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.
Acted Movies
Director: Barry Levinson
Writers: Buck Henry,
Cast: Al Pacino, Annika Pergament, Charles Grodin, Dan Hedaya, Dianne Wiest, Dylan Baker, Greta Gerwig, Kyra Sedgwick, Nina Arianda, Peter Francis James,
Director: Paul Flaherty
Writers: Steven Kampmann,
Cast: Ben Savage, Brandis Kemp, Charles Grodin, Dabney Coleman, Don Galloway, Jennifer Savidge, Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Kind, Tim Lane,
Director: Rod Daniel
Writers: Len Blum,
Cast: Ashley Hamilton, Bonnie Hunt, Catherine Reitman, Charles Grodin, Chris Penn, Christopher Castile, Danny Masterson, Debi Mazar, Nicholle Tom, Sarah Rose Karr,
Director: Ron Underwood
Writers: Erik Hansen,
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Bill Calvert, Charles Grodin, David Paymer, Elisabeth Shue, Eric Lloyd, Kyra Sedgwick, Lisa Lucas, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore,
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writers: Robbie Fox,
Cast: Amanda Plummer, Anthony LaPaglia, Brenda Fricker, Charles Grodin, Debi Mazar, Matt Doherty, Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Phil Hartman, Steven Wright,
Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Gary Ross,
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Bonnie Hunt, Charles Grodin, Faith Prince, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Sigourney Weaver, Ving Rhames,
Director: Brian Levant
Writers: Amy Holden Jones,
Cast: Bonnie Hunt, Charles Grodin, Chris, Christopher Castile, David Duchovny, Dean Jones, Nicholle Tom, Oliver Platt, Sarah Rose Karr, Stanley Tucci,
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writers: Jill Mazursky,
Cast: Anne DeSalvo, Charles Grodin, Gates McFadden, Héctor Elizondo, Jim Belushi, John de Lancie, Loryn Locklin, Mako, Stephen Elliott, Veronica Hamel,
Director: Martin Brest
Writers: George Gallo,
Cast: Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Jack Kehoe, Joe Pantoliano, John Ashton, Richard Foronjy, Robert De Niro, Robert Miranda, Wendy Phillips, Yaphet Kotto,
Director: Gene Wilder
Writers: Gene Wilder,
Cast: Billy Beck, Charles Grodin, Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey, Kelly LeBrock, Kyle T. Heffner, Michael Huddleston, Michael Zorek,
Director: Arthur Hiller
Writers: Stan Daniels,
Cast: Candi Brough, Charles Grodin, Joyce Brothers, Judith Ivey, Julie Payne, Merv Griffin, Randi Brough, Robyn Douglass, Steve Lawrence, Steve Martin,
Director: Jim Henson
Writers: Jack Rose,
Cast: Charles Grodin, Dave Goelz, Diana Rigg, Frank Oz, Jack Warden, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, John Cleese, Richard Hunt, Steve Whitmire,
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writers: Neil Simon,
Cast: Charles Grodin, Chevy Chase, George Grizzard, Goldie Hawn, Harold Gould, Judd Omen, Marc Alaimo, Robert Guillaume, T.K. Carter, Yvonne Wilder,
Director: Warren Beatty
Writers: Warren Beatty,
Cast: Buck Henry, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Hamilton Camp, Jack Warden, James Mason, Joseph Maher, Julie Christie, Vincent Gardenia, Warren Beatty,
Director: Elaine May
Writers: Neil Simon,
Cast: Audra Lindley, Augusta Dabney, Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Doris Roberts, Eddie Albert, Jack Hausman, Jeannie Berlin, Mitchell Jason, William Prince,