Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/21/1935
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Grodin
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
Midnight Run
as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
The Comedian
as Dick D'Angelo
The Woman in Red
as Buddy
The Ex
as Bob Kowalski
Sunburn
as Jake
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Ishtar
as Jim Harrison
Clifford
as Martin Daniels
The Great Muppet Caper
as Nicky Holiday
Movers & Shakers
as Herb Derman
Catch-22
as Captain Aarfy Aardvark
Thieves
as Martin Cramer
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Vance Kramer
11 Harrowhouse
as Howard R. Chesser
The World of Jim Henson
as Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
Last Resort
as George Lollar
Taking Care of Business
as Spencer Barnes
Heart and Souls
as Harrison Winslow
It Runs in the Family
as Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
It's My Turn
as Homer