
Charles Grodin
Biography
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978).…
Filmography

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · 9.5

Cranium Command
1989 · 9.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Rosemary's Baby
1968 · 7.8

Judd, for the Defense
1967 · 7.7

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · 7.5

The World of Jim Henson
1994 · 7.4

Midnight Run
1988 · 7.2

Laverne & Shirley
1976 · 7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · 7.1

Heart and Souls
1993 · 7.0

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · 7.0

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
1978 · 7.0

Just Me and You
1978 · 7.0

The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · 6.9

Dave
1993 · 6.7

Fresno
1986 · 6.7

Heaven Can Wait
1978 · 6.7

The Heartbreak Kid
1972 · 6.7

Catch-22
1970 · 6.7

American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6

Real Life
1979 · 6.6

The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990 · 6.6

The Virginian
1962 · 6.5

Felony Squad
1966 · 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · 6.5

Captain Nice
1967 · 6.4

Madoff
2016 · 6.4

The Woman in Red
1984 · 6.3

King Kong
1976 · 6.3

The Defenders
1961 · 6.3

Taking Care of Business
1990 · 6.3

Seems Like Old Times
1980 · 6.3

The Big Valley
1965 · 6.2

Shane
1966 · 6.2

The Lonely Guy
1984 · 6.2

Great Performances
1971 · 6.1

So I Married an Axe Murderer
1993 · 6.1

While We're Young
2015 · 6.0

The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · 6.0

Sex and the College Girl
1964 · 6.0

Beethoven
1992 · 5.8

It's My Turn
1980 · 5.8

11 Harrowhouse
1974 · 5.8

The Comedian
2016 · 5.7

Brazzaville Teen-Ager
2013 · 5.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · 5.6

The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6

Beethoven's 2nd
1993 · 5.6

The Couch Trip
1988 · 5.5

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · 5.4

It Runs in the Family
1994 · 5.4

The Ex
2006 · 5.3

Clifford
1994 · 5.2

The Humbling
2014 · 5.1

Sunburn
1979 · 5.0

My Mother the Car
1965 · 4.8

You Can't Hurry Love
1988 · 4.8

It Happened One Christmas
1977 · 4.7

Ishtar
1987 · 4.6

Thieves
1977 · 4.4

The Young Marrieds
1964 · 4.3

Movers & Shakers
1985 · 3.9

The Meanest Men in the West
1978 · 3.9

Last Resort
1986 · 3.7

An Imperfect Murder
2017 · 3.4

Charles Grodin: Rebel With a Cause
2025 · 0.0

Charley's Aunt
1983 · 0.0