Personal Info
Charles Grodin
Acting
Biography
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 comed…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
An Imperfect Murder
as Arthur
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
The Comedian
as Dick D'Angelo
While We're Young
as Leslie Breitbart
The Humbling
as Jerry
Brazzaville Teen-Ager
as Father
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Char·ac·ter
as Self
The Harmony Game
as Self
TV Shows
Madoff
as Carl Shapiro · 4 ep.
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Steve Henry · 1 ep.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Brett Forrester · 1 ep.
The Daily Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep.
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 ep.
Fresno
as Cane Kensington · 5 ep.
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Laverne & Shirley
1 ep.
