
Jerry Stiller
0 FOLLOWERS • 55 CREDITS • JUN 8, 1927 - MAY 11, 2020 • 92
Biography
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing George Costanza's father Frank on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. The year Seinfeld went off the air, Stiller began his role as the eccentric Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens, another role that garnered widespread acclaim.
Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid, and Zoolander 2. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including The Lion King 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.
Known For

General Electric Theater

Tony Awards

The Love Boat

Seinfeld

Touched by an Angel

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Studio One

L.A. Law

The Equalizer

Law & Order

Simon & Simon

Kraft Music Hall

The Carol Burnett Show

Homicide: Life on the Street

Hollywood Squares

The Larry Sanders Show

The Defenders

The Merv Griffin Show

Hercules

Rhoda

The Flip Wilson Show

Hullabaloo

In the Heat of the Night

The Danny Kaye Show

Alice

Archie Bunker's Place

Lamp Unto My Feet

Time Express

Mercy

The Good Wife

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Zoolander 2

Subway Stories

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Hairspray

The McGuffin

The Wonder Pets

Linus the Lionhearted

Hairspray

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

Teacher's Pet

Zoolander

Tattingers

Heavyweights

The Lion King 1½

The Heartbreak Kid

The King of Queens

Hot Pursuit

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

Crashbox

The Independent

Joe and Sons

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
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