
Jerry Stiller
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1927
- Died
- May 11, 2020 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Zoolander 2
Movie · as Maury Ballstein

Zoolander: Super Model
Movie · as Maury Ballstein (voice)

Deli Man
Movie · as Self

Planes: Fire & Rescue
Movie · as Harvey (voice)

How Murray Saved Christmas
Movie · as Murray Weiner (voice)

Simpler Times
Movie · as Harry

I Am Divine
Movie · as Self (archive)
Cousins
Movie · as Charlie Gordon

Excuse Me for Living
Movie · as Morty

Foodfight!
Movie · as General X (voice)

Swinging with the Finkels
Movie · as Mr. Winters

Fish Hooks
TV · as Principal Stickler (voice) · 2 eps

Ice Dreams
Movie · as Skipper

The Good Wife
TV · as Judge Felix Afterman · 1 ep

Mercy
TV · as Joe Thalberg · 1 ep

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hairspray
Movie · as Mr. Pinky

The Heartbreak Kid
Movie · as Doc

Head Case
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Wonder Pets!
TV · as Old White Mouse (voice) · 38 eps

The Lion King 1½
Movie · as Uncle Max (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Movie · as Uncle Max (voice)

Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Pretty Boy (voice)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Movie · as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Behind the Legend: Timon
Movie · as Uncle Max (voice)

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie · as Self

Serving Sara
Movie · as Milton

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie · as Self

On the Line
Movie · as Nathan

Zoolander
Movie · as Maury Ballstein

My 5 Wives
Movie · as Don Giovanni

The Independent
Movie · as Morty Fineman

Chump Change
Movie · as The Colonel

Teacher's Pet
TV · as Pretty Boy (voice) · 47 eps

Secret of the Andes
Movie · as Dr. Golfisch

A Fish in the Bathtub
Movie · as Sam

The Suburbans
Movie · as Speedo Silverberg

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Movie · as Self

Crashbox
TV · 52 eps

A Rat's Tale
Movie · as Prof. Plumpingham

The King of Queens
TV · as Arthur Spooner · 207 eps

Hercules
TV · as Eagle (voice) · 1 ep

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

Stag
Movie · as Ted

The Deli
Movie · as Petey Cheesecake

Subway Stories
Movie · as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")

Camp Stories
Movie · as Schlomo

The View
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie

Heavyweights
Movie · as Harvey Bushkin

Deadly Games
TV · as Phil Cullen · 1 ep

Baseball
TV · as (voice) · 2 eps

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Maury Salt · 1 ep

The Pickle
Movie · as Phil Hirsch

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Movie · as Theatrical Producer

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as McGonnigal · 1 ep

The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Jerry Stiller · 1 ep

Highway to Hell
Movie · as Desk Cop

The Sunset Gang
Movie · as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Movie · as Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')

Little Vegas
Movie · as Sam

Sweet 15
Movie · as Mr. Waterman

Pair of Jokers
Movie · as Scully Wexler
Freefall
Movie · as Emily's Father

Law & Order
TV · as Michael Tobis, Sam Pokras · 1 ep

That's Adequate
Movie · as Sid Lane

Seinfeld
TV · as Frank Costanza · 29 eps

Hairspray
Movie · as Wilbur Turnblad
Tattingers
TV · as Sid Wilbur · 15 eps

In the Heat of the Night
TV · as Rabbi Feldman · 1 ep

Monsters
TV · as Victor · 1 ep

Hot Pursuit
Movie · as Victor Honeywell

Nadine
Movie · as Raymond Escobar

Shoeshine
Movie · as Father

The Hustler of Money
Movie · as Stu

Seize the Day
Movie · as Dr. Tamkin

The McGuffin
Movie · as Marty de Reske

L.A. Law
TV · as Nat Pincus · 1 ep

The Equalizer
TV · as Brahms · 1 ep

Screen Two
TV · as Marty de Reske · 1 ep

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Birnbaum · 1 ep

Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Luther Mandrake · 1 ep

The Other Woman
Movie · as Mel Binns

Amanda's
TV · as Sal Malzone · 1 ep

Reading Rainbow
TV · as Dinosaur Comedian (voice) · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective'), Sam Rosenbloom · 1 ep

Madame X
Movie · as Burt Orland

Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep

Those Lips, Those Eyes
Movie · as Mr. Shoemaker

Hart to Hart
TV · as Myron Finkle · 1 ep

Archie Bunker's Place
TV · 1 ep

Time Express
TV · 1 ep

Nasty Habits
Movie · as P.R. Priest

Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Movie

The Love Boat
TV · as Bud Hanrahan, Tony Vitelli, Harlan Weatherly · 1 ep

The Ritz
Movie · as Carmine Vespucci

Alice
TV · 1 ep
Joe and Sons
TV · as Gus Duzik · 14 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Stu (uncredited) · 1 ep

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie · as Rico Patrone

Airport 1975
Movie · as Sam

Rhoda
TV · 1 ep

The Paul Lynde Show
TV · as Barney Dickerson · 2 eps

A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie · as Mechanic

Great Performances
TV · as Mechanic · 1 ep

Lovers and Other Strangers
Movie · as Jim

The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV · as Paul Sterling, Mr. Landon · 1 ep

Love, American Style
TV · as Leonard Ferguson, Harry · 1 ep
That's Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hullabaloo
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Linus the Lionhearted
TV · 3 eps

The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 14 eps

The Defenders
TV · as Sergeant Wysenski · 1 ep

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 24 eps

Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep

General Electric Theater
TV · as Harold · 1 ep

Studio One
TV · as Sergeant Joe Capriotti · 1 ep

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 9 eps

Lamp Unto My Feet
TV · as Candide · 1 ep