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Charles Grodin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-04-21,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Rosemary's Baby

7.818

Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12

6.293

King Kong
1976-12-15

5.072

Clifford
1994-04-01

Beethoven's 2nd

5.567

Beethoven's 2nd
1993-12-14

So I Married an Axe Murderer

6.109

So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993-07-30

You Can't Hurry Love

4.809

You Can't Hurry Love
1988-01-20

Taking Care of Business

6.304

Taking Care of Business
1990-08-16

The Woman in Red

6.305

The Woman in Red
1984-08-15

6.6

Dave
1993-05-07

5.832

Beethoven
1992-04-03

5.479

The Couch Trip
1988-01-15

Heaven Can Wait

6.665

Heaven Can Wait
1978-06-28

7.2

Midnight Run
1988-07-20

6.6

Real Life
1979-03-02

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

5.4

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981-01-30

6.207

The Lonely Guy
1984-01-27

4.561

Ishtar
1987-05-15

5.295

The Ex
2006-12-01

Seems Like Old Times

6.268

Seems Like Old Times
1980-12-19

The Heartbreak Kid

6.658

The Heartbreak Kid
1972-12-17

5.8

11 Harrowhouse
1974-09-26

The Great Muppet Caper

6.945

The Great Muppet Caper
1981-06-26

It Runs in the Family

5.4

It Runs in the Family
1994-09-23

Movers & Shakers

3.867

Movers & Shakers
1985-05-03

5

Sunburn
1979-08-10

The Meanest Men in the West

4

The Meanest Men in the West
1978-05-04

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

7.489

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04

Brazzaville Teen-Ager

5.7

Brazzaville Teen-Ager
2013-04-13

5.758

It's My Turn
1980-10-24

5.099

The Humbling
2014-12-31

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

7

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978-10-25

4

Char·ac·ter
2012-11-30

It Happened One Christmas

4.636

It Happened One Christmas
1977-12-11

Waiting for Ishtar

0

Waiting for Ishtar
2017-12-14

3.714

Last Resort
1986-03-31

King Kong! The Living Legend

0

King Kong! The Living Legend
1986-06-01

4.4

Thieves
1977-02-11

The Paul Simon Special

8.333

The Paul Simon Special
1977-12-08

While We're Young

6.007

While We're Young
2015-03-27

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

0

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002-10-13

The Harmony Game

7.273

The Harmony Game
2011-02-11

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

7.07

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954-12-23

6.672

Catch-22
1970-06-24

Sex and the College Girl

6

Sex and the College Girl
1964-09-03

5.687

The Comedian
2016-12-09

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

6.2

Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
2007-06-27

An Imperfect Murder

3.4

An Imperfect Murder
2017-09-03

Just Me and You

7

Just Me and You
1978-05-22

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

0

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America
1969-11-30

Heart and Souls

6.992

Heart and Souls
1993-08-13

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

6.6

The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990-05-06

The World of Jim Henson

7.429

The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23

0

Charley's Aunt
1983-02-06

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

7

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18

Night of 100 Stars

5.8

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause

0

Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
2025-03-02

Cranium Command

9

Cranium Command
1989-10-19

Marty, Life Is Short

7.922

Marty, Life Is Short
2026-05-11

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.399

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Laverne & Shirley

7.135

Laverne & Shirley
1976-01-27

6.5

Felony Squad
1966-09-12

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

My Mother the Car

4.8

My Mother the Car
1965-09-14

6.186

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

6.273

The Defenders
1961-09-16

6.2

Shane
1966-09-10

Saturday Night Live

6.906

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.959

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.536

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

6.7

Fresno
1986-11-16

6.359

Madoff
2016-02-03

The Michael J. Fox Show

5.937

The Michael J. Fox Show
2013-09-26

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

9.5

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992-04-21

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

The Great American Dream Machine

10

The Great American Dream Machine
1971-01-06

6.4

Captain Nice
1967-01-09

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

The Young Marrieds

4.333

The Young Marrieds
1964-10-05

Late Show with David Letterman

6.436

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Late Night with David Letterman

6.083

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12