Jerry Stiller
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-06-08
Day of death
2020-05-11 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Jerry Stiller
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
Law & Order
Law & Order
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Seinfeld
Murder, She Wrote
The Good Wife
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The King of Queens
Tony Awards
The View
Great Performances
Homicide: Life on the Street
The Merv Griffin Show
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
L.A. Law
Touched by an Angel
The Carol Burnett Show
Alice
The Equalizer
Hart to Hart
Hercules
Simon & Simon
Studio One
Hollywood Squares
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
Tales from the Darkside
In the Heat of the Night
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Celebrity Ghost Stories
The Defenders
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Larry Sanders Show
Rhoda
The Danny Kaye Show
Screen Two
Hairspray
Archie Bunker's Place
Reading Rainbow
Zoolander
The Lion King 1½
Hairspray
Heavyweights
Mercy
Teacher's Pet
Baseball
Baseball
Monsters
The Heartbreak Kid
Camp Stories
The Wonder Pets
The Flip Wilson Show
How Murray Saved Christmas
Subway Stories
Ice Dreams
Madame X
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Serving Sara
Head Case
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Ritz
The Pickle
Foodfight!
Nadine
Stag
The Deli
Lamp Unto My Feet
Lamp Unto My Feet
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Nasty Habits
Hullabaloo
Deadly Games
Zoolander 2
Little Vegas
The McGuffin
A Rat's Tale
Hot Pursuit
Shoeshine
Sweet 15
Highway to Hell
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Airport 1975
Excuse Me for Living
Crashbox
A Fish in the Bathtub
Tattingers
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Swinging with the Finkels
The Paul Lynde Show
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lovers and Other Strangers
On the Line
Seize the Day
My 5 Wives
Teacher's Pet
Zoolander: Super Model
That's Adequate
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
That's Life
The Other Woman
A Memory of Two Mondays
Joe and Sons
Linus the Lionhearted
General Electric Theater
Secret of the Andes
Cousins
Amanda's
The Sunset Gang
The Independent
Time Express
The Suburbans
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Behind the Legend: Timon
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Chump Change
Deli Man
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
The Hustler of Money
Simpler Times
