Charles Grodin
Acting
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978). Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era, including Real Life (1979), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014). Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993.
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Vance Kramer
Age 45 (now 86)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 76 (now 86)
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as Self
Age 72 (now 86)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as Self (archive footage)
Age 67 (now 86)
The World of Jim Henson
as Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
Age 59 (now 86)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Chaz
Age 59 (now 86)
So I Married an Axe Murderer
as Commandeered Car Driver
Age 58 (now 86)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
as Quentin Fitzwaller
Age 55 (now 86)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Vance Kramer
Age 45 (now 86)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
as Jim Benson
Age 43 (now 86)
The Meanest Men in the West
as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
Age 43 (now 86)
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
as Self
Age 34 (now 86) Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Director
Age 34 (now 86) Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
Producer
Age 34 (now 86)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Age 19 (now 86)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Brett Forrester
Age 64 (now 86)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 58 (now 86)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Age 57 (now 86)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 86)
The Great American Dream Machine
as Himself
Age 35 (now 86)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 27 (now 86)
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