Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978).
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978).
Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including Real Life (1979), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman.
In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014).
Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993.
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Filmography (Movies)
Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
Character:
Release Date:02/03/2025
Waiting for Ishtar
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2017
An Imperfect Murder
Character:Arthur
Release Date:03/09/2017
The Comedian
Character:Dick D'Angelo
Release Date:09/12/2016
While We're Young
Character:Leslie Breitbart
Release Date:27/03/2015
The Humbling
Character:Jerry
Release Date:31/12/2014
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
Character:Father
Release Date:13/04/2013
Char·ac·ter
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
The Harmony Game
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/2011
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Character:Self
Release Date:27/06/2007
The Ex
Character:Bob Kowalski
Release Date:01/12/2006
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2002
The World of Jim Henson
Character:Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
Release Date:23/11/1994
It Runs in the Family
Character:Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
Release Date:23/09/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character:Chaz
Release Date:18/05/1994
Clifford
Character:Martin Daniels
Release Date:01/04/1994
Beethoven's 2nd
Character:George Newton
Release Date:14/12/1993
Heart and Souls
Character:Harrison Winslow
Release Date:13/08/1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Character:Commandeered Car Driver
Release Date:30/07/1993
Dave
Character:Murray Blum
Release Date:07/05/1993
Beethoven
Character:George Newton
Release Date:03/04/1992
Taking Care of Business
Character:Spencer Barnes
Release Date:16/08/1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Character:Quentin Fitzwaller
Release Date:06/05/1990
Midnight Run
Character:Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
Release Date:20/07/1988
You Can't Hurry Love
Character:Mr. Glerman
Release Date:20/01/1988
The Couch Trip
Character:George Matlin
Release Date:15/01/1988
Ishtar
Character:Jim Harrison
Release Date:15/05/1987
King Kong! The Living Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1986
Last Resort
Character:George Lollar
Release Date:31/03/1986
Movers & Shakers
Character:Herb Derman
Release Date:03/05/1985
The Woman in Red
Character:Buddy
Release Date:15/08/1984
The Lonely Guy
Character:Warren
Release Date:27/01/1984
Charley's Aunt
Character:Lord Fancourt Babberly
Release Date:06/02/1983
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
The Great Muppet Caper
Character:Nicky Holiday
Release Date:26/06/1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Character:Vance Kramer
Release Date:30/01/1981
Seems Like Old Times
Character:Ira Parks
Release Date:19/12/1980
It's My Turn
Character:Homer
Release Date:24/10/1980
Sunburn
Character:Jake
Release Date:10/08/1979
Real Life
Character:Warren Yeager
Release Date:02/03/1979
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
Character:Jim Benson
Release Date:25/10/1978
Heaven Can Wait
Character:Tony Abbott
Release Date:28/06/1978
Just Me and You
Character:Michael Lindsay
Release Date:22/05/1978
The Meanest Men in the West
Character:Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
Release Date:04/05/1978
It Happened One Christmas
Character:Joseph
Release Date:11/12/1977
The Paul Simon Special
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/1977
Thieves
Character:Martin Cramer
Release Date:11/02/1977
King Kong
Character:Fred S. Wilson
Release Date:08/09/1976
11 Harrowhouse
Character:Howard R. Chesser
Release Date:26/09/1974
The Heartbreak Kid
Character:Lenny Cantrow
Release Date:17/12/1972
Catch-22
Character:Captain Aarfy Aardvark
Release Date:24/06/1970
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1969
Rosemary's Baby
Character:Dr. Hill
Release Date:12/06/1968
Sex and the College Girl
Character:Bob
Release Date:03/09/1964
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Character:Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1954
Television Appearances
Madoff
Character:Carl Shapiro
The Michael J. Fox Show
Character:Steve Henry
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Brett Forrester
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Character:Narrator (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Fresno
Character:Cane Kensington
Laverne & Shirley
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Great Performances
Character:Jake
The Great American Dream Machine
Character:Himself
Judd for the Defense
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Bells Pickering
Captain Nice
Character:News Vendor
Felony Squad
Character:
Shane
Character:Jed
The F.B.I.
Character:Carl Platt
The Big Valley
Character:Mark Dunigan
My Mother the Car
Character:
The Young Marrieds
Character:Matt Crane Stevens
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:Arnie Doud
The Defenders
Character:Thomas Martin
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