Jerry Stiller

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 (122 Appearances)

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

2025

Zoolander: Super Model

2016

Zoolander 2

2016

Deli Man

2015

Simpler Times

2014

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Cousins

2013

Excuse Me for Living

2012

Foodfight!

2012

Swinging with the Finkels

2011

Fish Hooks

2010

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Mercy

2009

The Good Wife

2009

Ice Dreams

2009

The Heartbreak Kid

2007

Hairspray

2007

Head Case

2007

Wonder Pets!

2006

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

2004

The Lion King 1½

2004

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

2004

Behind the Legend: Timon

2004

Teacher's Pet

2004

Serving Sara

2002

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002

On the Line

2001

Zoolander

2001

The Independent

2000

Teacher's Pet

2000

My 5 Wives

2000

Chump Change

2000

The Suburbans

1999

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

1999

Secret of the Andes

1999

A Fish in the Bathtub

1999

Crashbox

1999

The King of Queens

1998

Hollywood Squares

1998

Hercules

1998

A Rat's Tale

1998

The Deli

1997

The View

1997

Subway Stories

1997

Camp Stories

1997

Stag

1997

Deadly Games

1995

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

1995

Heavyweights

1995

Touched by an Angel

1994

Baseball

1994

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993

The Pickle

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

Highway to Hell

1991

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

The Sunset Gang

1991

Little Vegas

1990

Law & Order

1990

Sweet 15

1990

Pair of Jokers

1990

Seinfeld

1989

That's Adequate

1989

Tattingers

1988

Monsters

1988

In the Heat of the Night

1988

Hairspray

1988

Nadine

1987

Hot Pursuit

1987

The Hustler of Money

1987

Shoeshine

1987

L.A. Law

1986

Seize the Day

1986

The McGuffin

1986

The Equalizer

1985

Screen Two

1985

Tales from the Darkside

1984

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Reading Rainbow

1983

The Other Woman

1983

Amanda's

1983

Simon & Simon

1981

Madame X

1981

Those Lips, Those Eyes

1980

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

Hart to Hart

1979

Time Express

1979

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977

The Love Boat

1977

Nasty Habits

1977

Alice

1976

The Ritz

1976

Saturday Night Live

1975

Joe and Sons

1975

Airport 1975

1974

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

Rhoda

1974

The Paul Lynde Show

1972

Great Performances

1971

A Memory of Two Mondays

1971

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 Debut

Love, American Style

1969

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

That's Life

1968

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Hullabaloo

1965

Linus the Lionhearted

1964

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Defenders

1961

Kraft Music Hall

1958

Tony Awards

1956

General Electric Theater

1953

Lamp Unto My Feet

1948

Studio One

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Back to top