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Robert Reiner (/ΛraΙͺnΙr/; March 6, 1947 β December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actorsβ¦
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Robert Reiner (/ΛraΙͺnΙr/; March 6, 1947 β December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971β1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BODY OF WORK
Rob Reiner's Filmography
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Rob Reiner β Scenes from a Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self (archive footage)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Marty DiBergi
From Darkness to Light
as Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
Family Squares
as Narrator (voice)
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Grandfather
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
Scenes from a Friendship
as Self
Andre the Giant
as Self
Shock and Awe
as John Walcott
Sandy Wexler
as Marty Markowitz
The Last Laugh
as Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
Everything Is Copy
as Self
And So It Goes
as Artie
The Case Against 8
as Self
The Wolf Pack
as Self
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Max Belfort
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Self - Interviewee
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Rob Reiner
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
as Self
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
as Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
as Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
as Self
The Making of βSayβ
as Self
Everyone's Hero
as Screwie (voice)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
as Self
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Self
The Road to The Sure Thing
Alex & Emma
as Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren
Misery Loves Company
as Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
The Majestic
as Studio Executive (voice)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
How Harry Met Sallyβ¦
as Self
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
as Marty DiBergi
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
The Story of Us
as Stan Kogen
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
as Self
The Muse
as Rob Reiner
EDtv
as Mr. Whitaker
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Primary Colors
as Izzy Rosenblatt
Mad Dog Time
as Albert the Chauffeur
The First Wives Club
as Dr. Morris Packman
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Albert Maltz
For Better or Worse
as Dr. Plosner
Bye Bye Love
as Dr. David Townsend
Mixed Nuts
as Dr. Kinsky
Bullets Over Broadway
as Sheldon Flender
Sleepless in Seattle
as Jay
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Marty DiBergi
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
as Self
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Misery
as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
The Spirit of '76
as Dr. Cash
Postcards from the Edge
as Joe Pierce
Partners in Life
as Max King III
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
as Self
Throw Momma from the Train
as Joel
Johnny Appleseed
as Jack Smith
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
as Marty DiBergi
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
as Self
The Best of John Belushi
as Various Characters
This Is Spinal Tap
as Marty DiBergi
The Million Dollar Infield
as Monte Miller
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Marty DiBergi
The Jerk
as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
The T.V. Show
More Than Friends
as Alan Corkus
US Against the World
as Self
Fire Sale
as Russel Fikus
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
as Miguelito
Thursday's Game
as Joel Forrest
No Poster
The Picture
as Bud
Summertree
as Don
Whereβs Poppa?
as Roger
Halls of Anger
as Leaky Couloris
The Big Mouth
as Guy on Beach (uncredited)
Enter Laughing
as Clark Baxter