Jerry Stiller
Acting • Born 1927-06-08 – Died 2020-05-11
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.
Filmography
129 credits
Little Vegas
Movie • 1990
Sam
Hairspray
Movie • 2007
Mr. Pinky
The Lion King 1½
Movie • 2004
Uncle Max (voice)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie • 1974
Lt. Rico Patrone
The Heartbreak Kid
Movie • 2007
Doc
Serving Sara
Movie • 2002
Milton the Cop
On the Line
Movie • 2001
Nathan
Zoolander
Movie • 2001
Maury Ballstein
Airport 1975
Movie • 1974
Sam
The Pickle
Movie • 1993
Phil Hirsch
Hot Pursuit
Movie • 1987
Victor Honeywell
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Movie • 1995
Stag
Movie • 1997
Ted
Secret of the Andes
Movie • 1999
Dr. Golfisch
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Movie • 1991
Irving
Nadine
Movie • 1987
Raymond Escobar
Heavyweights
Movie • 1995
Harvey Bushkin
My 5 Wives
Movie • 2000
Don Giovanni
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Movie • 1993
Theatrical Producer
Highway to Hell
Movie • 1991
Desk Cop
The Ritz
Movie • 1976
Carmine Vespucci
The Independent
Movie • 2000
Morty Fineman
Chump Change
Movie • 2000
The Colonel
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Movie • 2004
Uncle Max (voice)
A Fish in the Bathtub
Movie • 1999
Sam
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Movie • 1980
Mr. Shoemaker
Seize the Day
Movie • 1986
Dr. Tamkin
Ice Dreams
Movie • 2009
Skipper
Nasty Habits
Movie • 1977
P.R. Priest
A Rat's Tale
Movie • 1998
Prof. Plumpingham
Excuse Me for Living
Movie • 2012
Morty
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Movie • 1977
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Movie • 2014
Harvey (voice)
Deli Man
Movie • 2015
Self
Cousins
Movie • 2013
Charlie Gordon
The McGuffin
Movie • 1986
Marty de Reske
Teacher's Pet
Movie • 2004
Pretty Boy (voice)
The Sunset Gang
Movie • 1991
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Movie • 2004
Man in Bar (uncredited)
The Deli
Movie • 1997
Petey Cheesecake
How Murray Saved Christmas
Movie • 2014
Murray Weiner (voice)
Zoolander 2
Movie • 2016
Maury Ballstein
Lovers and Other Strangers
Movie • 1970
Jim
That's Adequate
Movie • 1989
Sid Lane
Foodfight!
Movie • 2012
General X (voice)
Sweet 15
Movie • 1990
Mr. Waterman
Swinging with the Finkels
Movie • 2011
Mr. Winters
Shoeshine
Movie • 1987
Father
Simpler Times
Movie • 2014
Harry
The Hustler of Money
Movie • 1987
Stu
Madame X
Movie • 1981
Burt Orland
The Suburbans
Movie • 1999
Speedo Silverberg
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Movie • 1999
Self
Zoolander: Super Model
Movie • 2016
Maury Ballstein (voice)
Subway Stories
Movie • 1997
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Hairspray
Movie • 1988
Wilbur Turnblad
Behind the Legend: Timon
Movie • 2004
Uncle Max (voice)
Camp Stories
Movie • 1997
Schlomo
A Memory of Two Mondays
Movie • 1971
Mechanic
The Other Woman
Movie • 1983
Mel Binns
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie • 2002
Self
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie • 2004
Self
Pair of Jokers
Movie • 1990
Scully Wexler
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Nat Pincus
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Lt. Birnbaum
Alice
TV • 1976
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Michael Tobis
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Frank Costanza
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Felix Afterman
Rhoda
TV • 1974
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Bud Hanrahan
Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Teacher's Pet
TV • 2000
Pretty Boy (voice)
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Myron Finkle
The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Arthur Spooner
Studio One
TV • 1948
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
Archie Bunker's Place
TV • 1979
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Brahms
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
McGonnigal
Monsters
TV • 1988
Victor
Crashbox
TV • 1999
Wonder Pets!
TV • 2006
Old White Mouse (voice)
Hullabaloo
TV • 1965
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Paul Lynde Show
TV • 1972
Barney Dickerson
Mercy
TV • 2009
Joe Thalberg
Joe and Sons
TV • 1975
Gus Duzik
Tattingers
TV • 1988
Sid Wilbur
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Sergeant Wysenski
Fish Hooks
TV • 2010
Principal Stickler
Time Express
TV • 1979
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Luther Mandrake
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Jerry Stiller
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Amanda's
TV • 1983
Sal Malzone
Hercules
TV • 1998
Eagle (voice)
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Fish Hooks
TV • 2010
Principal Stickler (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV • 1969
Paul Sterling
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
TV • 1969
Mr. Landon
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
Lamp Unto My Feet
TV • 1948
Candide
Lamp Unto My Feet
TV • 1948
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Sam Pokras
Head Case
TV • 2007
Self
Baseball
TV • 1994
Various (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
In the Heat of the Night
TV • 1988
Rabbi Feldman
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Tony Vitelli
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Marty de Reske
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Harry
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Leonard Ferguson
That's Life
TV • 1968
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Harold
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Maury Salt
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Mechanic
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
Deadly Games
TV • 1995
Phil Cullen
Linus the Lionhearted
TV • 1964
Baseball
TV • 1994
(voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Stu (uncredited)