Don Rickles
Known for: Acting
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
1962
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Hunter
Harold Schwan
1984
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self - Guest
2005
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Newton Monroe
1960
Film
Toy Story
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1995
Film
Toy Story 2
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1999
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Film
Toy Story 3
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Don Rickles
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Toy Story 4
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2019
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Lyle Delp
1961
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
The Wild Wild West
Asmodeus
1965
Series
The Twilight Zone
Bettor
1959
Series
Get Smart
Sid Krimm
1965
Series
Get Smart
Guard (uncredited)
1965
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Bobby
2010
Series
Newhart
1982
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Fred
1962
Series
The Lucy Show
Eddie Rickles
1962
Series
The Unit
Don Rickles / Priest
2006
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Kiski
1965
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
1989
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Series
The Bernie Mac Show
Don Rickles
2001
Series
The Oscars
Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1953
Series
Medical Center
Spencer Rusin
1969
Series
Burke's Law
Lou Kronkeit
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Swifty Piedmont
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Frank Cross
1963
Series
Run for Your Life
Leo Mazinov
1965
Series
Run for Your Life
Willy Hatch
1965
Series
The Addams Family
Claude
1964
Series
The Munsters
1964
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Sgt. Mason
1964
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Sanford and Son
1972
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Film
Casino
Billy Sherbert
1995
Series
Gilligan's Island
1964
Series
F Troop
1965
Series
The Single Guy
Dr. Dick Sloan
1995
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
M Squad
1957
Series
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Series
The Dean Martin Show
Self
1965
Series
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Announcer
1959
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Newscaster
1959
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Reporter
1959
Series
Cain's Hundred
Dave Malloy
1961
Vicki!
Self
1992
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
The Thin Man
1957
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Film
Small Fry
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011
Film
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2014
Series
Gimme a Break!
Max
1981
Film
Kelly's Heroes
Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1970
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
The Mothers-in-Law
Don Rickles
1967
Film
Quest for Camelot
Cornwall (voice)
1998
Film
Zookeeper
Frog (voice)
2011
Film
Hawaiian Vacation
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011
Film
Partysaurus Rex
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2012
Series
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
1972
Film
Dirty Work
Hamilton
1998
Film
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Comedian on TV
1974
Film
Innocent Blood
Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
1992
Series
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Film
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
George Wilson
1998
Series
Larry King Live
Self
1985
Film
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Series
Daddy Dearest
Al Mitchell
1993
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
Series
C.P.O. Sharkey
C.P.O. Otto Sharkey
1976
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
Muscle Beach Party
Jack Fanny
1964
Film
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Film
Run Silent, Run Deep
Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
1958
Film
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Crane
1963
Summer Playhouse
1954
Film
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
2011
The Don Rickles Show
Don Robinson
1972
Film
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
Film
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
Film
Joys
Self
1976
Film
Bikini Beach
Big Drag
1964
Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self - Honoree
2014
Film
The Rat Race
Nellie
1960
Film
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
2008
Series
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self
1976
Film
Pajama Party
“Big Bang” The Martian
1964
Film
Beach Blanket Bingo
Big Drop
1965
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Self
1991
Film
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
Film
Goodnight, We Love You
Self
2004
Film
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
Rickles
1975
Film
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
Film
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
Self - Roaster
2009
Film
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self
1995
Film
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self
1970
Film
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Film
The Love Machine
Announcer (uncredited)
1971
Film
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Film
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self (archive footage)
1998
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986
Film
The Wool Cap
Ira
2004
Film
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
1979
Film
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
2006
Film
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Self
2010
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Film
US Against the World
Self - Host
1977
Film
Where It's At
Willie
1969
Film
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
1983
Film
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
Self
2024
Film
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
Self
1972
Film
Enter Laughing
Harry Hamburger
1967
Film
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Film
For the Love of It
Jim Joy
1980
Film
The Rabbit Trap
Mike O'Halloran
1959
Film
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Self (archive footage)
2007
Bob and Don: A Love Story
Self (archived footage)
2023
Film
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986
Film
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
Self
2023
Film
Redux Riding Hood
The Boss (voice)
1997
Film
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986
Film
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
1977
Film
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
1977
Film
The Money Jungle
Harry Darkwater
1967
Film
Keaton's Cop
Jake Barber
1990
Film
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
Himself
2024
Film
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
Self
2023
Film
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
Self
2023
Film
Two Top Bananas
Self
1982
Film
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
Self
2023
Film
Toy Story of Terror!
Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
2013