1935-04-21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Grodin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Waiting for Ishtar | Self | 2017-12-14 |
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An Imperfect Murder | Arthur | 2017-09-03 |
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The Comedian | Dick D'Angelo | 2016-12-09 |
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While We're Young | Leslie Breitbart | 2015-04-03 |
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The Humbling | Jerry | 2014-12-31 |
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Brazzaville Teen-Ager | Father | 2013-04-13 |
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Char·ac·ter | Self | 2012-11-30 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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The Harmony Game | Self | 2011-02-11 |
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Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Self | 2007-06-27 |
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The Ex | Bob Kowalski | 2006-12-01 |
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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | 2002-10-13 | |
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It Runs in the Family | Mr. Parker (The Old Man) | 1994-09-23 |
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Chaz | 1994-05-18 |
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The World of Jim Henson | Nicky Holiday (archive footage) | 1994-11-23 |
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Clifford | Martin Daniels | 1994-04-01 |
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Dave | Murray Blum | 1993-05-07 |
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Beethoven's 2nd | George Newton | 1993-12-14 |
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So I Married an Axe Murderer | Commandeered Driver | 1993-07-30 |
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Heart and Souls | Harrison Winslow | 1993-08-13 |
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Beethoven | George Newton | 1992-04-03 |
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The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Quentin Fitzwaller | 1990-05-06 |
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Taking Care of Business | Spencer Barnes | 1990-08-16 |
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You Can't Hurry Love | Mr. Glerman | 1988-01-20 |
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Midnight Run | Jonathan Mardukas | 1988-07-20 |
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The Couch Trip | George Matlin | 1988-01-15 |
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Ishtar | Jim Harrison | 1987-05-15 |
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Last Resort | George Lollar | 1986-03-31 |
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King Kong! The Living Legend | Self | 1986-06-01 |
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Movers & Shakers | Herb Derman | 1985-05-03 |
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The Lonely Guy | Warren | 1984-01-27 |
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The Woman in Red | Buddy | 1984-08-15 |
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Charley's Aunt | Lord Fancourt Babberly | 1983-02-06 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Vance Kramer | 1981-01-30 |
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The Great Muppet Caper | Nicky Holiday | 1981-06-26 |
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It's My Turn | Homer | 1980-10-24 |
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Seems Like Old Times | Ira Parks | 1980-12-19 |
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Sunburn | Jake | 1979-08-10 |
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Real Life | Warren Yeager | 1979-03-02 |
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | Jim Benson | 1978-10-25 |
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Heaven Can Wait | Tony Abbott | 1978-06-28 |
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The Meanest Men in the West | Arnie Doud, Harge Gang | 1978-05-04 |
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Just Me and You | Michael Lindsay | 1978-05-22 |
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The Paul Simon Special | Self | 1977-12-08 |
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It Happened One Christmas | Joseph | 1977-12-11 |
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Thieves | Martin Cramer | 1977-02-11 |
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King Kong | Fred S. Wilson | 1976-09-08 |
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11 Harrowhouse | Howard R. Chesser | 1974-09-26 |
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The Heartbreak Kid | Lenny Cantrow | 1972-12-17 |
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Catch-22 | Captain Aarfy Aardvark | 1970-06-24 |
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Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America | Self | 1969-11-30 |
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Rosemary's Baby | Dr. Hill | 1968-06-12 |
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Sex and the College Girl | Bob | 1964-09-03 |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Drummer Boy (uncredited) | 1954-12-23 |
