Jerry Stiller

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Seinfeld

The Good Wife

Saturday Night Live

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

All Movies (66)

• Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Zoolander: Super Model2016 · as Maury Ballstein (voice)
• Zoolander 22016 · as Maury Ballstein
• Deli Man2015 · as Self
• Simpler Times2014 · as Harry
• How Murray Saved Christmas2014 · as Murray Weiner (voice)
• Planes: Fire & Rescue2014 · as Harvey (voice)
• I Am Divine2014 · as Self (archive)
• Cousins2013 · as Charlie Gordon
• Excuse Me for Living2012 · as Morty
• Foodfight!2012 · as General X (voice)
• Swinging with the Finkels2011 · as Mr. Winters
• Ice Dreams2009 · as Skipper
• The Heartbreak Kid2007 · as Doc
• Hairspray2007 · as Mr. Pinky
• Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo2004 · as Self
• The Lion King 1½2004 · as Uncle Max (voice)
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004 · as Man in Bar (uncredited)
• Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.52004 · as Uncle Max (voice)
• Behind the Legend: Timon2004 · as Uncle Max (voice)
• Teacher's Pet2004 · as Pretty Boy (voice)
• Serving Sara2002 · as Milton the Cop
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories2002 · as Self
• On the Line2001 · as Nathan
• Zoolander2001 · as Maury Ballstein
• The Independent2000 · as Morty Fineman
• My 5 Wives2000 · as Don Giovanni
• Chump Change2000 · as The Colonel
• The Suburbans1999 · as Speedo Silverberg
• The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller1999 · as Self
• Secret of the Andes1999 · as Dr. Golfisch
• A Fish in the Bathtub1999 · as Sam
• A Rat's Tale1998 · as Prof. Plumpingham
• The Deli1997 · as Petey Cheesecake
• Subway Stories1997 · as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
• Camp Stories1997 · as Schlomo
• Stag1997 · as Ted
• Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger1995
• Heavyweights1995 · as Harvey Bushkin
• Tracey Ullman Takes on New York1993 · as Theatrical Producer
• The Pickle1993 · as Phil Hirsch
• Highway to Hell1991 · as Desk Cop
• Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules1991 · as Irving
• The Sunset Gang1991 · as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
• Little Vegas1990 · as Sam
• Freefall1990 · as Emily's Father
• Sweet 151990 · as Mr. Waterman
• Pair of Jokers1990 · as Scully Wexler
• That's Adequate1989 · as Sid Lane
• Hairspray1988 · as Wilbur Turnblad
• Nadine1987 · as Raymond Escobar
• Hot Pursuit1987 · as Victor Honeywell
• The Hustler of Money1987 · as Stu
• Shoeshine1987 · as Father
• Seize the Day1986 · as Dr. Tamkin
• The McGuffin1986 · as Marty de Reske
• The Other Woman1983 · as Mel Binns
• Madame X1981 · as Burt Orland
• Those Lips, Those Eyes1980 · as Mr. Shoemaker
• Dick Clark's Good Old Days1977
• Nasty Habits1977 · as P.R. Priest
• The Ritz1976 · as Carmine Vespucci
• Airport 19751974 · as Sam
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974 · as Lt. Rico Patrone
• A Memory of Two Mondays1971 · as Mechanic
• Lovers and Other Strangers1970 · as Jim

All TV Shows (67)

• Fish Hooks2010 · as Principal Stickler
• Fish Hooks2010 · as Principal Stickler (voice)
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Mercy2009 · as Joe Thalberg
• The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Felix Afterman
• Head Case2007 · as Self
• Wonder Pets!2006 · as Old White Mouse (voice)
• Teacher's Pet2000 · as Pretty Boy (voice)
• Crashbox1999
• The King of Queens1998 · as Arthur Spooner
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• Hercules1998 · as Eagle (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self
• Deadly Games1995 · as Phil Cullen
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Maury Salt
• Baseball1994 · as Various (voice)
• Baseball1994 · as (voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as McGonnigal
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Jerry Stiller
• Law & Order1990 · as Michael Tobis
• Law & Order1990 · as Sam Pokras
• Seinfeld1989 · as Frank Costanza
• Tattingers1988 · as Sid Wilbur
• Monsters1988 · as Victor
• In the Heat of the Night1988 · as Rabbi Feldman
• L.A. Law1986 · as Nat Pincus
• The Equalizer1985 · as Brahms
• Screen Two1985 · as Marty de Reske
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Lt. Birnbaum
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Luther Mandrake
• Reading Rainbow1983 · as Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
• Amanda's1983 · as Sal Malzone
• American Playhouse1982 · as Sam Rosenbloom
• Simon & Simon1981
• Archie Bunker's Place1979
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Myron Finkle
• Time Express1979
• The Love Boat1977 · as Bud Hanrahan
• The Love Boat1977 · as Tony Vitelli
• Alice1976
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Stu (uncredited)
• Joe and Sons1975 · as Gus Duzik
• Rhoda1974
• The Paul Lynde Show1972 · as Barney Dickerson
• Great Performances1971 · as Mechanic
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• Love, American Style1969 · as Harry
• Love, American Style1969 · as Leonard Ferguson
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1969 · as Paul Sterling
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1969 · as Mr. Landon
• That's Life1968 · as Self
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self
• Hullabaloo1965 · as Self
• Linus the Lionhearted1964
• The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Defenders1961 · as Sergeant Wysenski
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Audience Member
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Harold
• Lamp Unto My Feet1948 · as Candide
• Lamp Unto My Feet1948
• Studio One1948 · as Sergeant Joe Capriotti
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self