Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965).
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965).
Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years.
He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Filmography (Movies)
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/12/2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Character:Self - Director, Summer Rental (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2025
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/01/2025
The Automat
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2021
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Character:Carl Reineroceros (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2019
Toy Story 4
Character:Carl Reineroceros (voice)
Release Date:19/06/2019
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2018
Duck Duck Goose
Character:Larry (voice)
Release Date:09/03/2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2018
Wait for Your Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2017
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2016
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
Character:Self
Release Date:31/01/2015
Dumbbells
Character:Donald Cummings
Release Date:10/01/2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2013
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2012
Lunch
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/11/2012
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Character:Santa (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2012
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2011
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2011
Merry Madagascar
Character:Santa (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
Character:Self - Roaster
Release Date:09/08/2009
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2008
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/06/2008
Monty Python Conquers America
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2007
Ocean's Thirteen
Character:Saul Bloom
Release Date:05/06/2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/04/2007
Ocean's Twelve
Character:Saul Bloom
Release Date:09/12/2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Character:Alan Brady
Release Date:11/05/2004
Good Boy!
Character:Shep (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2003
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2003
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Character:Max (voice)
Release Date:15/12/2002
'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2002
The Majestic
Character:Studio Executive (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2001
Ocean's Eleven
Character:Saul Bloom
Release Date:07/12/2001
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Character:P.G. Biggershot
Release Date:30/06/2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/06/2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/06/2000
Slums of Beverly Hills
Character:Mickey
Release Date:14/08/1998
Caesar's Writers
Character:Self
Release Date:19/08/1996
The Right to Remain Silent
Character:Norman Friedler
Release Date:07/01/1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Character:Quote Reader
Release Date:01/01/1996
Fatal Instinct
Character:Judge Ben Arugula
Release Date:29/10/1993
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1991
The Spirit of '76
Character:Dr. Von Mobil
Release Date:12/10/1990
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:26/11/1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character:Mel Fellini
Release Date:13/11/1988
In the Mood
Character:Alan Brady - Newsreel Narrator
Release Date:16/09/1987
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
Character:
Release Date:05/09/1987
Summer School
Character:Mr. Dearadorian
Release Date:22/07/1987
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1987
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1984
Pinocchio
Character:Geppetto
Release Date:14/05/1984
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Character:Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
Release Date:21/05/1982
Twilight Theatre
Character:
Release Date:13/02/1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/1981
Skokie
Character:Abbot Rosen
Release Date:17/11/1981
History of the World: Part I
Character:Voice of God speaking to Moses
Release Date:12/06/1981
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Character:Sportscaster
Release Date:14/02/1980
The Jerk
Character:Carl Reiner the Celebrity
Release Date:14/12/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1979
The End
Character:Dr. James Maneet
Release Date:10/05/1978
The One and Only
Character:Theater Director (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1978
Oh, God!
Character:Dinah's Guest
Release Date:07/10/1977
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/1976
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Character:Host
Release Date:09/01/1976
Medical Story
Character:Dr. Reiber
Release Date:04/09/1975
The 2000 Year Old Man
Character:Interviewer (voice)
Release Date:11/01/1975
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/1974
Ten from Your Show of Shows
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1973
Generation
Character:Stan Herman
Release Date:15/12/1969
The Comic
Character:Al Schilling
Release Date:19/11/1969
Star Spangled Salesman
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/1968
A Guide for the Married Man
Character:Technical Adviser (Rance G.)
Release Date:25/05/1967
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Character:Walt Whittaker
Release Date:25/05/1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Character:Bald Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1966
Alice of Wonderland in Paris
Character:Anatole (voice)
Release Date:05/02/1966
Funny Is Funny
Character:Brutus
Release Date:01/01/1966
The Art of Love
Character:Rodin
Release Date:30/06/1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Character:Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
Release Date:07/11/1963
The Thrill of It All
Character:TV Actor
Release Date:17/07/1963
Anatole
Character:Anatole (voice)
Release Date:14/09/1962
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Character:Russ Lawrence
Release Date:02/06/1961
The Gazebo
Character:Harlow Edison
Release Date:15/01/1960
The Violinist
Character:voice
Release Date:07/06/1959
Happy Anniversary
Character:Bud
Release Date:01/01/1959
Topaze
Character:Regis
Release Date:26/09/1957
Television Appearances
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:The Grandfather
The History of Comedy
Character:Self
Justice League Action
Character:The Wizard (voice)
Angie Tribeca
Character:Glenn-Allen Mixon
Young & Hungry
Character:Bernie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Norm Macdonald Live
Character:Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Character:Self
Inside Comedy
Character:Self
Bob's Burgers
Character:Henry (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Max
The Cleveland Show
Character:
Parks and Recreation
Character:Ned Jones
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Character:Self
The Penguins of Madagascar
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
The Jewish Americans
Character:Self
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Character:
American Dad!
Character:Irv (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Mailbox #1 (voice)
House
Character:Eugene Schwartz
Boston Legal
Character:Milton Bombay
Father of the Pride
Character:Sarmoti (voice)
Two and a Half Men
Character:Marty Pepper
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Life with Bonnie
Character:Mr. Portinbody
The Bernie Mac Show
Character:Neighbor
The Bernie Mac Show
Character:Carl Reiner
Crossing Jordan
Character:Harry Macy
Turn Ben Stein On
Character:
Family Law
Character:Al Lipton
The Martin Short Show
Character:
Beggars and Choosers
Character:
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self - Guest
Family Guy
Character:Fantasy Baseball Coach (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Old Man (voice)
Hercules
Character:Prometheus (voice)
Bravo Profiles
Character:
Ally McBeal
Character:Johnson Buck
King of the Hill
Character:Garry Kasner (voice)
King of the Hill
Character:Gary Kasner (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Star Search
Character:
Duckman
Character:Salacious Priest (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Roger (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Mad About You
Character:Alan Brady
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Carl Reiner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Character:Carl Reiner
American Masters
Character:Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Larry King Live
Character:Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Geppetto
Twilight Theater
Character:
America 2-Night
Character:
Good Heavens
Character:
Donny & Marie
Character:Self
Van Dyke and Company
Character:Self
Medical Story
Character:
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Host
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
Character:Self
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Announcer
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
Night Gallery
Character:Professor Peabody
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Character:Dr. Arthur Gravis
The Movie Game (US)
Character:
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Frenchie (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Various Characters
Good Morning World
Character:Carl Reiner
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Character:Self
That Girl
Character:
Linus the Lionhearted
Character:Billy Bird / Sascha Grouse / Dinny Kangaroo (voice)
The Celebrity Game
Character:Self - Host
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Jerry Lewis Show
Character:Self
Burke's Law
Character:Binky Fawcett
Burke's Law
Character:Chief Inspector House
The Art Linkletter Show
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self - Guest Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Sergei Carpetna
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Alan Brady
The New Steve Allen Show
Character:
The Comedy Spot
Character:
The Grammys
Character:Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
To Tell the Truth
Character:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Perry Como Show
Character:
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Campbell Playhouse
Character:
The Name's the Same
Character:
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Hotel Waiter
Your Show of Shows
Character:Self - Regular Performer
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Cavalcade of Stars
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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