Jerry Stiller
Actor

Jerry Stiller

5 Movies
1 TV Shows
6 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 6
Birthday June 8, 1927 (99 years old)
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Gerald Isaac Stiller, Stiller & Meara
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Biography

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 1Β½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.

Filmography (124)

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost 2025
Zoolander 2 2016
Zoolander: Super Model 2016
Deli Man 2015
Planes: Fire & Rescue 2014
How Murray Saved Christmas 2014
Simpler Times 2014
I Am Divine 2014
Cousins 2013
Excuse Me for Living 2012
Foodfight! 2012
Swinging with the Finkels 2011
Fish Hooks 2010
Ice Dreams 2009
The Good Wife 2009
Mercy 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009
Hairspray 2007 The Heartbreak Kid 2007
Head Case 2007
Wonder Pets! 2006
The Lion King 1Β½ 2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 2004
Teacher's Pet 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004
Behind the Legend: Timon 2004
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo 2004
Serving Sara 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
On the Line 2001
Zoolander 2001
My 5 Wives 2000
The Independent 2000
Chump Change 2000
Teacher's Pet 2000
Secret of the Andes 1999
A Fish in the Bathtub 1999
The Suburbans 1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller 1999
Crashbox 1999
A Rat's Tale 1998
The King of Queens 1998
Hercules 1998
Hollywood Squares 1998
Stag 1997
The Deli 1997
Subway Stories 1997
Camp Stories 1997
The View 1997
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger 1995
Heavyweights 1995
Deadly Games 1995
Baseball 1994
Touched by an Angel 1994
The Pickle 1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street 1993
The Larry Sanders Show 1992
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules 1991
Highway to Hell 1991
The Sunset Gang 1991
Little Vegas 1990
Sweet 15 1990
Pair of Jokers 1990
Freefall 1990
Law & Order 1990
That's Adequate 1989
Seinfeld 1989
Tattingers 1988
In the Heat of the Night 1988
Monsters 1988
Hot Pursuit 1987
Nadine 1987
Shoeshine 1987
The Hustler of Money 1987
Seize the Day 1986
The McGuffin 1986
L.A. Law 1986
The Equalizer 1985
Screen Two 1985
Murder, She Wrote 1984
Tales from the Darkside 1984
The Other Woman 1983
Amanda's 1983
Reading Rainbow 1983
American Playhouse 1982
Madame X 1981
Simon & Simon 1981
Those Lips, Those Eyes 1980
Hart to Hart 1979
Archie Bunker's Place 1979
Time Express 1979
Nasty Habits 1977
Dick Clark's Good Old Days 1977
The Love Boat 1977
The Ritz 1976
Alice 1976
Joe and Sons 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974
Airport 1975 1974
Rhoda 1974
The Paul Lynde Show 1972
A Memory of Two Mondays 1971
Great Performances 1971
Lovers and Other Strangers 1970
The Flip Wilson Show 1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1969
Love, American Style 1969
That's Life 1968
The Carol Burnett Show 1967
Hullabaloo 1965
Linus the Lionhearted 1964
The Danny Kaye Show 1963
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
The Defenders 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
Kraft Music Hall 1958
Tony Awards 1956
General Electric Theater 1953
Studio One 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show 1948
Lamp Unto My Feet 1948