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Jerry Stiller

Highest Rated: 98% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Lowest Rated: 0% My 5 Wives (2000)

Birthday: Jun 8, 1927

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

One of the few non-superstar performers with genuine cross-generational appeal, Jerry Stiller was an actor best known to younger audiences for his portrayal of two explosive and eccentric TV fathers - Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-1998) and Arthur Spooner on "King of Queens" (CBS, 1998-2007). But older TV fans and moviegoers remembered him as one half of Stiller and Meara, a popular comedy team with roots in the famed Second City improvisational group. Stiller also endeared himself to audiences with exuberant performances in features like John Waters' "Hairspray" (1985) and its 2007 remake. And he was a veteran of the New York stage, with frequent appearances in Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park productions, and on Broadway in "The Ritz" and "Hurlyburly" for Mike Nichols. The fact that he was also the father of the extremely successful comic film actor, Ben Stiller, was not lost on fans who could see that the comic apple did not fall from the tree.

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Highest rated movies

98% 88% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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98% 79% Hairspray
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76% 62% The Lion King 1 1/2
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76% 49% Disney's Teacher's Pet
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62% 79% The Ritz
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60% 51% The Independent
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50% 77% Heavyweights
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50% 28% Nadine
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44% 56% Planes: Fire & Rescue
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Jerry Stiller

Jerry Stiller HOT PURSUIT, Jerry Stiller, 1987, (c)Paramount THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES, Jerry Stiller, 1980, (c) United Artists THE RITZ, Jerry Stiller, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, Kaye Ballard (front), F. Murray Abraham (third from left, back row), Treat Williams (center, back row), 1976 THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES, Thomas Hulce, Jerry Stiller, 1980, (c) United Artists THE RITZ, F. Murray Abraham, Jerry Stiller, 1976 NASTY HABITS, Eli Wallach, Jerry Stiller, 1977 HAIRSPRAY, Divine, Jerry Stiller, 1988, (c) New Line THE PICKLE, Barry Miller, Stephen Tobolowsky, Chris Penn, Shelley Winters, Rebecca Miller, Dyan Cannon, Michael Harris, Kimiko Cazanov, Jerry Stiller, 1993, (c)Columbia Pictures ZOOLANDER, Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, 2001. ©Paramount View more photos

Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Simpler Times Harry (Character) - 2014
44% 56% Planes: Fire & Rescue Harvey (Voice) $59.2M 2014
14% 15% Excuse Me for Living Morty (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ice Dreams Skipper (Character) - 2010
0% 20% Swinging With the Finkels Mr. Winters (Character) - 2010
29% 37% The Heartbreak Kid Doc (Character) $36.8M 2007
76% 62% The Lion King 1 1/2 Timon's Uncle Max (Voice) - 2004
76% 49% Disney's Teacher's Pet Pretty Boy (Voice) $6.5M 2004
4% 27% Serving Sara Milton the Cop (Character) $16.9M 2002
40% No Score Yet F**k the Disabled Unknown (Character) - 2002
19% 47% On the Line Nathan (Character) $4.4M 2001
64% 80% Zoolander Maury Ballstein (Character) $45.2M 2001
60% 51% The Independent Morty Fineman (Character) $238.4K 2000
0% 44% My 5 Wives Don Giovanni (Character) - 2000
0% 24% The Suburbans Speedo Silverberg (Character) $5.8K 1999
No Score Yet 54% A Fish in the Bathtub Sam (Character) $1.2K 1999
No Score Yet 36% The Deli Petey Cheesecake (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Rat's Tale Prof. Plumpingham (Character) $57.7K 1997
No Score Yet 61% Subway Stories Old Man (Character) - 1997
40% 38% Stag Ted (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camp Stories Schlomo (Character) - 1997
50% 77% Heavyweights Harvey Bushkin (Character) $17.7M 1995
20% 22% The Pickle Phil Hirsch (Character) $45.6K 1993
No Score Yet 52% Highway to Hell The Desk Cop (Character) $12.3K 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet El Detective Unknown (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 28% Sweet 15 Waterman (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Vegas Sam (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet That's Adequate Sid Lane (Character) - 1989
98% 79% Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad (Character) $6.7M 1988
50% 28% Nadine Raymond Escobar (Character) $5.7M 1987
0% 44% Hot Pursuit Victor Honeywell (Character) $2.9M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The McGuffin Marty (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madame X Burt Orland (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 50% Those Lips, Those Eyes Mr. Shoemaker (Character) - 1980
40% 44% Nasty Habits P.R. Priest (Character) - 1976
62% 79% The Ritz Carmine Vespucci (Character) - 1976
98% 88% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Lt. Rico Patrone (Character) - 1974

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Crashbox Unknown (Character) 1999-2000 2017
93% 90% The Good Wife Judge Felix Afterman (Guest Star) 2011
25% No Score Yet Mercy Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wonder Pets! Unknown (Guest Voice) 2009
No Score Yet 80% The King of Queens Arthur Spooner (Character) 1998-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Teacher's Pet Unknown (Voice) 2000-2004
89% 92% Seinfeld Frank Costanza (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		1993-1998
100% 69% The Larry Sanders Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1992 1996
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Lt. Birnbaum (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat Harlan Weatherly (Character) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
66% No Score Yet Archie Bunker's Place Unknown (Guest Star) 1980 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon & Simon Harold Traxler (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tattletales Guest 1974-1976 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rhoda Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Unknown (Character),
Guest 		1969 1972-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Paul Lynde Show Barney (Guest Star) 1972-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Courtship of Eddie's Father Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Danny Kaye Show Guest 1964