About
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). Grodin co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and in the family film Beethoven (1992). He made frequent appearances on The Tonight...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
The VirginianSeries • 1962
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Laverne & ShirleySeries • 1976
The Young MarriedsSeries • 1964
Felony SquadSeries • 1966
Judd, for the DefenseSeries • 1967
The Guns of Will SonnettSeries • 1967
Rosemary's BabyMovie • 1968
The Michael J. Fox ShowSeries • 2013
Midnight RunMovie • 1988
The Woman in RedMovie • 1984
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaMovie • 1954
Heart and SoulsMovie • 1993
Catch-22Movie • 1970
King KongMovie • 1976
The Great Muppet CaperMovie • 1981
Heaven Can WaitMovie • 1978
BeethovenMovie • 1992
Beethoven's 2ndMovie • 1993