Jerry Stiller
- Acting
- June 8, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- May 11, 2020
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
Filmography
- Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost · Self
- Zoolander: Super Model · Maury Ballstein (Voice)
- Zoolander 2 · Maury Ballstein
- Deli Man · Self
- Simpler Times · Harry
- How Murray Saved Christmas · Murray Weiner (Voice)
- Planes: Fire & Rescue · Harvey (Voice)
- I Am Divine · Self
- Cousins · Charlie Gordon, Producer
- Excuse Me for Living · Morty
- Foodfight! · General X (Voice)
- Swinging with the Finkels · Mr. Winters
- Fish Hooks · Principal Stickler (Voice)
- Celebrity Ghost Stories · Self
- Mercy · Joe Thalberg
- The Good Wife · Judge Felix Afterman
- Ice Dreams · Skipper
- The Heartbreak Kid · Doc
- Hairspray · Mr. Pinky
- Head Case · Self
- Wonder Pets! · Old White Mouse (Voice)
- Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo · Self
- The Lion King 1½ · Uncle Max (Voice)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · Man in Bar (uncredited)
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 · Uncle Max (Voice)
- Behind the Legend: Timon · Uncle Max (Voice)
- Teacher's Pet · Pretty Boy (Voice)
- Serving Sara · Milton
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories · Self
- On the Line · Nathan
- Zoolander · Maury Ballstein
- The Independent · Morty Fineman
- Teacher's Pet · Pretty Boy (Voice)
- My 5 Wives · Don Giovanni
- Chump Change · The Colonel
- The Suburbans · Speedo Silverberg
- The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller · Self
- Secret of the Andes · Dr. Golfisch
- A Fish in the Bathtub · Sam
- Crashbox
- The King of Queens · Arthur Spooner
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Hercules · Eagle (Voice)
- A Rat's Tale · Prof. Plumpingham
- The Deli · Petey Cheesecake
- The View · Self
- Subway Stories · Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
- Camp Stories · Schlomo
- Stag · Ted
- Deadly Games · Phil Cullen
- Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
- Heavyweights · Harvey Bushkin
- Touched by an Angel · Maury Salt
- Baseball · Voice
- Tracey Ullman Takes on New York · Theatrical Producer
- The Pickle · Phil Hirsch
- Homicide: Life on the Street · McGonnigal
- The Larry Sanders Show · Jerry Stiller
- Highway to Hell · Desk Cop
- Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules · Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
- The Sunset Gang · Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
- Little Vegas · Sam
- Law & Order · Michael Tobis, Sam Pokras
- Freefall · Emily's Father
- Sweet 15 · Mr. Waterman
- Pair of Jokers · Scully Wexler
- Seinfeld · Frank Costanza
- That's Adequate · Sid Lane
- Tattingers · Sid Wilbur
- Monsters · Victor
- In the Heat of the Night · Rabbi Feldman
- Hairspray · Wilbur Turnblad
- Nadine · Raymond Escobar
- Hot Pursuit · Victor Honeywell
- The Hustler of Money · Stu
- Shoeshine · Father
- L.A. Law · Nat Pincus
- Seize the Day · Dr. Tamkin
- The McGuffin · Marty de Reske
- The Equalizer · Brahms