Jerry Stiller
Acting
1927-06-08 · 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. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.
Filmography
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025 · Movie
Zoolander: Super Model
2016 · Movie
Zoolander 2
2016 · Movie
Deli Man
2015 · Movie
Simpler Times
2014 · Movie
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014 · Movie
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · Movie
I Am Divine
2014 · Movie
Cousins
2013 · Movie
Excuse Me for Living
2012 · Movie
Foodfight!
2012 · Movie
Swinging with the Finkels
2011 · Movie
Fish Hooks
2010 · Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Series
Mercy
2009 · Series
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Ice Dreams
2009 · Movie
The Heartbreak Kid
2007 · Movie
Hairspray
2007 · Movie
Head Case
2007 · Series
Wonder Pets!
2006 · Series
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004 · Movie
The Lion King 1½
2004 · Movie
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 · Movie
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004 · Movie
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004 · Movie
Teacher's Pet
2004 · Movie
Serving Sara
2002 · Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Movie
On the Line
2001 · Movie
Zoolander
2001 · Movie
The Independent
2000 · Movie
Teacher's Pet
2000 · Series
My 5 Wives
2000 · Movie
Chump Change
2000 · Movie
The Suburbans
1999 · Movie
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 · Movie
Secret of the Andes
1999 · Movie
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Movie
Crashbox
1999 · Series
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Series
Hercules
1998 · Series
A Rat's Tale
1998 · Movie
The Deli
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Subway Stories
1997 · Movie
Camp Stories
1997 · Movie
Stag
1997 · Movie
Deadly Games
1995 · Series
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995 · Movie
Heavyweights
1995 · Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Baseball
1994 · Series
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993 · Movie
The Pickle
1993 · Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Series
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
Highway to Hell
1991 · Movie
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991 · Movie
The Sunset Gang
1991 · Movie
Little Vegas
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Freefall
1990 · Movie
Sweet 15
1990 · Movie
Pair of Jokers
1990 · Movie
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
That's Adequate
1989 · Movie
Tattingers
1988 · Series
Monsters
1988 · Series
In the Heat of the Night
1988 · Series
Hairspray
1988 · Movie
Nadine
1987 · Movie
Hot Pursuit
1987 · Movie
The Hustler of Money
1987 · Movie
Shoeshine
1987 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Seize the Day
1986 · Movie
The McGuffin
1986 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
Screen Two
1985 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Series
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Series
The Other Woman
1983 · Movie
Amanda's
1983 · Series
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
Madame X
1981 · Movie
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980 · Movie
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 · Series
Hart to Hart
1979 · Series
Time Express
1979 · Series
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Nasty Habits
1977 · Movie
Alice
1976 · Series
The Ritz
1976 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Joe and Sons
1975 · Series
Airport 1975
1974 · Movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Movie
Rhoda
1974 · Series
The Paul Lynde Show
1972 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971 · Movie
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Series
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · Series
That's Life
1968 · Series
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
Hullabaloo
1965 · Series
Linus the Lionhearted
1964 · Series
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
The Defenders
1961 · Series
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series