Charles Grodin
Acting
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…
Filmography
70
Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
2025
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
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The Ex
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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
Cranium Command
1989
Midnight Run
1988
You Can't Hurry Love
1988
The Couch Trip
1988
Ishtar
1987
Fresno
1986
Last Resort
1986
Movers & Shakers
1985
The Woman in Red
1984
The Lonely Guy
1984
Charley's Aunt
1983
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
11 Harrowhouse
1974
Paradise
1974
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
1973
The Heartbreak Kid
1972
Great Performances
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
Captain Nice
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 Virginian
1962
The Defenders
1961
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954