Cast & creator
Carl Gottlieb
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Saturday Night Live
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carl Gottlieb (born March 18, 1938) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is probably best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws, as well as directing the 1981 low-budget cult film Caveman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Gottlieb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Carl A. Gottlieb
42
film credits
25
television credits
33
1961–2025 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
Showing 67 of 67 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Bob Newhart Show
Mr. Luberski
1972The Bob Newhart Show
Writer
1972
Laverne & Shirley
Station Master
1976Laverne & Shirley
Director
1976
The Odd Couple
Writer
1970
Baretta
1975
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Director
1997
Jaws
Meadows
1975Jaws
Screenplay
1975
Decker
Self
2014
Hooperman
Director
1987
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Writer
1967
Chico and the Man
1974
Clueless
Priest
1995
Jaws 2
Screenplay
1978
George Burns Comedy Week
Producer
1985George Burns Comedy Week
Writer
1985George Burns Comedy Week
Director
1985George Burns Comedy Week
Teleplay
1985George Burns Comedy Week
Story
1985
Jaws 3-D
Screenplay
1983
Delta House
Director
1979
Hey Landlord!
1966
M*A*S*H
'Ugly John'
1970
The Long Goodbye
Wade Party Guest (uncredited)
1973
Amazon Women on the Moon
Director
1987
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
2025
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996Getting Together
1971
Into the Night
Federal Agent
1985
Caveman
Director
1981Caveman
Writer
1981
The Jerk
Iron Balls McGinty
1979The Jerk
Screenplay
1979
Johnny Dangerously
Dr. Magnus
1984
Cannonball
Terry McMillan
1976
Doctor Detroit
Writer
1983Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Director
1986Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Creator
1986
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
2009
The Sting II
Maitre D'
1983
Which Way Is Up?
Screenplay
1977
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Director
1987
Something Evil
Party Guest
1972
Up the Sandbox
Vinnie
1972
Steve Martin Live!
Director
1984
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
Self
1988
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2013
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Director
1977
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - screenwriter
2024
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
1995
Celebration at Big Sur
Producer
1971
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Crisis in Sun Valley
Writer
1978
The Jerk, Too
Characters
1984
A Session with the Committee
Self
1969
The Making of Jaws 2
Self
2001
More Than Friends
Paul J. Micale
1978
Sharksploitation
Self
2024
Partners in Life
Director
1990Dean's Place
Various
1976Dean's Place
Writer
1976
The Deadly Triangle
Writer
1977
Once Upon a Hill…There Was a School
Co-Writer