Jerry Stiller
Known for: Acting
Born: June 8, 1927
Died: May 11, 2020
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
66 movies · 59 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
4.6
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
4.9
Zoolander 2
2016
6.7
Deli Man
2015
7.0
Simpler Times
2014
6.3
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014
6.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
7.3
I Am Divine
2014NR
Cousins
2013
4.0
Excuse Me for Living
2012
1.9
Foodfight!
2012
4.5
Swinging with the Finkels
2011
6.4
Fish Hooks
2010
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
5.8
Mercy
2009
7.6
The Good Wife
2009
6.4
Ice Dreams
2009
5.8
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
6.7
Hairspray
2007
6.3
Head Case
2007
7.2
Wonder Pets!
2006
7.0
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
6.6
The Lion King 1½
2004
6.7
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004NR
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
6.0
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
6.1
Teacher's Pet
2004
5.4
Serving Sara
2002
7.7
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
4.8
On the Line
2001
6.2
Zoolander
2001
5.5
The Independent
2000
7.0
Teacher's Pet
2000
4.8
My 5 Wives
2000
4.0
Chump Change
2000
4.0
The Suburbans
1999
5.7
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999
7.0
Secret of the Andes
1999
6.5
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
5.8
Crashbox
1999
7.1
The King of Queens
1998
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
6.9
Hercules
1998
4.0
A Rat's Tale
1998
4.8
The Deli
1997
4.3
The View
1997
5.6
Subway Stories
1997
4.5
Camp Stories
1997
5.1
Stag
1997
7.0
Deadly Games
1995
8.7
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
6.2
Heavyweights
1995
7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
7.5
Baseball
1994
6.2
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993
5.0
The Pickle
1993
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
5.9
Highway to Hell
1991
4.1
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
7.0
The Sunset Gang
1991
5.0
Little Vegas
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990NR
Freefall
1990
4.5
Sweet 15
1990
NR
Pair of Jokers
1990
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
4.1
That's Adequate
19896.0
Tattingers
1988
7.0
Monsters
1988
7.5
In the Heat of the Night
1988
6.8
Hairspray
1988
5.4
Nadine
1987
5.7
Hot Pursuit
1987
8.3
The Hustler of Money
1987
6.0
Shoeshine
1987
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
5.0
Seize the Day
1986
6.5
The McGuffin
1986
7.1
The Equalizer
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983
4.6
The Other Woman
1983
6.8
Amanda's
1983
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Madame X
1981
4.3
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980
6.5
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
7.0
Time Express
1979
7.0
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
5.0
Nasty Habits
1977
7.0
Alice
1976
6.0
The Ritz
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
19757.0
Joe and Sons
1975
5.8
Airport 1975
1974
7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
6.3
Rhoda
1974
5.3
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
9.0
A Memory of Two Mondays
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
4.8
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
5.1
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
19696.5
That's Life
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
10.0
Hullabaloo
1965
7.4
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.8
General Electric Theater
19539.0
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948