Jerry Stiller
{{short description|American comedian and actor (1927–2020)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jerry Stiller
| image = Jerry Stiller - Anne Meara (cropped).JPG
| caption = Stiller in 1965
| birth_name = Gerald Isaac Stiller
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1927|06|08}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|5|11|1927|6|8}}
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| burial_place = Nantucket Jewish Cemetery
| alma_mater = Syracuse University (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Anne Meara|1954|2015|end=died}}
| children = 2, including Ben Stiller
| years active = 1953–2015
}}
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American comedian and actor. 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 Frank Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. In 1998, Stiller began his role as Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens, another role that garnered widespread acclaim.{{cite book|author=Dennis Bjorklund|title=Seinfeld Reference: The Complete Encyclopedia with Biographies, Character Profiles & Episode Summaries|date=September 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RyY2Mtqk54C&pg=PT36|publisher=Praetorian Publishing|isbn=978-0-9679852-4-4|pages=36–|quote=Best remembered for his five-year stint on "Seinfeld" in a recurring regular role, Jerry Stiller ... is a veteran actor with a long history of stage performances. His notoriety first came when he revamped the role of George's father, but he was best known for...}}
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 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.{{Cite news|title=Comedian Jerry Stiller, Who Played Hot-Headed Dad On 'Seinfeld,' Dies At 92|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/05/11/698175656/comedian-jerry-stiller-who-played-hot-headed-dad-on-seinfeld-dies-at-92|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Comedian Jerry Stiller Dies at 92|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/05/11/comedian-jerry-stiller-dies-at-92/|last=Berman|first=Marc|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}}
Early life
The eldest of four children, Stiller was born on June 8, 1927, at Unity Hospital in New York City, to Bella (née Citron; 1902–1954) and William Stiller (1896–1999), a taxi and bus driver.{{cite web|url=http://www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Stiller,Jerry.html|title=Jerry Stiller profile at|publisher=Accuracyproject.org|access-date=May 24, 2013}} His family is Jewish. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Galicia (southeast Poland and western Ukraine), and his mother was born in Frampol, Russian Empire.{{cite book|author=Jerry Stiller|title=Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara|url=https://archive.org/details/marriedtolaughte00stil_0|url-access=registration|date=August 8, 2000|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=978-0-7432-1146-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/marriedtolaughte00stil_0/page/19 19]–}} He lived in the Williamsburg and East New York neighborhoods of Brooklyn before his family moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan,[https://web.archive.org/web/20031223175946/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2003/nf20031212_2940_db008.htm Jerry Stiller's Own Private East Side] where he attended Seward Park High School{{cite web|url=http://www.sewardparkhs.com/Famous-Alumni|title=Famous Alumni|publisher=Sewardparkhs.com|access-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707171125/https://sewardparkhs.com/famous-alumni/|archive-date=July 7, 2019|url-status=dead}} and played Adolf Hitler in a school production.{{Cite web|title=Actor Jerry Stiller's Favorite Role? Proud Jewish Dad.|url=https://www.kveller.com/actor-jerry-stillers-favorite-role-proud-jewish-dad/|date=May 1, 2020|website=Kveller|language=en|access-date=May 17, 2020}}
Upon his return from service in the U.S. Army during World War II,[https://www.countryliving.com/life/inspirational-stories/a43442/jerry-stiller-and-anne-meara/ "Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara Brought Us So Much More than Laughs".] Country Living. Retrieved March 8, 2020.[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/04/jerry-stiller-brings-down-house "Comedian Jerry Stiller schleps to the Statler to give his shtick on Ithaca".] Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2010. Stiller attended Syracuse University, earning a bachelor's degree in Speech and Drama in 1950.{{cite magazine |last1=Schmuckler |first1=Carol |title=The Bond of a Lifetime |magazine=Syracuse University Magazine |date=April 1, 1995 |volume=11 |issue=3 |page=40 |url=https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol11/iss3/8/ |access-date=February 23, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Alessandrini |first1=Sarah |title=Jerry Stiller received awards for comedic talent during time as SU student |url=http://dailyorange.com/2020/05/jerry-stiller-received-awards-comedic-talent-time-su-student/ |access-date=May 12, 2020 |work=The Daily Orange |date=May 12, 2020}} He also studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village.{{cite news |last1=Dagan |first1=Carmel |title=Jerry Stiller, 'Seinfeld' and 'Hairspray' Actor and Comedian, Dies at 92 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jerry-stiller-actor-and-comedian-dies-at-92-1234603183/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |work=Variety |date=May 11, 2020}} In the 1953 Phoenix Theater production of Coriolanus (produced by John Houseman), Stiller, along with Gene Saks and Jack Klugman, formed (as told by Houseman in the 1980 memoir Front and Center) "the best trio of Shakespearian clowns that I have ever seen on any stage".{{cite book|last=Houseman|first=John|title=Front & Center|url=https://archive.org/details/frontcenter00hous|url-access=registration|year=1979|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=New York|isbn=0-671-24328-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/frontcenter00hous/page/439 439]}}
Also in 1953, Stiller met actress-comedian Anne Meara, and they married in 1954. Until Stiller suggested it, Meara had never thought of doing comedy. "Jerry started us being a comedy team," she said. "He always thought I would be a great comedy partner."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/arts/anne-meara-comedian-and-actress-dies-at-85.html|title=Anne Meara, Comedian and Actress, Dies at 85|work=The New York Times|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524220053/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/arts/anne-meara-comedian-and-actress-dies-at-85.html|archive-date=May 24, 2015}} They joined the St. Louis improv company The Compass Players in 1959, directed by David Shepherd. After leaving, they began performing together. In 1961, they were performing in nightclubs in New York City and by the following year were considered a "national phenomenon", said the New York Times.
Stiller and Meara
File:Jerry Stiller - Anne Meara.JPG publicity photo with an autograph, 1965]]
The comedy team Stiller and Meara, composed of Stiller and his wife, Anne Meara, was successful throughout the 1960s, with numerous appearances on television variety programs, primarily on The Ed Sullivan Show.{{cite book|author=Jeffrey Ross|title=I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39wzWouw4nkC&pg=PT163|date=September 15, 2009|publisher=Gallery Books|isbn=978-1-4391-6420-4|pages=163–}} In 1970, they broke up the live act before it broke up their marriage. They subsequently forged a career in radio commercials, notably the campaign for Blue Nun wine. They also starred in their own syndicated five-minute sketch comedy show on radio, Take Five with Stiller and Meara, from 1977 to 1978.{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2|date=1985|publisher=VNR AG|isbn=0918432618|pages=404|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&q=Take%20Five%20with%20Stiller%20and%20Meara&pg=PA404|access-date=April 20, 2016}}
From 1979 to 1982, Stiller and Meara hosted HBO Sneak Previews, a half-hour show produced monthly on which they described the movies and programs to be featured in the coming month. They also did some comedy sketches between show discussions. The duo had their own 1986 TV sitcom, The Stiller and Meara Show, in which Stiller played the deputy mayor of New York City and Meara portrayed his wife, a TV commercial actress.
Career resurgence
= ''Seinfeld'' =
Late in his career, Stiller earned the part of the short-tempered Frank Costanza, father of George Costanza, on the sitcom Seinfeld. He played the role from 1993 until 1998. Stiller's character as initially envisioned was a "meek" and "Thurberesque" character that required him to wear a bald cap. After a couple of days of rehearsal, Stiller realized the character was not working and asked Seinfeld co-creator Larry David if he could perform the character in a different way, which was more in line with his final characterization on the show.{{cite magazine |last1=Boskovitch |first1=Ben |title=Jerry Stiller Once Told Us How the Real Frank Costanza Was Born in the Middle of a Seinfeld Scene |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32433516/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-frank-costanza-original-actor-origin-story/ |magazine=Esquire |date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2020}}{{cite magazine |last1=Fussman |first1=Cal |title=Jerry Stiller: What I've Learned |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a32433271/jerry-stiller-interview-what-ive-learned/ |magazine=Esquire |date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2020}} For his portrayal of Frank, Stiller gained widespread critical and popular acclaim, including being nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1997 and winning an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series in 1998.{{Cite magazine|title=Jerry Stiller, 'Seinfeld' Actor and Father of Ben Stiller, Dies at 92|url=https://time.com/5835043/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512061327/https://time.com/5835043/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2020|magazine=Time|access-date=May 11, 2020}}{{Cite news|title='Seinfeld' veteran Jerry Stiller has died|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-05-11/jerry-stiller-dead|date=May 11, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 11, 2020}}
= ''The King of Queens'' =
After Seinfeld ended, Stiller had planned on retiring. However, Kevin James asked him to join the cast of The King of Queens. James, who played the leading role of Doug Heffernan, had told Stiller that he needed him to have a successful show. Stiller agreed and played the role of Arthur Spooner, the father of Carrie Heffernan, from 1998 until 2007. Stiller said that this role tested his acting ability more than any other had, and that, before being a part of The King of Queens, he only saw himself as a "decent actor".{{cite web |title=King of Queens cast prepares to say farewell |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/king-queens-cast-prepares-say-farewell-wbna17917275 |website=Today |date=April 2, 2007 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=January 25, 2020}}
= Other appearances =
Stiller played himself in filmed skits opening and closing Canadian rock band Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour concerts in 2004. These appearances are seen on the band's DVD R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour, released in 2005. Stiller later appeared in cameos for in-concert films for the band's 2007–08 Snakes & Arrows Tour. Stiller appeared on Dick Clark's $20,000 Pyramid show in the 1970s, and footage of the appearance was edited into an episode of The King of Queens to assist the storyline about his character being a contestant on the show, and, after losing, being bitter about the experience, as he never received his parting gift, a years supply of Rice-a-Roni.{{cite press release |title= WHEN CARRIE PUTS ON A COUPLE OF EXTRA POUNDS, DOUG |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-news/releases/view?id=10085 |publisher=CBS Broadcasting |access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162515/https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-news/releases/view?id=10085|archive-date=November 25, 2018}} He also made several appearances on the game show Tattletales with his wife, Anne Meara.
In the late 1990s, Stiller appeared in a series of Nike television commercials as the ghost of deceased Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi. He also appeared in various motion pictures, most notably Hairspray (1988), Secret of the Andes (1999), Zoolander (2001) and Hairspray (2007). He appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in Zoolander, as well as films including Hot Pursuit (1987), Highway to Hell (1992), Heavyweights (1995), The Heartbreak Kid (2007), and Zoolander 2 (2016). He also performed voice work for films such as The Lion King 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue.
On February 9, 2007, Stiller and Meara were honored with a joint star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On October 28, 2010, the couple appeared on an episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Stiller voiced the announcer on the children's educational show Crashbox. Starting in October 2010, Stiller and Meara began starring in Stiller & Meara, a Yahoo web series from Red Hour Digital in which they discussed current topics. Each episode was about two minutes long.{{cite web|url=http://www.stillerandmeara.com|title=Watch Stiller and Meara online|publisher=Stillerandmeara.com|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312090208/http://www.stillerandmeara.com/|archive-date=March 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/9795c8065ea5822ee774fa2214b2d51f/STILLER-AND-MEARA-RECEIVE-STAR-ON-HOLLYWOOD-WALK-OF-FAME/|title=STILLER AND MEARA RECEIVE STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME|publisher=UPI}} Stiller also worked as a spokesman for Xfinity.
Author
Stiller wrote the foreword to the 2005 book Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us ({{ISBN|0-446-69674-9}}) by Allen Salkin. The book discussed Festivus, the fictional holiday promulgated by Stiller's Seinfeld character Frank Costanza.{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=1224143&page=1 |title=Introducing ... Festivus Appreciation Day |first=Buch |last=Wolf |work=ABC News |date=February 23, 2006 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}
Stiller also authored a memoir titled Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara, which was published by Simon & Schuster ({{ISBN|0-684-86903-9}}).{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/03/nyregion/the-guide-916889.html |title=The Guide |first=Barbara |last=Delatiner |work=The New York Times |date=September 3, 2000 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}
Personal life
Stiller was married to Anne Meara for over 60 years, from 1954 until her death on May 23, 2015.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/anne-meara-dead-jerry-stiller-ben-stiller-1201504499/ |title=Actress and Comedian Anne Meara, Mother of Ben Stiller, Dies at 85 |first=Carmel |last=Dagan |date=May 24, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |magazine=Variety }} The two met in an agent's office. Meara was upset about an interaction with the casting agent, so Stiller took her out for coffee — all he could afford — and they remained together thereafter. Meara was Irish Catholic and converted to Judaism before the couple's two children were born. They had two children: actress Amy Stiller (b. 1961) and actor-comedian Ben Stiller (b. 1965).{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/nyregion/amy-stiller-is-more-than-ben-stillers-sister.html |title=Ladies and Gentlemen, Give It Up for, er ... Ben Stiller's Sister! |first=Corey |last=Kilgannon |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times}} He had two grandchildren through Ben.{{cite news |last=Tulloch |first=Lee |date=November 16, 2013 |title=Ben Stiller in the moment |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney, Australia |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/ben-stiller-in-the-moment-20131111-2xani.html |access-date=October 14, 2018}}{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Bob |date=December 16, 2006 |title=Group Outing |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=7601301e-15e5-42de-9c5e-5ff46fd1a9d6&k=32249 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208132451/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=7601301e-15e5-42de-9c5e-5ff46fd1a9d6&k=32249 |archive-date=December 8, 2012}}
Death
On May 11, 2020, Stiller died from natural causes at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the age of 92.{{Cite web|title=I'm sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad.|url=https://twitter.com/RedHourBen/status/1259759084309446657|last=Stiller|first=Ben|date=May 11, 2020|website=@RedHourBen|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Keepnews|first=Peter|date=May 11, 2020|title=Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/obituaries/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead.html|access-date=May 11, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} Many actors Stiller worked with, including Seinfeld castmates Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2020 |title=Michael Richards joins Instagram to pay tribute to Jerry Stiller |url=https://avclub.com/seinfelds-michael-richards-makes-social-media-debut-to-1843480116 |access-date=September 10, 2020 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us}} and King of Queens castmates Kevin James and Leah Remini, paid tributes to him.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-king-of-queens-cast-reactions-jason-alexander-kevin-james-leah-remini-1202931282/|title= 'Seinfeld', 'The King Of Queens' Casts Honor Jerry Stiller: "I Adored This Man", Says Jason Alexander|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= May 11, 2020|access-date= May 11, 2020}} He is buried in Nantucket, Massachusetts.{{cite web | url=https://www.howardstern.com/news/2022/02/23/ben-stiller-talks-bob-saget-the-cable-guy-super-bowl-commercial-and-which-oscar-winning-movie-he-regrets-not-directing/ | title=Ben Stiller Talks Bob Saget, the 'Cable Guy' Super Bowl Commercial, and Which Oscar-Winning Movie He Regrets Not Directing | date=February 23, 2022 }}
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Show ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Ref(s) |
|---|
| 1956–1957
| Sergeant Joe Capriotti / Hugh | 2 episodes |
| 1957
| {{sort|Big|The Big Story}} | Tyler | Episode: "The Hoax" | |
| 1959
| Pfc. Elwood Johnson | Episode: "Thunder Over Berlin" | |
| rowspan="2" |1962
| {{sort|Defenders|The Defenders}} | Sergeant Wysenski | Episode: "The Empty Chute" | |
| General Electric Theater
| Harold | Episode: "Acres and Pains" | |
| 1964
| Brenner | Chris Zelco | Episode: "The Plain Truth" | |
| 1964–1965
| | 3 episodes |
| 1966–1978
| rowspan="3" | Himself | 40 episodes | |
| 1967–1973
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 14 episodes | |
| 1969
| Episode: "Our First Fight" | |
| 1971–1972
| {{sort|Courtship|The Courtship of Eddie's Father}} | Mr. Landon / Paul Sterling | 2 episodes |
| 1971–1973
| Leonard Ferguson / Harry | 2 episodes |
| 1972
| {{sort|Carol|The Carol Burnett Show}} | Himself | Episode: "#6.8" | |
| 1972–1973
| {{sort|Paul|The Paul Lynde Show}} | Barney Dickerson | 4 episodes |
| 1975–1976
| Gus Duzik | 14 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| Phyllis | Burt Hillman | Episode: "Phyllis and the Jumper" |
| Rhoda
| Lloyd Zimmer | Episode: "A Touch of Classy" |
| 1979
| Edward Chernoff | Episode: "Garbage Man/Doctor's Wife" | |
| 1979–1983
| {{sort|Love Boat|The Love Boat}} | Harlan Weatherly / Tony Vitelli / Bud Hanrahan | 3 episodes |
| 1980–1982
| Carmine | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |1981
| Madame X | Burt Orland | Television film | |
| Hart to Hart
| Myron Finkle | Episode: "Murder Takes a Bow" |
| Private Benjamin
| Sgt. Muldoon | Episode: "So Long, Sergeant Ross" | |
| rowspan="2" |1982
| Harold Traxler | Episode: "The Uncivil Servant" |
| Alice
| Gordy | Episode: "Do You Take This Waitress" |
| rowspan="3" |1983
| Dinosaur Comic | Episode: "Digging Up Dinosaurs" | style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT84|title=Kid Vid|year=1986|access-date=May 12, 2020}} |
| Amanda's
| Sal | Episode: "You Were Meant for Me" | |
| {{sort|Other|The Other Woman}}
| Mel Binns | Television film | |
| 1984
| Artie Merrow | Episode: "Where There's a Will" | style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|title=Jerry Stiller|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jerry_stiller|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}} |
| rowspan="2" |1985
| {{sort|Equalizer|The Equalizer}} | Brahms | Episode: "The Equalizer" {{small|(Pilot)}} | |
| Tales from the Darkside
| Luther Mandrake | Episode: "The Devil's Advocate" | |
| 1986
| Marty de Reske | Episode: "The McGuffin" |
| 1987
| Stu | Episode: "Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis" | |
| 1988–1989
| Sid Wilbur | 14 episodes |
| 1989
| SFPD Lt. Birnbaum | Episode: "When The Fat Lady Sings" |
| rowspan="2" |1990
| Monsters | Victor | Episode: "One Wolf's Family" |
| Sweet 15
| Waterman | Television film | style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite book|last=Aitken|first=Ian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdSNAQAAQBAJ&q=sweet+15+jerry+stiller&pg=PA450|title=Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film 3-Volume Set|date=October 18, 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-20620-8|pages=450|language=en}} |
| rowspan="2" |1991
| Sam / Seymour Shapir | 2 episodes |
| Women & Men 2
| Irving | Television film | |
| 1992–1996
| Michael Tobis / Sam Pokras | 2 episodes |
| 1993–1998
| Seinfeld | 26 episodes |
| 1993
| L.A. Law | Nat Pincus | Episode: "Rhyme and Punishment" |
| 1994
| Rabbi Feldman | Episode: "The Rabbi" |
| 1995
| Homicide: Life on the Street | McGonnigal | Episode: "In Search of Crimes Past" |
| 1996
| Phil Cullen | Episode: "Dr. Kramer" | |
| 1997
| Old Man | Television film | style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title='Subway Stories' Doesn't Quite Get There|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-16-ca-22880-story.html|date=August 16, 1997|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020}} |
| rowspan="3" |1998
| Maury Salt | Episode: "Cry and You Cry Alone" |
| {{sort|Larry|The Larry Sanders Show}}
| Himself | Episode: "I Buried Sid" |
| Hercules
| Eagle | Voice; Episode: "Hercules and the Promethus Affair" | |
| 1998–2007
| {{sort|King|The King of Queens}} | Arthur Spooner | 195 episodes |
| 2000–2002
| Pretty Boy | Voice; 11 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2003
| Jim McDonald | Episode: "A Candidacy of Dunces" |
| Sex and the City
| Mr. Brady | Episode: "One" | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|title=Jerry Stiller, actor and comedian father of Ben Stiller, dies at 92|url=https://news.yahoo.com/jerry-stiller-father-of-ben-stiller-dies-at-92-083341744.html|website=news.yahoo.com|date=May 11, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=May 12, 2020}} |
| rowspan="2" |2009
| Bernie | Voice; Episode: Save the Old White Mouse |
| Mercy
| Joe Thalberg | Episode: "The Last Thing I Said Was" |
| 2010
| Ice Dreams | Skipper | Television film |
| 2010–2011
| Principal Stickler | Voice; 21 episodes | style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title=Actor and Comedian Jerry Stiller Dies at Age 92|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/actor-and-comedian-jerry-stiller-dies-at-age-92|last=Clement|first=Olivia|website=Playbill|date=May 11, 2020|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}} |
| 2011
| {{sort|Good|The Good Wife}} | Judge Felix Afterman | Episode: "Silver Bullet" |
| 2014
| Murray Weiner | Voice; Television film |
| 2016
| Maury Ballstein | Voice; Television film (final film role) | |
= Stage =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role !scope="col"|Theatre !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref(s) |
|---|
| 1954
|{{sort|Golden Apple|The Golden Apple}} |Mayor Juniper |style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/personrolespage/person-role-page?person=00000150-ac83-d16d-a550-ecbf20a80001|title= Jerry Stiller Broadway Credits|website= Playbill|access-date= May 11, 2020}} |
| 1955
|{{sort|Carefree Tree|The Carefree Tree}} |The Propertyman |rowspan=6 | Phoenix Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan="2" | 1956
|Styopka |
| {{sort|Good Woman|The Good Woman of Setzuan}}
|Policeman |
| rowspan="2" | 1957
|Barnadine |
| {{sort|Taming of the Shrew|The Taming of the Shrew}}
|Biondello |
| 1958
|{{sort|Power and the Glory|The Power and the Glory}} |Mestizo |
| 1975
|{{sort|Ritz|The Ritz}} |Carmen Vespucci |Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
| 1977
|{{sort|Unexpected Guest|The Unexpected Guest}} |Harry Mullin |Little Theatre, Broadway |
| 1980
|Berto |Morosco Theatre, Broadway |
| 1984
|Artie |Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |
| 1993
|{{sort|Three Men|Three Men on a Horse}} |Charlie |Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
| 1994
|What's Wrong with This Picture? |Sid |Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway |
| 1997
|{{sort|Three Sisters|The Three Sisters}} |Chebutykin |Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway |
Books
- {{Cite book |last=Stiller |first=Jerry |title=Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2000|isbn=978-0-6848-6903-2 }}
- {{Cite book |last=Salkin |first=Allen |title=Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us|publisher= Grand Central Publishing|year=2005|isbn=978-0-4466-9674-6 }} (forward)
Accolades
= Awards and nominations =
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominees ! Result | ||||
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld | {{nom}} |
| 2001 | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | Married to Laughter: A Love Story | {{nom}} |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Hairspray | {{nom}} |
= Other =
- In 2007, Stiller and his wife Anne Meara received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.{{Cite news|date=May 11, 2020|title=Seinfeld star Jerry Stiller dies at 92|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52616060|access-date=May 12, 2020}}
References
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External links
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- {{Discogs artist|Jerry Stiller}}
- [http://comedyhalloffame.com/archives/jerry-stiller/ Jerry Stiller at the Comedy Hall of Fame]
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