Jerry Stiller
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Michael Tobis
1990
Series
Law & Order
Sam Pokras
1990
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
1989
Series
The Good Wife
Judge Felix Afterman
2009
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Stu (uncredited)
1975
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Birnbaum
1984
Series
The King of Queens
Arthur Spooner
1998
Series
The Love Boat
Bud Hanrahan
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Tony Vitelli
1977
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Great Performances
Mechanic
1971
Series
Alice
1976
Series
Love, American Style
Harry
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Leonard Ferguson
1969
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
McGonnigal
1993
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
1956
Series
L.A. Law
Nat Pincus
1986
Series
Hart to Hart
Myron Finkle
1979
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
Touched by an Angel
Maury Salt
1994
Series
American Playhouse
Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Sam Rosenbloom
1982
Series
Screen Two
Marty de Reske
1985
Series
Studio One
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
1948
Series
Hercules
Eagle (voice)
1998
Series
The Equalizer
Brahms
1985
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Jerry Stiller
1992
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Luther Mandrake
1984
Series
In the Heat of the Night
Rabbi Feldman
1988
Series
Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler
2010
Series
Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler (voice)
2010
Series
The Defenders
Sergeant Wysenski
1961
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Rhoda
1974
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Paul Sterling
1969
Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mr. Landon
1969
Series
Monsters
Victor
1988
Series
Reading Rainbow
Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
1983
Film
The Lion King 1½
Uncle Max (voice)
2004
Series
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
2000
Series
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Film
The Heartbreak Kid
Doc
2007
Series
Wonder Pets!
Old White Mouse (voice)
2006
Film
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Harvey (voice)
2014
Series
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Film
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Man in Bar (uncredited)
2004
Film
Hairspray
Mr. Pinky
2007
Film
Zoolander
Maury Ballstein
2001
Film
Zoolander 2
Maury Ballstein
2016
Series
Baseball
Various (voice)
1994
Series
Baseball
(voice)
1994
Series
Head Case
Self
2007
Lamp Unto My Feet
Candide
1948
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Series
Mercy
Joe Thalberg
2009
Film
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
1988
Series
The Paul Lynde Show
Barney Dickerson
1972
Series
Crashbox
1999
Series
Hullabaloo
Self
1965
Film
Serving Sara
Milton the Cop
2002
Series
Deadly Games
Phil Cullen
1995
Film
Airport 1975
Sam
1974
Film
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
2004
Film
Foodfight!
General X (voice)
2012
Film
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Rico Patrone
1974
Film
Heavyweights
Harvey Bushkin
1995
Film
Highway to Hell
Desk Cop
1991
Tattingers
Sid Wilbur
1988
Film
Swinging with the Finkels
Mr. Winters
2011
Film
Hot Pursuit
Victor Honeywell
1987
That's Life
Self
1968
Series
General Electric Theater
Harold
1953
Series
Amanda's
Sal Malzone
1983
Film
The Suburbans
Speedo Silverberg
1999
Film
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Irving
1991
Film
Nadine
Raymond Escobar
1987
Film
That's Adequate
Sid Lane
1989
Film
On the Line
Nathan
2001
Film
The Pickle
Phil Hirsch
1993
Film
The Ritz
Carmine Vespucci
1976
Film
Zoolander: Super Model
Maury Ballstein (voice)
2016
Film
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
Film
The Independent
Morty Fineman
2000
Series
Time Express
1979
Film
Lovers and Other Strangers
Jim
1970
Film
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
Film
Subway Stories
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
1997
Series
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
Joe and Sons
Gus Duzik
1975
Film
Stag
Ted
1997
Film
A Fish in the Bathtub
Sam
1999
Film
Deli Man
Self
2015
Film
Seize the Day
Dr. Tamkin
1986
Film
My 5 Wives
Don Giovanni
2000
Film
A Rat's Tale
Prof. Plumpingham
1998
Freefall
Emily's Father
1990
Film
The Deli
Petey Cheesecake
1997
Film
Sweet 15
Mr. Waterman
1990
Film
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
1999
Film
Nasty Habits
P.R. Priest
1977
Film
The McGuffin
Marty de Reske
1986
Film
How Murray Saved Christmas
Murray Weiner (voice)
2014
Film
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Theatrical Producer
1993
Film
The Other Woman
Mel Binns
1983
Film
Madame X
Burt Orland
1981
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Uncle Max (voice)
2004
Film
Ice Dreams
Skipper
2009
Film
Secret of the Andes
Dr. Golfisch
1999
Film
Chump Change
The Colonel
2000
Film
The Hustler of Money
Stu
1987
Film
Pair of Jokers
Scully Wexler
1990
Film
Excuse Me for Living
Morty
2012
Film
Camp Stories
Schlomo
1997
Film
Little Vegas
Sam
1990
Film
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
Film
Shoeshine
Father
1987
Film
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Mr. Shoemaker
1980
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Film
A Memory of Two Mondays
Mechanic
1971
Film
The Sunset Gang
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
1991
Film
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Film
Simpler Times
Harry
2014
Cousins
Charlie Gordon
2013
Film
Behind the Legend: Timon
Uncle Max (voice)
2004