Actor
Charles Grodin
April 21, 1935 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Notable work
7.8Rosemary's Baby (1968)
as Dr. Hill
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Brett Forrester
5.8Beethoven (1992)
as George Newton
7.2Midnight Run (1988)
as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
6While We're Young (2015)
as Leslie Breitbart
5.6Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
as George Newton
7.120,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
6.3King Kong (1976)
as Fred S. Wilson
6.7Dave (1993)
as Murray Blum
6.4The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
6.3The Woman in Red (1984)
as Buddy
6.9Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
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