Jerry Stiller Biography (1927-)

Full name, Gerard Stiller; born June 8, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; sonof William (a bus driver) and Bella Stiller; married Anne Meara (an actress),September 14, 1954; children: Amy (an actress), Benjamin (an actor and director). Addresses: Agent: Michael Hartig Agency, 156 Fifth Ave., Suite 820, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian
Birth Details: June 8, 1927; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Barney Dickerson, The Paul Lynde Show, ABC, 1972-1973
Gus Duzik, Joe and Sons, CBS, 1975-1976
Take Five with Stiller and Meara, syndicated, 1977
Cohost, HBO Sneak Preview, HBO, 1979-1982
Carmine, Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1980-1982
Jerry Bender, The Stiller and Meara Show, NBC, 1986
Sid Wilbur, Tattinger's (also known as Nick and Hillary), NBC, 1988-1989
Voice, Good and Evil, ABC, 1991
Frank Costanza, a recurring role, Seinfeld, NBC, 1993-1998
Arthur Spooner, The King of Queens, CBS, 1998
Voice of Pretty Boy, Teacher's Pet (animated; also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet), ABC, 2000
Movies
Burt Orland, Madame X, NBC, 1981
Mel Binns, The Other Woman, CBS, 1983
Marty de Rezke, The McGuffin, BBC, 1985
Slicko McDee, The Hustler of Money, 1988
Old man, "The 5:24," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, HBO, 1997
Episodic
The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, c. 1960-1964
"Acres and Pains," G.E. Theater, CBS, 1962
"Occupancy, August First," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1962
"The Plain Truth," Brenner, CBS, 1964
That's Life, ABC, 1969
Love, American Style, ABC, 1969
"A Memory of Two Mondays," N.E.T. Playhouse, PBS, 1971
Paul, "Thy Neighbor Loves Thee," The Courtship of Eddie's Father,ABC, 1972
Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Phyllis, CBS, 1976
Lloyd Zimmer, "A Touch of Classy," Rhoda, CBS, 1976
"The Garbage Man," Time Express, CBS, 1979
Bud Hanrahan, "Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return," The LoveBoat, ABC, 1979
Myron Finkle, "Murder Takes a Bow," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1981
"Orphans, Waifs, and Wards," CBS Library, CBS, 1981
Tony Vitelli, "Love, Honor, and Obey/Gladys and Agnes/Radioactive Isaac,"The Love Boat, ABC, 1981
Private Benjamin, CBS, 1981
Harold Traxler, "The Uncivil Servant," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1982
"The Squealer," No Soap, Radio, ABC, 1982
Gordy, "Do You Take This Waitress?," Alice, CBS, 1982
Voice of dinosaur comic, "Digging Up Dinosaurs," Reading Rainbow,1983
"We the Jury," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
"Where There's a Will," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984
Mandrake, "Devil's Advocate," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated,1985
Dr. Tamkin, "Seize the Day," Great Performances, PBS, 1987
Himself, "Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
Lieutenant Birnbaum, "When the Fat Lady Sings," Murder, She Wrote,CBS, 1989
Milt Waterman, "Sweet 15," WonderWorks, PBS, 1990
Sam Rosenbloom, "The Hollow Boy," American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Seymour Shapiro, "The Sunset Gang," American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Michael Tobis, "The Fertile Fields," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
Nat Pincus, "Rhyme and Punishment," L.A. Law, 1993
Rabbi Feldman, "The Rabbi," In the Heat of the Night, 1994
McGonnigal, "In Search of Crimes Past," Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1995
Phil Cullen, "Dr. Kramer," Deadly Games, UPN, 1996

Sam Pokras, "Deadbeat," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
Maury Salt, "Cry and You Cry Alone," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
Himself, "I Buried Sid," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Voice of Eagle, "Prometheus Affair," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
Himself, "Ben Stiller," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Also appeared as hot dog vendor, "Distance, Time and Speed: Hot Dog Heaven," and Gus, "Statistics: The Lucky Batting Glove," both episodes of The Eddie Files; as Mr. Landon, "We Love Annie," The Courtship of Eddie's Father, ABC; and in an episode of Joe and Mabel.
Pilots
Harold, Acres and Pains, CBS, 1965
Brahms, The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
Jerry Bender, The Stiller and Meara Show, CBS, 1986
Specials
55th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1988
Pizzeria owner, Colin Quinn Back in Brooklyn (also known as Colin Back to Brooklyn), syndicated, 1989
Tracey Takes On New York, HBO, 1993
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger, 1994
Other
Irving, Women and Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (also known asWomen and Men 2), 1991
Voice, Baseball (miniseries), 1994
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Arthur Spooner, The Victoria's SecretFashion Show, 2001
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Jim, Carol's father, Lovers and Other Strangers, 1970
Lieutenant Rico Patrone, The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), United Artists, 1974
Sam, Airport 1975, Universal, 1974
Carmine Vespucci, The Ritz, Warner Bros., 1976
P. R. Priest, Nasty Habits (also known as The Abbess), Brut, 1976
Mr. Shoemaker, Those Lips, Those Eyes, United Artists, 1980
In Our Hands, 1984
Raymond Escobar, Nadine, TriStar, 1987
Victor Honeywell, Hot Pursuit, Paramount, 1987
Shoeshine, 1987
Wilbur Turnblad, Hairspray, New Line Cinema, 1988
Sid Lane, That's Adequate, 1989
(Uncredited) Beyond "JFK": The Question of Conspiracy, 1992
The desk cop, Highway to Hell, Hemdale Releasing, 1992
Sam, Little Vegas, IRS Releasing, 1992
Phil Hirsch, The Pickle, Columbia, 1993
Harvey Bushkin, Heavyweights, Buena Vista, 1995
Professor Plumpingham, Die Story von Monty Spinnerratz (also knownas A Rat's Tale), Legacy Releasing, 1997
Schlomo, Camp Stories, Artistic License, 1997
Ted, Stag, New City Releasing, 1997
Petey, The Deli, Golden Monkey Pictures, 1997
Speedo Silverberg, The Suburbans, TriStar, 1999
Sam, A Fish in the Bathtub, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1999
Morty Fineman, The Independent, Arrow Releasing, 2000
Don Giovanni, My 5 Wives, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
The colonel, Chump Change, 2000
Himself, Amy Stiller's Breast, 2000
Maury Ballstein, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
Nathan, On the Line, Miramax, 2001
Stage Appearances
Billy Barnes, Showboat, Chicago, IL, 1950
Mayor Juniper, The Golden Apple, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1954
Boubouroche, New York City, 1971
Carmine Vespucci, The Ritz, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
Harry Mullin, Unexpected Guests, Little Theatre, New York City, 1977
Berto, Passione, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1980
Artie, Hurlyburly, Promenade Theatre, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1984-1985
Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1988
Charlie, Three Men on a Horse, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1993
Beau Jest, 1994
Sid, What's Wrong with This Picture?, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NewYork City, 1994
After-Play, off-Broadway production, 1995
Chebutykin, Three Sisters, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1997
Also appeared in Coriolanus; The Power and the Glory; Measure for Measure; Taming of the Shrew; Carefree Tree; Diary of a Scoundrel; Romeo and Juliet; As You Like It; Two Gentlemen of Verona; and Prairie/Shawl; performed in various summer stock companies, 1951-53, and the Henry Street Settlement and the CherryLane Theatre, NY, Erie Playhouse, PA, Memphis Arena Theatre, TN, Phoenix, NY, Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, CT, and with New York ShakespeareFestival.
Major Tours
Peter Pan, U.S. cities, 1951
Radio Appearances
Eddie Condon, Riverwalk, Live from the Landing, 1999
Also appeared on Selected Shorts, public radio.
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With wife, Anne Meara) Laugh When You Like, Atlantic, 1972
Videos
(With Meara) Cohost, So You Want to Be an Actor?, Home Video, 1993
Taped Readings
Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (autobiography), Random House, 2000
WRITINGS
Television Series
Cowriter, The Stiller and Meara Show, NBC, 1986
Nonfiction
Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (autobiography), Simon and Schuster, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, October 16, 2000, p. 113

Electronic

Jerry Stiller Official Site, http://www.jerry-stiller.com, May 13,2002

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