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Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1935-04-21

Birth Place

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse

1974

5.7

Movie
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

7.0

Movie
An Imperfect Murder

An Imperfect Murder

2017

3.7

Movie
Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

5.8

Movie
Beethoven's 2nd

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

5.5

Movie
Brazzaville Teen-Ager

Brazzaville Teen-Ager

2013

5.7

Movie
poster

Captain Nice

1967

5.7

TV
Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

6.7

Movie
Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter

2012

4.0

Movie
Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1983

0.0

Movie
Clifford

Clifford

1994

4.9

Movie
Dave

Dave

1993

6.6

Movie
poster

Felony Squad

1966

7.0

TV
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

7.5

Movie
poster

Fresno

1986

6.4

TV
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

1993

6.9

Movie
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1978

6.6

Movie
Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

4.5

Movie
It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

1977

3.7

Movie
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

1994

5.3

Movie
It's My Turn

It's My Turn

1980

5.8

Movie
poster

Judd for the Defense

1967

7.5

TV
Just Me and You

Just Me and You

1978

5.0

Movie
King Kong

King Kong

1976

6.2

Movie
King Kong! The Living Legend

King Kong! The Living Legend

1986

0.0

Movie
Last Resort

Last Resort

1986

3.4

Movie
poster

Laverne & Shirley

1976

7.2

TV
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
poster

Madoff

2016

6.5

TV
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

1988

7.2

Movie
Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

1985

3.9

Movie
poster

My Mother the Car

1965

3.6

TV
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2007

6.2

Movie
Real Life

Real Life

1979

6.5

Movie
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968

7.8

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

1980

6.3

Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

7.0

Movie
Sex and the College Girl

Sex and the College Girl

1964

4.0

Movie
poster

Shane

1966

6.0

TV
poster

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992

10.0

TV
Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

1969

0.0

Movie
So I Married an Axe Murderer

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993

6.1

Movie
Sunburn

Sunburn

1979

5.0

Movie
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990

6.2

Movie
poster

The Big Valley

1965

6.0

TV
poster

The Charles Grodin Show

1995

0.0

TV
The Comedian

The Comedian

2016

5.7

Movie
The Couch Trip

The Couch Trip

1988

5.4

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
The Ex

The Ex

2006

5.2

Movie
poster

The F.B.I.

1965

5.4

TV
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

The Great American Dream Machine

1971

0.0

TV
The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

6.8

Movie
poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

6.3

TV
The Harmony Game

The Harmony Game

2011

7.5

Movie
The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

1972

6.6

Movie
The Humbling

The Humbling

2014

5.2

Movie
The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981

5.2

Movie
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984

6.3

Movie
The Meanest Men in the West

The Meanest Men in the West

1978

4.1

Movie
poster

The Michael J. Fox Show

2013

5.9

TV
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

1990

6.4

Movie
The Paul Simon Special

The Paul Simon Special

1977

8.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red

1984

6.2

Movie
The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

7.3

Movie
poster

The Young Marrieds

1964

3.0

TV
Thieves

Thieves

1977

3.7

Movie
Waiting for Ishtar

Waiting for Ishtar

2017

0.0

Movie
While We're Young

While We're Young

2015

6.0

Movie
You Can't Hurry Love

You Can't Hurry Love

1988

4.6

Movie