Jerry Stiller

Jerry Stiller

1927-06-08

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Stiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

The Ritz

The Ritz

6.1

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Those Lips, Those Eyes

3.0

Stag

Stag

4.7

The Suburbans

The Suburbans

3.9

The Pickle

The Pickle

4.8

On the Line

On the Line

4.9

Attack of the Doc!

Attack of the Doc!

5.4

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

5.3

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

5.1

How Murray Saved Christmas

How Murray Saved Christmas

5.9

Ice Dreams

Ice Dreams

6.7

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

6.0

That’s Adequate

That’s Adequate

4.2

The Independent

The Independent

5.6

My 5 Wives

My 5 Wives

4.7

A Memory of Two Mondays

A Memory of Two Mondays

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Chump Change

Chump Change

3.9

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

4.8

Zoolander: Super Model

Zoolander: Super Model

4.6

Camp Stories

Camp Stories

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