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Charles Grodin

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4/21/1935, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Charles Grodinsky

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Biography

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Charles Grodin is an American actor who first came into the spotlight in the early sixties. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grodin left college early and headed to Hollywood, while studying under veteran actors Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen's supervision. His film debut was a minor role in the…more

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Star (37)

Role
- Char·ac·ter
  Star
  2012
- Char-ac-ter [Character]
  Star
  2012
- The Ex
  Bob Kowalksi
  2009
- Beethoven (Family Double Feature)
  Star
  2009
- 60 Minutes (Weeknight Edition)
  Correspondent
  - S 6: Ep 22 January 19, 2005
    1/19/05
  - S 5: Ep 1 September 29, 2004
    9/29/04
- It Runs In The Family
  Star
  2003
- The Heartbreak Kid
  Lenny Cantrow
  1998
- The Charles Grodin Show
  Host
- Clifford
  Martin Daniels
  1994
- My Summer Story
  Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
  1994
- So I Married An Axe Murderer
  Commandeered Driver
  1993
- Dave
  Star
  1993
- Heart and Souls
  Harrison Winslow
  1993
- Beethoven's 2nd
  George Newton
  1993
- Beethoven
  George Newton
  1992
- Taking Care of Business
  Star
  1991
- Midnight Run
  Jonathan Mardukas
  1988
- The Couch Trip
  Star
  1988
- You Can't Hurry Love
  Mr. Glerman
  1988
- Ishtar
  Jim Harrison
  1987
- Fresno
  Cane Kensington
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    11/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    11/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    11/18/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    11/17/86
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    11/16/86
- Last Resort
  Star
  1986
- Movers & Shakers
  Star
  1985
- The Lonely Guy
  Warren Evans
  1984
- The Woman in Red
  Buddy
  1984
- The Great Muppet Caper
  Nicky Holiday
  1981
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman
  Vance Kramer
  1981
- Seems Like Old Times
  Star
  1980
- It's My Turn
  Star
  1980
- Real Life
  Warren Yeager
  1979
- Heaven Can Wait
  Star
  1978
- Thieves
  Star
  1977
- King Kong
  Fred Wilson
  1976
- 11 Harrowhouse
  Howard R. Chesser
  1974
- Catch-22
  Capt. Aarfy Aardvark
  1970
- Rosemary's Baby
  Dr. Hill
  1968
- The Young Marrieds
  Matt Crane Stevens #2
  - S 1: Ep 5 Jerry Puts The Garrets in A Difficult Position
    9/17/65
  - S 1: Ep 4 Jill Has A Serious Talk With Walter
    9/16/65
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Kormans Are Concerned About Their Son
    9/15/65
  - S 1: Ep 2 Carol is Troubled By Ann's Actions
    9/14/65
  - S 1: Ep 1 Buzz And Jimmy Discuss Their Scheme
    9/13/65
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 50 Show #2857
    1/23/08
  - S 14: Ep 144 Show #2752
    5/11/07
  - S 14: Ep 108 Show #2717
    3/2/07
  - S 13: Ep 85 Show #2498
    1/20/06
  - S 11: Ep 106 Show #2137
    3/5/04
  - + 20 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 109 Show #1693
    10/2/92
  - S 11: Ep 27 Show #1611
    3/26/92
  - S 10: Ep 122 Show #1550
    11/6/91
  - S 10: Ep 112 Show #1540
    10/11/91
  - S 10: Ep 108 Show #1536
    10/4/91
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 98 Show #4509
    4/3/92
  - S 28: Ep 171 Show #4216
    9/5/90
  - S 28: Ep 20 Show #4065
    11/9/89
  - S 27: Ep 106 Show #4033
    9/8/89
  - S 20: Ep 76 Show #3376
    4/6/82
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (42)

Role
- Fox & Friends
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 119 June 14, 2013
    6/14/13
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 19: Ep 29 Madsen and Grodin
    5/12/09
- Live! with Kelly and Michael
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 79 December 21, 2007
    12/21/07
  - S 14: Ep 171 May 29, 2002
    5/29/02
  - S 12: Ep 4 September 2, 1999
    9/2/99
  - S 11: Ep 134 March 22, 1999
    3/22/99
  - S 10: Ep 211 July 16, 1998
    7/16/98
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 147 Charles Grodin
    6/10/02
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 84 Late Show: Backstage #1
    2/7/00
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 32 Show #1097
    10/20/98
  - S 1: Ep 110 Show #0110
    2/14/94
- Late Show with David Letterman
  voice of Al Herman
  - S 5: Ep 150 Show #1012
    5/19/98
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 82 Show #324
    1/20/98
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 69 April 30, 1992
    4/30/92
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 133 April 29, 1992
    4/29/92
  - S 3: Ep 1 September 10, 1990
    9/10/90
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  Narrator
- Disneyland
  Quentin Fitzwalter
  - S 34: Ep 23 The Muppets at Walt Disney World
    5/6/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 177 September 29, 1989
    9/29/89
- Later with Bob Costas
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 26 Charles Grodin
    10/27/88
- American Playhouse
  Lord Fancourt Babberly
  - S 6: Ep 14 Charley's Aunt
    5/11/87
- Laverne & Shirley
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 9 Friendly Persuasion
    12/15/81
- The Midnight Special
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 19 Host: Lynda Carter
    2/6/81
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 34 October 22, 1980
    10/22/80
  - S 17: Ep 243 August 22, 1980
    8/22/80
  - S 16: Ep 115 March 5, 1979
    3/5/79
  - S 12: Ep 31 October 21, 1974
    10/21/74
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 125 March 16, 1979
    3/16/79
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Charles Grodin/Paul Simon and The Persuasions
    10/29/77
- The Muppet Show
  Nicky Holiday
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 197 June 6, 1973
    6/6/73
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 8 Rotten Island
- Judd for the Defense
  DA Tom Durant
  - S 2: Ep 23 An Elephant in a Cigar Box
    3/7/69
- The Big Valley
  Mark Dunigan
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Good Thieves
    1/1/68
- N.Y.P.D.
  Joey
  - S 1: Ep 6 Money Man
    10/10/67
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
  Bells Pickering
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Bell for Jeff Sonnett
    9/15/67
- The Virginian
  Arnie Doud
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Reckoning
    9/13/67
- N.Y.P.D.
  Guest Star
- Captain Nice
  News Vendor
  - S 1: Ep 14 One Rotten Apple
    4/24/67
- The F.B.I.
  Carl Platt
  - S 2: Ep 23 Sky on Fire
    2/26/67
- Captain Nice
  Guest Star
- The Iron Horse
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Pembrooke Blood
    1/9/67
- The Felony Squad
  Edgar
  - S 1: Ep 15 A Penny Game, A Two-Bit Murder
    12/19/66
- Shane
  Jed
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Great Invasion: Part One
    12/17/66
- Trials of O'Brien
  Peter Farnum
  - S 1: Ep 11 Picture Me A Murder
    11/27/65
- My Mother the Car
  Fred (as Chuck Grodin)
  - S 1: Ep 5 Burned at the Steak
    10/12/65
- My Mother the Car
  Fred
- The Defenders (1961)
  Thomas Martin
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Apostle
    12/15/62
- Camera Three
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 44 Letters of James Agee to Father Flye
    8/5/62
- The Play of the Week
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 16 Black Monday
    1/16/61
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Phelps
  - S 10: Ep 4 The Nautilus
    11/26/58
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Brett Forrester
  - S 14: Ep 8 Lesson's Learned
    11/21/12

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- He attended the HB Acting Studio.
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- He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1973 for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy. He was nominated for The Heartbreak Kid.
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- He won an Emmy Award in 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special. He won for The Paul Simon Special.
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- He released the autobiography It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here in 1989.
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- He is 6' (1.83 m).
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- He is friends with actor Gene Wilder.
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- He wears a toupee.
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Fan Reviews (1)

What a great actor!

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By Tkerekes13, Oct 16, 2010

I prefer Charles Grodin over John Ritter! Charles Grodin is such an underrated actor! Even he deserves some reviews, as well as some bigger recognition! I really like his roles in The Great Muppet Caper (in which he plays Nicky Holiday) and Beetoven 2 (in which he reprises his role as the father)! I think he's fairly good looking and has a more likable personality and should appear in more movies. He's also a lot more talented than John Ritter in my opinion! How can you not like Charles Grodin? You really oughta get to know him! He's so wonderful! And talented! GO CHARLES GRODIN!!!!!moreless
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