Steve Guttenberg

Known For: Acting
Born: August 24, 1958
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Steve Guttenberg

Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit. While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit. In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and telev…

Filmography

The Floaters

2026 · Manny

Broad Trip

2026 · Wayne

SEGAL

2025 · Self

Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story

2025 · John Robinson

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025 · Self

High Potential

2024 · Phil Elko

Goodbye, Hello

2024 · Gene Ryan

The Little Mermaid

2023 · King Jasper (voice)

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

2023 · Daniel Brophy

The Adventures of Bunny Bravo

2022

Sherri

2022 · Self - Guest

Roe v. Wade

2021 · Justice Powell

Break Even

2020 · Lance

Original Gangster

2020 · Jean-Baptiste Philippe

Heckle

2020 · Ray Kelly

Rifkin's Festival

2020 · Jake

Good Boy

2020 · Don

Trauma Center

2019 · Dr. Jones

Cola Wars

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Hangover in Death Valley

2018 · JJ (archive footage)

Lez Bomb

2018 · Mike

Bigger

2018 · Louis Weider

Chasing the Blues

2018 · Dan McKenna

Miss Arizona

2018 · Gary

After Party

2017 · Alan

Ay Lav Yu Tuu

2017 · Christopher

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Self

2 Lava 2 Lantula!

2016 · Colton West

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016 · Colton

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

2016 · Verstag

Lavalantula

2015 · Colton West

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015 · Colton West

Ballers

2015 · Wayne Hastings Jr.

The Mysteries of Laura

2014 · Steve Guttenberg

Affluenza

2014 · Philip Miller

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Self

The Goldbergs

2013 · Dr. Katman

Through the Keyhole

2013 · Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013 · Self

I Heart Shakey

2012 · Stubbs

Eldorado

2012 · JJ

A Novel Romance

2011 · Nate Shepard, Executive Producer

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010 · (archive footage)

Ay Lav Yu

2010 · Christopher

Cornered!

2009 · Morty

Help Me, Help You

2009 · Steve

Community

2009 · Maury

The Gold Retrievers

2009 · Wade

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 · Michael Kellam (archive footage)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Amazing Racer

2009 · Ed

Fatal Rescue

2009 · Jacob Jones

Party Down

2009 · Steve Guttenberg

Heidi 4 Paws

2008 · Sebastian (voice)

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

2008 · Sidney Green

Jackson

2008 · Businessman

Mojave Phone Booth

2006 · Barry

Meet The Santas

2005 · Nicholas Claus

The Poseidon Adventure

2005 · Richard Clarke

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Self - Contestant

Domino One

2005 · Casey

Veronica Mars

2004 · Woody Goodman

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

2004 · Nicholas Claus

America's Next Top Model

2003 · Self - Guest

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002 · Jimmy Zoole, Director, Writer

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002 · Self

According to Jim

2001 · Steve Guttenberg

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Clay Darren

Tower of Terror

1999 · Buzzy Crocker

Home Team

1999 · Mr. Butler

Diner: On The Flip Side

1999 · Self

Airborne

1998 · Bill McNeil

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997 · Tim Carson

Zeus & Roxanne

1997 · Terry Barnett

Overdrive

1997 · Matt Stricker

It Takes Two

1995 · Roger Callaway

Home for the Holidays

1995 · Walter Wedman

The Big Green

1995 · Tom Palmer

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992 · Self

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990 · Michael Kellam

Don't Tell Her It's Me

1990 · Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga

High Spirits

1988 · Jack Crawford

Cocoon: The Return

1988 · Jack Bonner

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

3 Men and a Baby

1987 · Michael Kellam

Surrender

1987 · Marty

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987 · Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987 · Mahoney

The Bedroom Window

1987 · Terry Lambert

Short Circuit

1986 · Newton Crosby

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986 · Carey Mahoney

Pecos Bill

1986 · Pecos Bill

Bad Medicine

1985 · Jeff Marx

Tall Tales & Legends

1985 · Pecos Bill

Cocoon

1985 · Jack Bonner

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985 · Carey Mahoney

Police Academy

1984 · Carey Mahoney

The Day After

1983 · Stephen Klein

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983 · Sam Cooper

No Soap, Radio

1982 · Roger

Diner

1982 · Edward 'Eddie' Simmons

Miracle on Ice

1981 · Jim Craig

Can't Stop the Music

1980 · Jack Morell

Magic Night

1980 · Self

To Race the Wind

1980 · Harold Krents

Players

1979 · Rusty

Billy

1979 · Billy Fisher

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · Barry Kohler

The Chicken Chronicles

1977 · David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)

Rollercoaster

1977 · Messenger (uncredited)

Something for Joey

1977 · Mike Cappelletti

Family

1976 · Philip

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

American Summer

American Summer

— · Mikey, Executive Producer

Stuck!

— · Dr. Landauer

The Dybbuk

— · Rabbi Azrael

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