self (archive footage))
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
(Self)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
(Self)
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
(Self (archive footage))
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
(Self (archive footage))
The Andy Griffith Show
(Joe)
The Simpsons
(Rob Reiner (voice))
The Odd Couple
(Sheldn)
Batman
(Delivery Boy)
America 2-Night
(Rob Reiner)
The Larry Sanders Show
(Rob Reiner)
All in the Family
(Michael Stivic)
That Girl
Sidewalks Entertainment
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(Beatnik)
The View
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
Room 222
Frasier
(Bill (voice))
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
30 Rock
(Rob Reiner)
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self)
Free Country
(Joseph Bresner)
Battle of the Network Stars
The Hollywood Palace
(Self - Comedian)
Hey Landlord!
This Is Your Life
(Self)
Getting Together
Good Heavens
TV Revolution
Morton & Hayes
(Rob Reiner)
Late Night Stars of Poker
Wie ben ik?
On Air
Tussen De Oren
Knevel & Van den Brink
(Self)
Albert
De Wereld Draait Door
(Self)
De Nationale IQ test
Hopeless Pictures
(Futterman)
Pauw & Witteman
J.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
Bureau Kruislaan
New Girl
(Bob Day)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Rob Reiner)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
HAPPYish
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The History of Comedy
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(The Grandfather)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(The Grandfather (voice))
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(The Grandson)
The Good Fight
(Judge Josh Brickner)
The Rockford Files
(Larry 'King' Sturtevant)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
The Jim Jefferies Show
(Self)
The Fran Drescher Show
Tall Tales & Legends
(Jack Smith)
Hannah Montana
(Rob Reiner)
Wizards of Waverly Place
(Himself)
The Mothers-in-Law
(Director)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
The Beat with Ari Melber
(Self)
Primetime Glick
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
Hollywood
(Ace Amberg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self - Guest Host)
It's Garry Shandling's Show
(Rob Reiner)
About a Boy
(Bagel Shop Owner)
The Bear
(Albert Schnur)
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
(Self)
60 Minutes
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self - Guest)
The Partridge Family
(Snake)
CBS Evening News
(Self (archive footage))
People's Choice Awards
(Self - Winner)
Stand by Me
(Director)
When Harry Met Sally...
(Producer)
When Harry Met Sally...
(Director)
Misery
(Director)
Misery
(Producer)
The Princess Bride
(Director)
A Few Good Men
(Director)
Rumor Has It...
(Director)
This Is Spinal Tap
(Director)
This Is Spinal Tap
(Writer)
This Is Spinal Tap
(Original Music Composer)
The Bucket List
(Producer)
The Bucket List
(Director)
Ghosts of Mississippi
(Director)
The American President
(Producer)
The American President
(Director)
North
(Director)
North
(Producer)
The Story of Us
(Director)
The Story of Us
(Producer)
The Sure Thing
(Director)
Flipped
(Screenplay)
Flipped
(Director)
Alex & Emma
(Director)
The Magic of Belle Isle
(Screenplay)
The Magic of Belle Isle
(Director)
The Million Dollar Infield
(Teleplay)
The Million Dollar Infield
(Producer)
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
(Writer)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(Director)
And So It Goes
(Director)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
(Director)
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
(Producer)
Being Charlie
(Producer)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
(Producer)
LBJ
(Director)
Being Charlie
(Director)
Flipped
(Producer)
Wind River: Rising
(Executive Producer)
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
(Writer)
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
(Director)
A Few Good Men
(Producer)
The Princess Bride
(Producer)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(Writer)
Ghosts of Mississippi
(Producer)
And So It Goes
(Producer)
The Magic of Belle Isle
(Producer)
Shock and Awe
(Director)
To Be a Father
(Director)
8
(Director)
Shock and Awe
(Producer)
Alex & Emma
(Producer)
LBJ
(Producer)
More Than Friends
(Writer)
More Than Friends
(Producer)
Good Will Hunting
(Thanks)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(Characters)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(Producer)
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
(Director)
Sonny Boy
(Director)
Sonny Boy
(Writer)
Sonny Boy
(Producer)
Partners in Life
(Executive Producer)
All in the Family
(Writer)
Happy Days
(Writer)
Free Country
(Writer)
The Super
(Writer)
Free Country
(Creator)
Morton & Hayes
(Creator)
The Super
(Creator)