Charles Grodin
Acting
Born April 21, 1935 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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 comed…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Great Performances
The Virginian
Late Night with David Letterman
American Playhouse
The F.B.I.
The Defenders
The Big Valley
Laverne & Shirley
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Young Marrieds
Felony Squad
Judd, for the Defense
The Michael J. Fox Show
Rosemary's Baby
Beethoven
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Captain Nice
My Mother the Car
The Great American Dream Machine
Shane
Catch-22
The Woman in Red
Heart and Souls
Marty, Life Is Short
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Midnight Run
King Kong
Beethoven's 2nd
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Dave
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Madoff
Taking Care of Business
The Ex