Charles Grodin
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including The Virginian. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978).
Known for his deadpan delivery and often
In the mid-1990s, Grodin retired from acting and wrote autobiographies; he became a talk show host on CNBC and in 2000 a political commentator for 60 Minutes II. He returned to acting with a handful of roles in the mid-2010s, including in Louis C.K.'s FX show Louie and Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young (2014).
Grodin won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for the Paul Simon Special alongside Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, and Lily Tomlin. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Heartbreak Kid in 1972. He won Best Actor at the 1988 Valladolid International Film Festival for Midnight Run, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Dave in 1993.
Born
Apr 21, 1935
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
May 18, 2021
Known For
Acting
Movies
58 acting
8 crew
Popularity
1.0
Known For
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Dr. Hill
Catch-22
1970
as Captain Aarfy Aardvark
Beethoven
1992
as George Newton
Midnight Run
1988
as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Dave
1993
as Murray Blum
King Kong
1976
as Fred S. Wilson
Beethoven's 2nd
1993
as George Newton
The Woman in Red
1984
as Buddy
While We're Young
2015
as Leslie Breitbart
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