Jerry Stiller
Acting
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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.
Filmography
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
Zoolander 2
2016
Deli Man
2015
Simpler Times
2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
I Am Divine
2014
Cousins
2013
Excuse Me for Living
2012
Foodfight!
2012
Swinging with the Finkels
2011
Fish Hooks
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Mercy
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Ice Dreams
2009
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
Hairspray
2007
Head Case
2007
Wonder Pets!
2006
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
The Lion King 1½
2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
Teacher's Pet
2004
Serving Sara
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
On the Line
2001
Zoolander
2001
The Independent
2000
Teacher's Pet
2000
My 5 Wives
2000
Chump Change
2000
The Suburbans
1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999
Secret of the Andes
1999
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
Crashbox
1999
The King of Queens
1998
Hollywood Squares
1998
Hercules
1998
A Rat's Tale
1998
The Deli
1997
The View
1997
Subway Stories
1997
Camp Stories
1997
Stag
1997
Deadly Games
1995
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Heavyweights
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Baseball
1994
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993
The Pickle
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Highway to Hell
1991
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
The Sunset Gang
1991
Little Vegas
1990
Law & Order
1990
Freefall
1990
Sweet 15
1990
Pair of Jokers
1990
Seinfeld
1989
That's Adequate
1989
Tattingers
1988
Monsters
1988
In the Heat of the Night
1988
Hairspray
1988
Nadine
1987
Hot Pursuit
1987
The Hustler of Money
1987
Shoeshine
1987
L.A. Law
1986
Seize the Day
1986
The McGuffin
1986
The Equalizer
1985
Screen Two
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Reading Rainbow
1983
The Other Woman
1983
Amanda's
1983
American Playhouse
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Madame X
1981
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Time Express
1979
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Nasty Habits
1977
Alice
1976
The Ritz
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Joe and Sons
1975
Airport 1975
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Rhoda
1974
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
Great Performances
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
Love, American Style
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
That's Life
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Hullabaloo
1965
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Defenders
1961
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Tony Awards
1956
General Electric Theater
1953
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Studio One
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948