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Charles Grodin

Charles Sidney Grodin was an actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host who charmed audiences with his droll, understated and awkward humor, and appeared in such films as The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run and the Beethoven movies

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Filmography

Beethoven

1992
as George Newton

Rosemary's Baby

1968
as Dr. Hill

Beethoven's 2nd

1993
as George Newton

It's My Turn

1980
as Homer

Catch-22

1970
as Captain Aarfy Aardvark

You Can't Hurry Love

1988
as Mr. Glerman

The Harmony Game

2011
as Charles Grodin

Seems Like Old Times

1980
as Ira Parks

The Ex

2006
as Bob Kowalski

Taking Care of Business

1990
as Spencer Barnes

Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2007
as Performer

The Woman in Red

1984
as Buddy

The Great Muppet Caper

1981
as Nicky Holiday

My Summer Story

1994
as Mr. Parker

Dave

1993
as Murray Blum

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
as Chaz

Just Me and You

1978
as Michael Lindsay

Ishtar

1987
as Jim Harrison

Sex and the College Girl

1970
as Bob

Midnight Run

1988
as Jonathan Mardukas

11 Harrowhouse

1974
as Howard R. Chesser

Heaven Can Wait

1978
as Tony Abbott

Brazzaville Teen-Ager

2013
as Father

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981
as Vance Kramer

The Young Marrieds

1965

Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

1969
as Charles Grodin

Clifford

1994
as Martin Daniels

Real Life

1979
as Warren Yeager

The Comedian

2016
as Dick D'Angelo

King Kong

1976
as Fred Wilson

An Imperfect Murder

2017
as Arthur

The Meanest Men in the West

1978
as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang

Sunburn

1979
as Jake

While We're Young

2015
as Leslie Breitbart

The Great American Dream Machine

1971
as Self

Char·ac·ter

2012

Waiting for Ishtar

2017
as Charles Grodin

The Lonely Guy

1984
as Warren Evans

The Heartbreak Kid

1972
as Lenny Cantrow

Movers & Shakers

1985
as Herb Derman

Heart and Souls

1993
as Harrison Winslow

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993
as Commandeered Driver

The Humbling

2014
as Jerry

The Couch Trip

1988
as George Matlin

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

1978
as Jim Benson

Last Resort

1986
as George Lollar

Director

Movie Acts of Love and Other Comedies 1973
Movie Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America 1969

Writer

Movie 11 Harrowhouse 1974

Producer

Movie Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America 1969

Guest Star

Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Joanna Kerns, Charles Grodin, Bonnie Raitt 		1990
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, Dom Irrera, Tommy Walton 		1986
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, Jerry Seinfeld, Victoria Principal 		1982
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Timeless Moments - Show 4 		1970
Episode The Iron Horse
The Pembrooke Blood 		1967
Episode My Mother the Car
Burned at the Steak 		1965
Episode The Guns of Will Sonnett
A Bell for Jeff Sonnett 		1967
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Ewan McGregor, Ask This Old House, Charles Grodin, Dave Matthews Band 		2012
Episode Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
My New Neighbors / Rotten Island 		1993
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #2498 		2006
Episode Saturday Night Live
Charles Grodin/Paul Simon 		1977
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, J.J. Wall, Calvin Trillin 		1989
Episode The Daily Show
Charles Grodin 		2002
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0070 		1993
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, Dizzy Gillespie 		1989
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
The Best of the 70s & 80s 		1970
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Charles Grodin 		1981
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, B.B. King, Amy Yasbeck 		1990
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Charles Grodin 		1992
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #2717 		2007
Episode The F.B.I.
Sky on Fire 		1967
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Friendly Persuasion 		1981
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin 		1983
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, Kevin Nealon, Linda Thorson 		1985
Episode Louie (2010)
Back 		2014
Episode The Merv Griffin Show
Aug 22 1980 Shelley Winters/Charles Grodin/June Carter Cash 		1980
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Lorne Greene, Charles Grodin, Gabriel Kaplan, Dub Taylor 		1973
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Charles Grodin, John Mendoza, k.d. lang 		1992
Episode The Felony Squad
A Penny Game, A Two-Bit Murder 		1966
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0135 		1994
Episode The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Charles Grodin, Richard Kind, Marie Osmond 		1998
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Charles Grodin 		1992