Actor
Jerry Stiller
June 8, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
6.2Zoolander (2001)
as Maury Ballstein
6.7Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
6.6The Lion King 1½ (2004)
as Uncle Max (voice)
6.7Hairspray (2007)
as Mr. Pinky
4.9Zoolander 2 (2016)
as Maury Ballstein
8.3Seinfeld (1989)
as Frank Costanza
5.8The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
as Doc
6.2Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
as Harvey (voice)
7.1The King of Queens (1998)
as Arthur Spooner
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Michael Tobis and as Sam Pokras
7.6The Good Wife (2009)
as Judge Felix Afterman
7.5The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
as Rico Patrone
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