Cast & creator
Jerry Stiller
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Gerald Isaac Stiller, Stiller & Meara
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film credits
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television credits
133
1948–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (134)
Showing 134 of 134 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order
Michael Tobis
1990Law & Order
Sam Pokras
1990
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Saturday Night Live
Stu (uncredited)
1975
The View
Self
1997
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Seinfeld
Frank Costanza
1989
The Good Wife
Judge Felix Afterman
2009
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Love Boat
Bud Hanrahan
1977The Love Boat
Tony Vitelli
1977The Love Boat
Harlan Weatherly
1977
Great Performances
Mechanic
1971
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Birnbaum
1984
The King of Queens
Arthur Spooner
1998
Touched by an Angel
Maury Salt
1994
L.A. Law
Nat Pincus
1986
American Playhouse
Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
1982American Playhouse
Sam Rosenbloom
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
1956
Love, American Style
Harry
1969Love, American Style
Leonard Ferguson
1969
Homicide: Life on the Street
McGonnigal
1993
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Simon & Simon
1981
Screen Two
Marty de Reske
1985
Studio One
Sergeant Joe Capriotti
1948
Alice
1976
The Defenders
Sergeant Wysenski
1961
Hart to Hart
Myron Finkle
1979
Tales from the Darkside
Luther Mandrake
1984
The Equalizer
Brahms
1985
The Larry Sanders Show
Jerry Stiller
1992
Fish Hooks
Principal Stickler (voice)
2010
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Hercules
Eagle (voice)
1998
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
In the Heat of the Night
Rabbi Feldman
1988
Rhoda
1974
Reading Rainbow
Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
1983
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Monsters
Victor
1988
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Paul Sterling
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mr. Landon
1969
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Wonder Pets!
Old White Mouse (voice)
2006
The Lion King 1½
Uncle Max (voice)
2004
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Harvey (voice)
2014
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
2000
Baseball
(voice)
1994
Head Case
Self
2007
The Heartbreak Kid
Doc
2007
Mercy
Joe Thalberg
2009
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Man in Bar (uncredited)
2004
Crashbox
1999Lamp Unto My Feet
Candide
1948Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
Zoolander 2
Maury Ballstein
2016
The Paul Lynde Show
Barney Dickerson
1972
Hullabaloo
Self
1965
Hairspray
Mr. Pinky
2007
Zoolander
Maury Ballstein
2001
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
1988
Deadly Games
Phil Cullen
1995That's Life
Self
1968
General Electric Theater
Harold
1953Tattingers
Sid Wilbur
1988
Serving Sara
Milton
2002
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Rico Patrone
1974
Linus the Lionhearted
1964
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self (archive footage)
2025
Amanda's
Sal Malzone
1983
Airport 1975
Sam
1974
Teacher's Pet
Pretty Boy (voice)
2004
Heavyweights
Harvey Bushkin
1995
Time Express
1979
Foodfight!
General X (voice)
2012
Highway to Hell
Desk Cop
1991
Hot Pursuit
Victor Honeywell
1987
Swinging with the Finkels
Mr. Winters
2011
A Memory of Two Mondays
Mechanic
1971Joe and Sons
Gus Duzik
1975
The Suburbans
Speedo Silverberg
1999
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
A Fish in the Bathtub
Sam
1999
Subway Stories
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
1997
The Hustler of Money
Stu
1987
Lovers and Other Strangers
Jim
1970
Seize the Day
Dr. Tamkin
1986
The Ritz
Carmine Vespucci
1976
A Rat's Tale
Prof. Plumpingham
1998
On the Line
Nathan
2001
Nadine
Raymond Escobar
1987
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
My 5 Wives
Don Giovanni
2000
Excuse Me for Living
Morty
2012
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
Murray Weiner (voice)
2014
Zoolander: Super Model
Maury Ballstein (voice)
2016
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
1991
The Independent
Morty Fineman
2000
The Pickle
Phil Hirsch
1993
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
Secret of the Andes
Dr. Golfisch
1999
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Mr. Shoemaker
1980
Sweet 15
Mr. Waterman
1990
Deli Man
Self
2015
The Deli
Petey Cheesecake
1997
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
1999
Shoeshine
Father
1987
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Theatrical Producer
1993Freefall
Emily's Father
1990
Stag
Ted
1997
Behind the Legend: Timon
Uncle Max (voice)
2004
Simpler Times
Harry
2014
Nasty Habits
P.R. Priest
1977
That's Adequate
Sid Lane
1989Cousins
Charlie Gordon
2013Cousins
Producer
2013
Little Vegas
Sam
1990Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Uncle Max (voice)
2004
The Other Woman
Mel Binns
1983
Ice Dreams
Skipper
2009
Chump Change
The Colonel
2000
Madame X
Burt Orland
1981
The Sunset Gang
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
1991
Pair of Jokers
Scully Wexler
1990
The McGuffin
Marty de Reske
1986
Camp Stories
Schlomo
1997