Don Rickles Biography (1926-)

Full name, Donald Jay Rickles; born May 8, 1926, in New York, NY; son of Max(an insurance salesperson) and Etta (maiden name, Feldman) Rickles; married Barbara Sklar (a secretary), March 14, 1965; children: Mindy Beth, Lawrence Corey. Addresses: Office: Box 48559, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.; Contact: c/o Eliot Weisman, Premier Artists Services, 1401 University Dr., Suite 305, Coral Springs, FL 33071; c/o Shefrin Group, 808 S. Ridgely Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036; 10249 Century Woods, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6312.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Comedian, actor
Birth Details: May 8, 1926; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
The Don Rickles Show, ABC, 1968-1969
Don Robinson, The Don Rickles Show, CBS, 1971-1972
Regular, Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1974
Chief Petty Officer Otto Sharkey (title role), C.P.O. Sharkey, NBC, 1976-1978
Al Mitchell, Daddy Dearest, Fox, 1993
Voice of Captain Klegghorn, The Mighty Ducks (animated), 1996
Specials
A Last Laugh at the 60s, 1970
The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood, 1970
The Many Sides of Don Rickles, 1970
Don Rickles-Alive and Kicking, CBS, 1972
Host, A Couple of Dons, 1973
A Show Business Salute to Milton Berle, 1973
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1973
Host, Foul-Ups, Bleeps and Blunders, ABC, 1974
Jack Benny's Second Farewell Show, 1974
Rickles, 1975
The Don Rickles Show, CBS, 1975
The Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's World of Comedy, NBC, 1976
Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys,"),NBC, 1976
A Tribute to "Mr. Television," Milton Berle, 1978
The Bob Hope Special: Happy Birthday, Bob!, NBC, 1978
George Burns' 100th Birthday Party, 1979
Sinatra--The First 40 Years, 1980
Ladies and Gentlemen ... Bob Newhart, Part II, 1981
The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, 1981
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business, 1983
Hollywood's Private Home Movies, 1983
Host, Foul-Ups, Bleeps and Blunders, 1984
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984
The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, 1985
Bob Hope's All-Star Super Bowl Party (also known as Bob Hope Salutes the Super Bowl), NBC, 1986
George Burns' 90th Birthday Special, CBS, 1986
Rickles on the Loose, Showtime, 1986
Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary, ABC, 1987
The Don Rickles Special, Showtime, 1988
The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills (also known as Beverly Hills 75th Diamond Jubilee), ABC, 1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 28th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1990
The Horror Hall of Fame II, syndicated, 1991
Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars VI, Showtime, 1992
The Return of TV's Censored Bloopers 2, NBC, 1993
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, CBS, 1995
All-Star TV Censored Mega Bloopers, NBC, 1996
A Salute to Clint Eastwood (also known as The 24th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Clint Eastwood), ABC, 1996
Hollywood Hockey Cup, Comedy Central, 1996
Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1996
Voice of The Boss, Redux Riding Hood (animated short special), 1997
The American Film Institute: A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute toMartin Scorsese), CBS, 1997
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (archive footage), 1998
Movies
Jim Joy, For The Love of It, ABC, 1980
Jake Barber, Keaton's Cop, 1989
Episodic

"The Listener," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1956
"Mr. Dingle, the Strong," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
"Wagon to Fort Anderson," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961
"Professional Soldier," Hennessey, CBS, 1962
"Blood Money," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1962
"Who Killed Harris Crown?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1963
Claude, "Halloween with the Addams Family," The Addams Family, ABC, 1964
Lyle Delp, "4.5," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1964
Lyle Delp, "The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1964
"Who Killed the Swinger on a Hook?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1964
Bald Eagle, "The Return of Bald Eagle," F Troop, ABC, 1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1965
Fred, "Jed's Temptation," The Beverly Hillbillies, CBS, 1965
"Who Killed the Fat Cat?," Burke's Law, ABC, 1965
Doc Havemeyer, "Dance with Me, Herman," The Munsters, CBS, 1965
Sergeant Jim Mason, "My Buddy, the War Hero," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., 1965
Newton Munroe, "The Luck of Newton Munroe," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1965
"Russian Roulette," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1966
"In Search of April," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1966
Asmodeus, "The Night of the Druid's Blood," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1966
Norbett Wiley, "The Kidnapper," Gilligan's Island, CBS, 1966
"Lucy the Fight Manager," The Lucille Ball Show, CBS, 1967
"Murder at NBC," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1967
"Night Train to Madrid," I Spy, NBC, 1967
Kiski, "My Master, the Weakling," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1967
"Down with Willy Hatch," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967
Sid Krimm, "The Little Black Book: Part 1," Get Smart, NBC, 1968
"Premier Episode," It's Happening, 1968
Dummy, "To Sire with Love: Parts 1 & 2," Get Smart, NBC, 1969
"Show Business Is No Business," The Mothers-in-Law, NBC, 1969
Don Adams' Screen Test, 1974
Fight announcer, "Once a Thief," Sanford and Son, 1974
Hi, I'm Glen Campbell, 1976
"The Happy State of Depression," Medical Center, CBS, 1976
Guest host, The Big Show, NBC, 1980
Al Snyder, "Death of a Lodger," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1982
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, SNL, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1984
Himself, "Disaster at Buzz Creek," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS,1985
Max, "Nell and the Kid," Gimme a Break, NBC, 1986
Don Prince, "The Nice Man Cometh," Newhart, CBS, 1989
Mr. Ingles (ventriloquist), "The Ventriloquist's Dummy," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1990
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991
Harold Schwann, "Ex Marks the Spot," Hunter, 1991
Himself, "Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
Dr. Dick Sloane, "Big Baby," The Single Guy, NBC, 1997
Leonard, secretary number 90, "Dial and Substance, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998
"Monty Hall: Let's Make a Deal," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Also appeared in The Kraft Music Hall, NBC; Laugh-In, NBC;and The Merv Griffin Show, NBC, syndicated, and CBS.
Pilots
Kibbe Hates Fitch, CBS, 1965
Make Room for Granddaddy, CBS, 1969
Film Appearances
Petty Officer First Class Ruby, Run Silent, Run Deep, United Artists, 1958
The Rabbit Trap, United Artists, 1959
Nellie, The Rat Race, Paramount, 1960
Crane, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (also known as Man with the X-Ray Eyes and X), American International Pictures, 1963
"Big Bang" the Martian, Pajama Party (also known as The Maid and the Martian), American International Pictures, 1964
Jack Fanny, Muscle Beach Party, American International Pictures, 1964
Big Drag, Bikini Beach, American International Pictures, 1964
Big Drop, Beach Blanket Bingo, American International Pictures, 1965
Harry Hamburger, Enter Laughing, Columbia, 1967
Harry Drinkwater, The Money Jungle (also known as The Billion Dollar Caper and The Silken Trap), Commonwealth, 1968
Willie, Where It's At, United Artists, 1969
Staff Sergeant Crapgame, Kelly's Heroes (also known as The Warriors), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Emmanuel Bergman, Innocent Blood (also known as A French Vampire in America), Warner Bros., 1992
Voice of Mr. Potato Head, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
Billy Sherbert, Casino, Universal, 1995
Voice of Cornwall, Quest for Camelot (animated; also known as The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot) Warner Bros., 1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts, 1998
Hamilton, Dirty Work, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1998
Voice of Mr. Potato Head, Toy Story 2 (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
Stage Appearances
Felix, The Odd Couple, Ahmanson Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1967
Appeared in The Don Rickles Show, Mill Run Theatre, Chicago, IL; also appeared at Oakdale Music Theatre, O'Keefe Center, Canada; and at the Westbury Music Fair, Melodyland, and the Shady Grove Music Fair.
Nightclub Appearances
Appeared as headliner at Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Riviera Hotel, LasVegas; Resorts International, Atlantic City, NJ; and Harrah's Clubs, Reno, NV, and Lake Tahoe, NV.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Hello, Dummy!, Warner Bros., 1968
Don Rickles Speaks!, Warner Bros., 1969
Videos
Don Rickles: Buy This Tape, You Hockey Puck, 1975
Mr. Wilson, Dennis the Menace Strikes Again (also known as Dennis the Menance 2), Warner Bros., 1998
Video Games
Voice of Mr. Potato Head, Toy Story, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Time, August 7, 1995, p. 77

Electronic

The Hockey Puck--The Ultimate Don Rickles Web Experience, http://www.thehockeypuck.com, May 22, 2002

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