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Jerry Stiller
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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 …
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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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Jerry Stiller's Filmography
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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self (archive footage)
Zoolander: Super Model
as Maury Ballstein (voice)
Zoolander 2
as Maury Ballstein
Deli Man
as Self
Simpler Times
as Harry
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Murray Weiner (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Harvey (voice)
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
No Poster
Cousins
as Charlie Gordon
Excuse Me for Living
as Morty
Foodfight!
as General X (voice)
Swinging with the Finkels
as Mr. Winters
Ice Dreams
as Skipper
The Heartbreak Kid
as Doc
Hairspray
as Mr. Pinky
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self
The Lion King 1½
as Uncle Max (voice)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Uncle Max (voice)
No Poster
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Uncle Max (voice)
Teacher's Pet
as Pretty Boy (voice)
Serving Sara
as Milton
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
On the Line
as Nathan
Zoolander
as Maury Ballstein
The Independent
as Morty Fineman
My 5 Wives
as Don Giovanni
Chump Change
as The Colonel
The Suburbans
as Speedo Silverberg
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
Secret of the Andes
as Dr. Golfisch
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Sam
A Rat's Tale
as Prof. Plumpingham
The Deli
as Petey Cheesecake
Subway Stories
as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Camp Stories
as Schlomo
Stag
as Ted
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Heavyweights
as Harvey Bushkin
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
as Theatrical Producer
The Pickle
as Phil Hirsch
Highway to Hell
as Desk Cop
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
The Sunset Gang
as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
Little Vegas
as Sam
No Poster
Freefall
as Emily's Father
Sweet 15
as Mr. Waterman
Pair of Jokers
as Scully Wexler
That's Adequate
as Sid Lane
Hairspray
as Wilbur Turnblad
Nadine
as Raymond Escobar
Hot Pursuit
as Victor Honeywell
The Hustler of Money
as Stu
Shoeshine
as Father
Seize the Day
as Dr. Tamkin
The McGuffin
as Marty de Reske
The Other Woman
as Mel Binns
Madame X
as Burt Orland
Those Lips, Those Eyes
as Mr. Shoemaker
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Nasty Habits
as P.R. Priest
The Ritz
as Carmine Vespucci
Airport 1975
as Sam
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Rico Patrone
A Memory of Two Mondays
as Mechanic
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Jim