Cast
Jerry Stiller
Acting
Cast
Jerry Stiller
Known for
Acting
Born
1927-06-08
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2020-05-11
Also known as Gerald Isaac Stiller, Stiller & Meara
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.
★6.6
MOVIE2004
The Lion King 1½
as Uncle Max (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Harvey (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2001
Zoolander
as Maury Ballstein
★6.7
MOVIE2007
Hairspray
as Mr. Pinky
★5.8
MOVIE2007
The Heartbreak Kid
as Doc
★6.7
MOVIE2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1988
Hairspray
as Wilbur Turnblad
★4.9
MOVIE2016
Zoolander 2
as Maury Ballstein
★1.9
MOVIE2012
Foodfight!
as General X (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE1974
Airport 1975
as Sam
★4.4
MOVIE2011
Swinging with the Finkels
as Mr. Winters
★7.5
MOVIE1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Lt. Rico Patrone
★4.6
MOVIE2016
Zoolander: Super Model
as Maury Ballstein (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE1995
Heavyweights
as Harvey Bushkin
★5.4
MOVIE2002
Serving Sara
as Milton the Cop
★6.0
MOVIE1987
Shoeshine
as Father
★6.1
MOVIE2004
Teacher's Pet
as Pretty Boy (voice)
★5.9
MOVIE1991
Highway to Hell
as Desk Cop
★7.3
MOVIE2014
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
★4.2
MOVIE2012
Excuse Me for Living
as Morty
★6.7
MOVIE1999
A Fish in the Bathtub
as Sam
★6.7
MOVIE2015
Deli Man
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self (archive footage)
★5.6
MOVIE1997
Subway Stories
as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
★5.7
MOVIE1987
Hot Pursuit
as Victor Honeywell
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1987
Nadine
as Raymond Escobar
★4.5
MOVIE1990
Sweet 15
as Mr. Waterman
★4.0
MOVIE1999
The Suburbans
as Speedo Silverberg
★5.5
MOVIE2000
The Independent
as Morty Fineman
MOVIE1990
Freefall
as Emily's Father
★5.1
MOVIE1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Jim
★4.3
MOVIE1980
Those Lips, Those Eyes
as Mr. Shoemaker
★7.0
MOVIE1977
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
★8.3
MOVIE1987
The Hustler of Money
as Stu
★5.0
MOVIE1977
Nasty Habits
as P.R. Priest
★4.1
MOVIE1991
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Irving
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Uncle Max (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1976
The Ritz
as Carmine Vespucci
★7.0
MOVIE1991
The Sunset Gang
as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
★4.0
MOVIE2000
Chump Change
as The Colonel
★5.0
MOVIE1986
Seize the Day
as Dr. Tamkin
★4.8
MOVIE1997
The Deli
as Petey Cheesecake
★4.8
MOVIE2001
On the Line
as Nathan
★5.1
MOVIE1997
Stag
as Ted
★6.4
MOVIE2009
Ice Dreams
as Skipper
★7.1
MOVIE1999
Secret of the Andes
as Dr. Golfisch
★4.6
MOVIE1983
The Other Woman
as Mel Binns
★4.1
MOVIE1989
That's Adequate
as Sid Lane
★5.0
MOVIE1990
Little Vegas
as Sam
★6.3
MOVIE2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Murray Weiner (voice)
★6.7
MOVIE1981
Madame X
as Burt Orland
MOVIE1990
Pair of Jokers
as Scully Wexler
★7.0
MOVIE2014
Simpler Times
as Harry
★5.0
MOVIE1993
The Pickle
as Phil Hirsch
★4.8
MOVIE2000
My 5 Wives
as Don Giovanni
★9.0
MOVIE1971
A Memory of Two Mondays
as Mechanic
MOVIE2013
Cousins
as Charlie Gordon
★6.5
MOVIE1986
The McGuffin
as Marty de Reske
★6.2
MOVIE1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
as Theatrical Producer
★7.7
MOVIE2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
★4.0
MOVIE1998
A Rat's Tale
as Prof. Plumpingham
★4.5
MOVIE1997
Camp Stories
as Schlomo
MOVIE2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Uncle Max (voice)
★8.7
MOVIE1995
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
★5.7
MOVIE1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self