Jerry Stiller
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.
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Films (66)
Stiller & Meara : rien n’est perdu
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Zoolander: Super Model
2016 · Maury Ballstein (voice)
Zoolander 2
2016 · Maury Ballstein
Deli Man
2015 · Self
Simpler Times
2014 · Harry
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014 · Murray Weiner (voice)
Planes 2
2014 · Harvey (voice)
I Am Divine
2014 · Self (archive)
Cousins
2013 · Charlie Gordon, Producer
Excuse Me for Living
2012 · Morty
Foodfight!
2012 · General X (voice)
Swinging with the Finkels
2011 · Mr. Winters
L'Étoile de la glace
2009 · Skipper
Les Femmes de ses rêves
2007 · Doc
Hairspray
2007 · Mr. Pinky
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004 · Self
Le Roi lion 3 : Hakuna matata
2004 · Uncle Max (voice)
Présentateur vedette : La Légende de Ron Burgundy
2004 · Man in Bar (uncredited)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004 · Uncle Max (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 · Uncle Max (voice)
Scott, le film
2004 · Pretty Boy (voice)
Au service de Sara
2002 · Milton
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
Ticket For Love
2001 · Nathan
Zoolander
2001 · Maury Ballstein
The Independent
2000 · Morty Fineman
My 5 Wives
2000 · Don Giovanni
Chump Change
2000 · The Colonel
The Suburbans
1999 · Speedo Silverberg
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 · Self
Secret of the Andes
1999 · Dr. Golfisch
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Sam
A Rat's Tale
1998 · Prof. Plumpingham
The Deli
1997 · Petey Cheesecake
Subway Stories
1997 · Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Camp Stories
1997 · Schlomo
Stag
1997 · Ted
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Heavyweights
1995 · Harvey Bushkin
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993 · Theatrical Producer
The Pickle
1993 · Phil Hirsch
Highway to Hell
1991 · Desk Cop
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991 · Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
The Sunset Gang
1991 · Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Little Vegas
1990 · Sam
Freefall
1990 · Emily's Father
Sweet 15
1990 · Mr. Waterman
Pair of Jokers
1990 · Scully Wexler
That's Adequate
1989 · Sid Lane
Hairspray
1988 · Wilbur Turnblad
Nadine
1987 · Raymond Escobar
Hot Pursuit
1987 · Victor Honeywell
The Hustler of Money
1987 · Stu
Shoeshine
1987 · Father
Seize the Day
1986 · Dr. Tamkin
The McGuffin
1986 · Marty de Reske
The Other Woman
1983 · Mel Binns
Madame X
1981 · Burt Orland
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980 · Mr. Shoemaker
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
Nasty Habits
1977 · P.R. Priest
The Ritz
1976 · Carmine Vespucci
Airport 1975
1974 · Sam
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Rico Patrone
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971 · Mechanic
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970 · Jim
Séries (59)
Ça bulle
2010 · Principal Stickler (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Mercy hospital
2009 · Joe Thalberg
Une femme exemplaire
2009 · Judge Felix Afterman
Head Case
2007 · Self
Wonder Pets!
2006 · Old White Mouse (voice)
Teacher's Pet
2000 · Pretty Boy (voice)
Crashbox
1999
The King of Queens
1998 · Arthur Spooner
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
Hercules
1998 · Eagle (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
Deadly Games
1995 · Phil Cullen
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Maury Salt
Baseball
1994 · (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · McGonnigal
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Jerry Stiller
New York Police Judiciaire
1990 · Michael Tobis, Sam Pokras
Seinfeld
1989 · Frank Costanza
Tattingers
1988 · Sid Wilbur
Monsters
1988 · Victor
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Rabbi Feldman
L.A. Law
1986 · Nat Pincus
The Equalizer
1985 · Brahms
Screen Two
1985 · Marty de Reske
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Lt. Birnbaum
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Luther Mandrake
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
Amanda's
1983 · Sal Malzone
American Playhouse
1982 · Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective'), Sam Rosenbloom
Simon & Simon
1981
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Hart to Hart
1979 · Myron Finkle
Time Express
1979
La croisière s'amuse
1977 · Bud Hanrahan, Tony Vitelli, Harlan Weatherly
Alice
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Stu (uncredited)
Joe and Sons
1975 · Gus Duzik
Rhoda
1974
The Paul Lynde Show
1972 · Barney Dickerson
Great Performances
1971 · Mechanic
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Self
Love, American Style
1969 · Harry, Leonard Ferguson
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · Paul Sterling, Mr. Landon
That's Life
1968 · Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self
Hullabaloo
1965 · Self
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
The Defenders
1961 · Sergeant Wysenski
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Audience Member
General Electric Theater
1953 · Harold
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948 · Candide
Studio One
1948 · Sergeant Joe Capriotti
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self