Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 08, 1927 ( 93 years old )
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Gerald Isaac Stiller
Stiller & Meara
Jerry Stiller
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 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Stiller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Little Vegas
1990-11-16Hairspray
2007-07-19The Lion King 1½
2004-02-06The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974-10-02The Heartbreak Kid
2007-10-05Serving Sara
2002-08-23On the Line
2001-10-26Zoolander
2001-09-28Airport 1975
1974-10-18The Pickle
1993-04-30