Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Known for
Acting
Born
May 8, 1926
Died
April 6, 2017 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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).

Known For

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Filmography

2024
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013 poster

Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013

Movie · as Himself

2024
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake poster

Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake

Movie · as Self

2023
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre poster

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre

Movie · as Self

2023
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014 poster

Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014

Movie · as Self

2023
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010 poster

Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010

Movie · as Self

2023
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011 poster

Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011

Movie · as Self

2023
Bob and Don: A Love Story

Bob and Don: A Love Story

Movie · as Self (archived footage)

2019
Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 poster

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Movie · as Self

2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond poster

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Movie · as Self

2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Movie · as Self - Honoree

2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror!

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (Voice)

2012
Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2012
Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored poster

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Movie · as (archive footage)

2011
Small Fry poster

Small Fry

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2011
Zookeeper poster

Zookeeper

Movie · as Frog (voice)

2010
Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work poster

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Movie · as Self

2010
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs poster

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs

TV · as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Bobby · 2 eps

2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers poster

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

Movie · as Self - Roaster

2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget poster

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

Movie · as Self

2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Movie · as Self

2007
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face poster

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 poster

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

Movie

2006
Working with a Master: John Landis poster

Working with a Master: John Landis

Movie · as Self

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Don Rickles / Priest · 1 ep

2005
The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats

Movie · as Self

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2004
The Wool Cap poster

The Wool Cap

Movie · as Ira

2004
Goodnight, We Love You poster

Goodnight, We Love You

Movie · as Self

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s poster

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

Movie

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Don Rickles · 1 ep

1999
Toy Story 2 poster

Toy Story 2

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1998
Dirty Work poster

Dirty Work

Movie · as Hamilton

1998
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! poster

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

Movie · as George Wilson

1998
Quest for Camelot poster

Quest for Camelot

Movie · as Cornwall (voice)

1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's poster

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Movie · as Self

1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1997
Redux Riding Hood poster

Redux Riding Hood

Movie · as The Boss (voice)

1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' poster

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Movie · as Self

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1996
Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Toy Story poster

Toy Story

Movie · as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

1995
Casino poster

Casino

Movie · as Billy Sherbert

1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way poster

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Movie · as Self

1995
The Single Guy poster

The Single Guy

TV · as Dr. Dick Sloan · 1 ep

1993
Daddy Dearest poster

Daddy Dearest

TV · as Al Mitchell · 13 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1992
Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

Movie · as Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 3 eps

1992
Vicki!

Vicki!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Don Rickles · 1 ep

1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II

The Horror Hall of Fame II

Movie · as Self

1990
Keaton's Cop poster

Keaton's Cop

Movie · as Jake Barber

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist · 1 ep

1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Movie · as Self

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 1 ep

1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Movie · as Self

1986
Rickles... On the Loose poster

Rickles... On the Loose

Movie · as Self

1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Movie · as Self

1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1985
Larry King Live poster

Larry King Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Harold Schwan · 1 ep

1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Movie · as Self

1982
Two Top Bananas poster

Two Top Bananas

Movie · as Self

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Don Prince

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1981
Gimme a Break! poster

Gimme a Break!

TV · as Max · 1 ep

1980
For the Love of It poster

For the Love of It

Movie · as Jim Joy

1979
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years poster

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

Movie · as Self

1977
The People's Command Performance: '77 poster

The People's Command Performance: '77

Movie · as Self

1977
US Against the World poster

US Against the World

Movie · as Self - Host

1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Movie

1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? poster

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

Movie · as Self

1976
Joys poster

Joys

Movie · as Self

1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Movie · as Self

1976
CPO Sharkey poster

CPO Sharkey

TV · as Otto Sharkey · 37 eps

1975
Rickles poster

Rickles

Movie

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot poster

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Movie · as Comedian on TV

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1972
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking poster

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking

Movie · as Self

1972
Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Don Rickles Show

The Don Rickles Show

TV · as Don Robinson · 8 eps

1972
The Julie Andrews Hour poster

The Julie Andrews Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
The Love Machine poster

The Love Machine

Movie · as Announcer (uncredited)

1970
Kelly's Heroes poster

Kelly's Heroes

Movie · as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"

1970
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles poster

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles

Movie · as Self

1970
The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
Where It's At poster

Where It's At

Movie · as Willie

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
The Jim Nabors Hour

The Jim Nabors Hour

TV · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Spencer Rusin · 1 ep

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 3 eps

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1967
Enter Laughing poster

Enter Laughing

Movie · as Harry Hamburger

1967
The Money Jungle poster

The Money Jungle

Movie · as Harry Darkwater

1967
The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep

1967
The Mothers-in-Law poster

The Mothers-in-Law

TV · as Don Rickles · 1 ep

1966
Murder at N.B.C.

Murder at N.B.C.

Movie

1966
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Center Square · 5 eps

1965
Beach Blanket Bingo poster

Beach Blanket Bingo

Movie · as Big Drop

1965
F Troop poster

F Troop

TV · 1 ep

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Sid Krimm, Guard (uncredited) · 2 eps

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · as Asmodeus · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Leo Mazinov, Willy Hatch · 1 ep

1965
The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1965
I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie

TV · as Kiski · 1 ep

1964
Muscle Beach Party poster

Muscle Beach Party

Movie · as Jack Fanny

1964
Bikini Beach poster

Bikini Beach

Movie · as Big Drag

1964
Pajama Party poster

Pajama Party

Movie · as “Big Bang” The Martian

1964
The Munsters poster

The Munsters

TV · 1 ep

1964
Gilligan's Island poster

Gilligan's Island

TV · 1 ep

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · as Sgt. Mason · 1 ep

1964
The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

TV · as Claude · 1 ep

1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Movie · as Crane

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Lou Kronkeit, Swifty Piedmont, Frank Cross · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Eddie Rickles · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 29 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Dave Malloy · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Lyle Delp · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps

1960
The Rat Race poster

The Rat Race

Movie · as Nellie

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Newton Monroe · 1 ep

1959
The Rabbit Trap poster

The Rabbit Trap

Movie · as Mike O'Halloran

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Bettor · 1 ep

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · as Announcer, Reporter, Newscaster · 1 ep

1958
Run Silent, Run Deep poster

Run Silent, Run Deep

Movie · as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

1958
Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 3 eps

1957
The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man

TV · 1 ep

1957
M Squad poster

M Squad

TV · 1 ep

1954
Summer Playhouse

Summer Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep