Rob Reiner
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Rob Reiner (voice)
1989
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
Frasier
Bill (voice)
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Bear
Albert Schnur
2022
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rob Reiner
2000
Series
New Girl
Bob Day
2011
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Joe
1960
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
30 Rock
Rob Reiner
2006
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Batman
Delivery Boy
1966
Series
The Good Fight
Judge Josh Brickner
2017
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Rob Reiner
1992
Series
Hannah Montana
Rob Reiner
2006
Film
The Wolf of Wall Street
Max Belfort
2013
Series
The Rockford Files
Larry 'King' Sturtevant
1974
Series
Wizards of Waverly Place
Himself
2007
Series
All in the Family
Michael Stivic
1971
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
Series
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
2005
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
1975
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Series
Room 222
1969
Series
Pauw & Witteman
2006
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Beatnik
1964
Series
The Odd Couple
Sheldn
1970
Series
The Partridge Family
Snake
1970
Series
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
Series
That Girl
1966
Series
That Girl
Carl
1966
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
George Washington
2026
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
America 2-Night
Self
1978
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
Film
Misery
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1990
Series
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Rob Reiner
1986
Film
Sleepless in Seattle
Jay
1993
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandson
2020
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather (voice)
2020
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
2020
Series
Hollywood
Ace Amberg
2020
Series
The Mothers-in-Law
Director
1967
Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Series
About a Boy
Bagel Shop Owner
2014
Series
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Filmmaker & Carl Reiner's Son
2026
Series
Primetime Glick
2001
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian
1964
Series
The Jim Jefferies Show
Self
2017
Series
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020
Film
The Majestic
Studio Executive (voice)
2001
Film
The First Wives Club
Dr. Morris Packman
1996
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Jack Smith
1985
Series
The History of Comedy
Self
2017
Film
Everyone's Hero
Screwie (voice)
2006
Film
Mixed Nuts
Dr. Kinsky
1994
Film
This Is Spinal Tap
Marty DiBergi
1984
Series
Wie ben ik?
1990
Film
And So It Goes
Artie
2014
Film
The Jerk
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
1979
Film
Shock and Awe
John Walcott
2017
Film
Primary Colors
Izzy Rosenblatt
1998
Film
Throw Momma from the Train
Joel
1987
Film
The Story of Us
Stan Kogen
1999
On Air
2009
Series
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Series
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
Series
Hey Landlord!
1966
Series
Good Heavens
1976
Film
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Marty DiBergi
2025
Series
CBS Evening News
Self (archive footage)
1961
Film
Postcards from the Edge
Joe Pierce
1990
Film
Bullets Over Broadway
Sheldon Flender
1994
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Series
Knevel & Van den Brink
Self
2007
Series
HAPPYish
2015
Film
The Muse
Rob Reiner
1999
TV Revolution
2004
Film
EDtv
Mr. Whitaker
1999
Film
Alex & Emma
Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren
2003
Film
Sandy Wexler
Marty Markowitz
2017
Film
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Self
2003
Film
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
The Grandfather
2020
Film
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011
Getting Together
1971
Film
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
2023
Film
Where’s Poppa?
Roger
1970
Series
Bureau Kruislaan
1992
Film
Andre the Giant
Self
2018
Series
Bravo Profiles
Self
1998
Series
Morton & Hayes
Rob Reiner
1991
Film
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
Film
Mad Dog Time
Albert the Chauffeur
1996
Film
Bye Bye Love
Dr. David Townsend
1995
Film
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Film
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
Film
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
Film
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
Self
1988
Series
Hopeless Pictures
Futterman
2005
Film
The Big Mouth
Guy on Beach (uncredited)
1967
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Film
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
2021
Film
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Film
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
2025
Late Night Stars of Poker
2008
Film
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
De Nationale IQ test
Film
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
2022
Series
J.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
1979
Film
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Marty DiBergi
2000
Film
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2020
Free Country
Joseph Bresner
1978
Film
Family Squares
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
2016
Film
Thursday's Game
Joel Forrest
1974
Film
The Wolf Pack
Self
2014
Film
Everything Is Copy
Self
2015
Film
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Albert Maltz
1996
Film
For Better or Worse
Dr. Plosner
1995
Film
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
2000
Film
US Against the World
Self
1977
Film
Fire Sale
Russel Fikus
1977
Film
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
1985
Series
The Beat with Ari Melber
Self
2017
Film
From Darkness to Light
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Spirit of '76
Dr. Cash
1990
Film
The T.V. Show
1979
Film
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Film
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Marty DiBergi
1981
Film
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Marty DiBergi
1992
Film
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Rob Reiner
2011
Tussen De Oren
2007
Film
Summertree
Don
1971
Film
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004
Film
Halls of Anger
Leaky Couloris
1970
Film
Enter Laughing
Clark Baxter
1967
Film
Johnny Appleseed
Jack Smith
1986
Albert
2006
Film
The Million Dollar Infield
Monte Miller
1982
Film
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Self
2004
Film
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
2001
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Film
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Self
2008
Film
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
1985
Film
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Marty DiBergi
1986
Film
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003
Film
Partners in Life
Max King III
1990
Film
More Than Friends
Alan Corkus
1978
Film
How Harry Met Sally…
Self
2001
Film
The Road to The Sure Thing
2003
Film
Scenes from a Friendship
Self
2019
Film
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Self
2008
Film
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
Film
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self
2002
Film
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self
1992
Film
The Making of “Say”
Self
2008
The Picture
Bud
1972
Film
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Miguelito
1974
Film
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
Self - Interviewee
2012
Film
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Film
The Case Against 8
Self
2014
Film
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Self
2009
Film
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self
2009