Cast & creator
Don Rickles
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).
Also known as: Mr. Warmth, 唐·里柯斯
85
film credits
86
television credits
164
1948–2024 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (171)
Showing 171 of 171 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self - Guest
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Andy Griffith Show
Newton Monroe
1960
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Get Smart
Sid Krimm
1965Get Smart
Guard (uncredited)
1965Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Twilight Zone
Bettor
1959
Hot in Cleveland
Bobby
2010
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Lyle Delp
1961
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
The Unit
Don Rickles / Priest
2006
The Bernie Mac Show
Don Rickles
2001
The Beverly Hillbillies
Fred
1962
I Dream of Jeannie
Kiski
1965
The Wild Wild West
Asmodeus
1965
Newhart
1982
Toy Story 2
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1999
The Lucy Show
Eddie Rickles
1962
The Larry Sanders Show
Don Rickles
1992
Burke's Law
Lou Kronkeit
1963Burke's Law
Swifty Piedmont
1963Burke's Law
Frank Cross
1963
Tales from the Crypt
Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
1989
Hunter
Harold Schwan
1984
Dinah!
Self
1974
Toy Story
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1995
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Medical Center
Spencer Rusin
1969
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Sgt. Mason
1964
The Munsters
1964
Run for Your Life
Leo Mazinov
1965Run for Your Life
Willy Hatch
1965
Toy Story 3
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Toy Story 4
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2019Toy Story 4
In Memory Of
2019
The Oscars
Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1953
Today
Self
1952
The Addams Family
Claude
1964
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Gilligan's Island
1964
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
M Squad
1957
Sanford and Son
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
The Dean Martin Show
1965The Dean Martin Show
Self
1965
The Single Guy
Dr. Dick Sloan
1995
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Announcer
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Reporter
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Newscaster
1959Vicki!
Self
1992
Gimme a Break!
Max
1981
Casino
Billy Sherbert
1995
Hollywood Squares
Self - Center Square
1966
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
F Troop
1965
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
The Thin Man
1957
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
The Mothers-in-Law
Don Rickles
1967
Cain's Hundred
Dave Malloy
1961
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Hawaiian Vacation
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011The Jim Nabors Hour
1969
CPO Sharkey
Otto Sharkey
1976
Small Fry
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
1972
Kelly's Heroes
Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1970
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2014
Quest for Camelot
Cornwall (voice)
1998
Larry King Live
Self
1985
Zookeeper
Frog (voice)
2011
Partysaurus Rex
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2012
Daddy Dearest
Al Mitchell
1993
Run Silent, Run Deep
Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
1958
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Comedian on TV
1974
Innocent Blood
Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
1992Summer Playhouse
1954
Dirty Work
Hamilton
1998
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
George Wilson
1998
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Crane
1963
The Aristocrats
Self
2005The Don Rickles Show
Don Robinson
1972
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
US Against the World
Self - Host
1977Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self
1976
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
Bikini Beach
Big Drag
1964The Horror Hall of Fame II
Self
1991
Where It's At
Willie
1969
Pajama Party
“Big Bang” The Martian
1964
The Rat Race
Nellie
1960
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self
1995Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self - Honoree
2014
Goodnight, We Love You
Self
2004All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986
Beach Blanket Bingo
Big Drop
1965
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(archive footage)
2011
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
Self - Roaster
2009
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
2008
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self (archive footage)
1998
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Self
2010
The Love Machine
Announcer (uncredited)
1971Bob and Don: A Love Story
Self (archived footage)
2023
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Muscle Beach Party
Jack Fanny
1964
For the Love of It
Jim Joy
1980
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
Joys
Self
1976
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
1983
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
1977
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
2006Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
1986
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
1979
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
1977
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Self (archive footage)
2007
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
Self
1972
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
Self
2023Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
Writer
2023
Keaton's Cop
Jake Barber
1990
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
Self
2024Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
Writer
2024
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self
1970
The Rabbit Trap
Mike O'Halloran
1959
Enter Laughing
Harry Hamburger
1967
Redux Riding Hood
The Boss (voice)
1997
The Wool Cap
Ira
2004Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Rickles
1975
The Money Jungle
Harry Darkwater
1967
Two Top Bananas
Self
1982
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
Self
2023Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
Writer
2023
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
Self
2023Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
Writer
2023
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
Himself
2024Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
Writer
2024
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
Self
2023Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
Writer
2023
Toy Story of Terror!
Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
2013