Jerry Stiller

Known For: Acting
Born: June 8, 1927
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 11, 2020

Jerry Stiller

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 portr…

Filmography

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Zoolander: Super Model

2016 · Maury Ballstein (voice)

Zoolander 2

2016 · Maury Ballstein

Deli Man

2015 · Self

Simpler Times

2014 · Harry

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014 · Murray Weiner (voice)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014 · Harvey (voice)

I Am Divine

2014 · Self (archive)

Cousins

2013 · Charlie Gordon, Producer

Excuse Me for Living

2012 · Morty

Foodfight!

2012 · General X (voice)

Swinging with the Finkels

2011 · Mr. Winters

Fish Hooks

2010 · Principal Stickler, Principal Stickler (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

Mercy

2009 · Joe Thalberg

The Good Wife

2009 · Judge Felix Afterman

Ice Dreams

2009 · Skipper

The Heartbreak Kid

2007 · Doc

Hairspray

2007 · Mr. Pinky

Head Case

2007 · Self

Wonder Pets!

2006 · Old White Mouse (voice)

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

2004 · Self

The Lion King 1½

2004 · Uncle Max (voice)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004 · Man in Bar (uncredited)

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

2004 · Uncle Max (voice)

Behind the Legend: Timon

2004 · Uncle Max (voice)

Teacher's Pet

2004 · Pretty Boy (voice)

Serving Sara

2002 · Milton the Cop

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002 · Self

On the Line

2001 · Nathan

Zoolander

2001 · Maury Ballstein

The Independent

2000 · Morty Fineman

Teacher's Pet

2000 · Pretty Boy (voice)

My 5 Wives

2000 · Don Giovanni

Chump Change

2000 · The Colonel

The Suburbans

1999 · Speedo Silverberg

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

1999 · Self

Secret of the Andes

1999 · Dr. Golfisch

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999 · Sam

Crashbox

1999

The King of Queens

1998 · Arthur Spooner

Hollywood Squares

1998 · Self - Panelist

Hercules

1998 · Eagle (voice)

A Rat's Tale

1998 · Prof. Plumpingham

The Deli

1997 · Petey Cheesecake

The View

1997 · Self

Subway Stories

1997 · Old Man (segment "The 5:24")

Camp Stories

1997 · Schlomo

Stag

1997 · Ted

Deadly Games

1995 · Phil Cullen

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

Heavyweights

1995 · Harvey Bushkin

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Maury Salt

Baseball

1994 · Various (voice)

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993 · Theatrical Producer

The Pickle

1993 · Phil Hirsch

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993 · McGonnigal

The Larry Sanders Show

1992 · Jerry Stiller

Highway to Hell

1991 · Desk Cop

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991 · Irving

The Sunset Gang

1991 · Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")

Little Vegas

1990 · Sam

Law & Order

1990 · Michael Tobis, Sam Pokras

Freefall

1990 · Emily's Father

Sweet 15

1990 · Mr. Waterman

Pair of Jokers

1990 · Scully Wexler

Seinfeld

1989 · Frank Costanza

That's Adequate

1989 · Sid Lane

Tattingers

1988 · Sid Wilbur

Monsters

1988 · Victor

In the Heat of the Night

1988 · Rabbi Feldman

Hairspray

1988 · Wilbur Turnblad

Nadine

1987 · Raymond Escobar

Hot Pursuit

1987 · Victor Honeywell

The Hustler of Money

1987 · Stu

Shoeshine

1987 · Father

L.A. Law

1986 · Nat Pincus

Seize the Day

1986 · Dr. Tamkin

The McGuffin

1986 · Marty de Reske

The Equalizer

1985 · Brahms

Screen Two

1985 · Marty de Reske

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Lt. Birnbaum

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · Luther Mandrake

Reading Rainbow

1983 · Dinosaur Comedian (voice)

The Other Woman

1983 · Mel Binns

Amanda's

1983 · Sal Malzone

American Playhouse

1982 · Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective'), Sam Rosenbloom

Simon & Simon

1981

Madame X

1981 · Burt Orland

Those Lips, Those Eyes

1980 · Mr. Shoemaker

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

Hart to Hart

1979 · Myron Finkle

Time Express

1979

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977

The Love Boat

1977 · Bud Hanrahan, Tony Vitelli

Nasty Habits

1977 · P.R. Priest

Alice

1976

The Ritz

1976 · Carmine Vespucci

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Stu (uncredited)

Joe and Sons

1975 · Gus Duzik

Airport 1975

1974 · Sam

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974 · Lt. Rico Patrone

Rhoda

1974

The Paul Lynde Show

1972 · Barney Dickerson

A Memory of Two Mondays

1971 · Mechanic

Great Performances

1971 · Mechanic

The Flip Wilson Show

1970 · Self

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 · Jim

Love, American Style

1969 · Harry, Leonard Ferguson

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969 · Paul Sterling, Mr. Landon

That's Life

1968 · Self

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · Self

Hullabaloo

1965 · Self

Linus the Lionhearted

1964

The Danny Kaye Show

1963 · Self

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host

The Defenders

1961 · Sergeant Wysenski

Kraft Music Hall

1958 · Self

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Audience Member

General Electric Theater

1953 · Harold

Lamp Unto My Feet

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948 · Candide

Studio One

1948 · Sergeant Joe Capriotti

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

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