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 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.
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Filmography
all 80
Movies 57
TV Shows 23
self 11
Director 3
Voice 1
Writer 1
Waiting for Ishtar (2017)
An Imperfect Murder (2017)
The Comedian (2016)
Madoff (2016)
While We're Young (2015)
The Humbling (2014)
The Michael J. Fox Show (2013)
Brazzaville Teen-Ager (2013)
Char·ac·ter (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
The Harmony Game (2011)
Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007)
The Ex (2006)
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s (2002)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Charles Grodin Show (1995)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
It Runs in the Family (1994)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Clifford (1994)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Dave (1993)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
Beethoven (1992)
Taking Care of Business (1990)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Midnight Run (1988)
You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
The Couch Trip (1988)
Ishtar (1987)
Fresno (1986)
King Kong! The Living Legend (1986)
Last Resort (1986)
Movers & Shakers (1985)
The Woman in Red (1984)
The Lonely Guy (1984)
Charley's Aunt (1983)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
It's My Turn (1980)
Sunburn (1979)
Real Life (1979)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Just Me and You (1978)
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
The Paul Simon Special (1977)
Thieves (1977)
King Kong (1976)
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
Paradise (1974)
Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Great Performances (1971)
The Great American Dream Machine (1971)
Catch-22 (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America (1969)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Judd for the Defense (1967)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
Felony Squad (1966)
Shane (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
My Mother the Car (1965)
The Young Marrieds (1964)
Sex and the College Girl (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Defenders (1961)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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GenderMale
Birthday1935-04-21
Deathday2021-05-18 (86 years old)
Birth NameCharles Sidney Grodin
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
ChildrenNick Grodin
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award
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