Carl Reiner

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Carl Reiner is an American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher whose career spans seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar's Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Born

Monday, 20 March 1922

Died

Monday, 29 June 2020

Actor Filmography

Title

Character

Year

Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic

Self

2023

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Self

2023

The Automat

Self / Self - Comedian

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

History of the Sitcom

Self - Writer / Producer

2021

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Grandfather

2020

Visible: Out on Television

Self

2020

Forky Asks a Question

Carl Reineroceros

2019

The Bronx, USA

Self

2019

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title

Character

Year

Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic

Self

2023

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Self

2023

The Automat

Self / Self - Comedian

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

History of the Sitcom

Self - Writer / Producer

2021

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Grandfather

2020

Visible: Out on Television

Self

2020

Forky Asks a Question

Carl Reineroceros

2019

The Bronx, USA

Self

2019

Toy Story 4

Carl Reineroceros (voice) / Carl Reineroceros

2019

The Great Buster

Self

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Self

2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self

2018

Hollywood Insider

Self

2018

Wait for Your Laugh

Himself / Self

2018

GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II

Self

2018

Duck Duck Goose

Larry (voice) / Larry

2018

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Himself

2018

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Self - Host / Himself

2017

The Last Laugh

Self

2017

The History of Comedy

Self

2017

Justice League Action

The Wizard

2016

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Self

2016

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Self

2016

Angie Tribeca

Glenn-Allen Mixon

2016

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Rob Petrie-Pilot Head of the Family / Self / Alan Brady-Dick Van Dyke Show

2015

Shimmer and Shine

Santa Claus

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest

2015

Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen

Self

2015

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot

Self

2014

Young & Hungry

Bernie

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest

2014

Dumbbells

Donald Cummings

2014

The Sixties

Alan Brady / Self - Producer, The Dick Van Dyke Show

2013

Tom Green Live

Self

2013

The Queen Latifah Show

Self - Guest

2013

Celebrity Page

Self

2013

The Arsenio Hall Show

Self - Guest

2013

The Big Interview with Dan Rather

Self / Himself

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self

2013

Norm Macdonald Live

Self

2013

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

Self

2012

Lunch

Himself / Self

2012

DreamWorks Holiday Classics

2012

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Self

2012

Larry King Now

Self - Guest

2012

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

Self

2012

Inside Comedy

Self

2012

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

Self

2012

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Self

2011

America in Primetime

Self - Creator, The Dick Van Dyke Show

2011

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

Himself / Self

2011

On Story

Self

2011

Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates

Captain Treasure Tooth

2011

The Traveler's Guide to Life

Self

2011

Bob's Burgers

Henry

2011

Conan

Himself - Guest / Self - Guest

2010

The Talk

Self - Guest

2010

Hot in Cleveland

Max / Carl

2010

The Battle for Late Night

Self

2010

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

Self

2009

In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber

Self - Guest

2009

Merry Madagascar

Santa

2009

The Cleveland Show

Murray

2009

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

2009

Parks and Recreation

Ned Jones

2009

Kevin Pollak's Chat Show

Self

2009

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Self

2009

The Penguins of Madagascar

Santa Claus

2008

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

Self

2008

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

Narrator

2008

The Florence Henderson Show

Self - Guest

2008

The Jewish Americans

Self

2008

Pioneers of Television

Self / Rob Petrie (Head of the Family Pilot)

2008

Monty Python Conquers America

Self

2008

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Himself / Self

2007

WordGirl

Blue Blazer

2007

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Quote Reader

2007

Ocean's Thirteen

Saul Bloom

2007

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s and '70s

2007

Talkshow with Spike Feresten

Self

2006

The Blue Elephant

Tian

2006

Eye on Entertainment

Self

2005

American Dad!

Irv / Mailbox #1

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self - Guest

2005

Ocean's Twelve

Saul Bloom

2004

House

Eugene Schwartz

2004

Boston Legal

Milton Bombay

2004

Father of the Pride

Sarmoti (voice) / Sarmoti

2004

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

Alan Brady

2004

Good Boy

Shep (voice) / Shep

2003

Two and a Half Men

Marty Pepper

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self - Guest

2003

Comedy Central Roasts

Self - Roaster

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self - Guest

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Himself - Guest

2003

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Himself / Self

2003

Life with Bonnie

Mr. Portinbody

2002

The Majestic

Studio Executive (voice) / Studio Executive

2001

Ocean's Eleven

Saul Bloom

2001

The Bernie Mac Show

Carl Reiner / Neighbor

2001

Crossing Jordan

Harry Macy

2001

Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy

Self

2001

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

P.G. Biggershot

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Self

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Himself / Self

2000

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies

Self

2000

Globehunters

Max (voice) / Max

2000

Turn Ben Stein On

Self

1999

Family Law

Al Lipton

1999

The Martin Short Show

Self - Guest

1999

Beggars and Choosers

Sid Barry

1999

The Century: America's Time

Self - TV Writer

1999

Family Guy

Old Man / Fantasy Baseball Coach

1999

Hercules

Prometheus

1998

Slums of Beverly Hills

Mickey

1998

Ally McBeal

Johnson Buck

1997

King of the Hill

Gary Kasner / Garry Kasner

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

Himself

1996

The Right to Remain Silent

Norman Friedler

1996

A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman

Self

1995

Extra

Self

1994

The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered

Self

1994

Dennis Miller Live

Self

1994

Comic Relief VI

Self

1994

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man

Salacious Priest

1994

Fatal Instinct

Judge Ben Arugula

1993

Frasier

Roger

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Himself - Guest

1993

The Larry Sanders Show

Carl Reiner

1992

HBO First Look

Self

1992

Comic Relief V

Self

1992

One on One with John Tesh

Self - Guest

1991

Sunday Best

Self - Host

1991

The Spirit of '76

Dr. Von Mobil

1990

The Pat Sajak Show

Self - Guest

1989

The Arsenio Hall Show

Himself - Guest

1989

The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards

Self - Host & Presenter

1988

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential

Self - Host

1987

Summer School

Mr. Dearadorian

1987

In the Mood

Alan Brady - Newsreel Narrator

1987

Biography

Self

1987

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin

Self

1987

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

Self

1986

American Masters

Self

1986

NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1986

Comic Relief

Self

1986

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

Self

1984

Star Search

Self - Introducer

1983

Faerie Tale Theatre

Geppetto

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Field Marshall VonKluck / Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

1982

Twilight Theatre

1982

Late Night with David Letterman

Self - Guest

1982

High Hopes: The Capra Years

1981

Skokie

Abbot Rosen

1981

Entertainment Tonight

Self / Himself

1981

History of the World: Part I

voice of God speaking to Moses

1981

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Sportscaster

1980

The Jerk

Carl Reiner The Celebrity / Self

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Self

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Himself - Guest / Himself

1979

The End

Dr. James Maneet

1978

America 2-Night

Self

1978

The One and Only

Theater Director

1978

The Jim Nabors Show

Self - Guest

1978

Oh, God!

Dinah's Guest

1977

In Search of...

Self - Entertainer

1977

3 Girls 3

Self

1977

Van Dyke and Company

Self

1976

Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's

Self

1976

Good Heavens

Mr. Angel

1976

Donny and Marie

Self

1975

Van Dyke and Company

Self

1975

Dinah!

Self - Guest

1974

Bicentennial Minutes

Self - Narrator

1974

Julie and Dick at Covent Garden

Ghost of Drury Lane / Himself

1974

Ten from Your Show of Shows

1973

The Julie Andrews Hour

Self - Cameo

1972

Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co.

Self

1972

Film '72

Self

1971

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

Self / Director / Announcer

1971

Great Performances

Self

1971

Flip

Self

1970

The Tim Conway Comedy Hour

Various

1970

Generation

Stan Herman

1969

The Comic

Al Schilling

1969

Night Gallery

Professor Peabody (segment "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture")

1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Dr. Arthur Gravis

1969

The David Frost Show

Self - Guest

1969

Star Spangled Salesman

Self

1968

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Guest Performer / Frenchie

1967

Good Morning World

Carl Reiner

1967

A Guide for the Married Man

Technical Adviser (Rance G.) / Technical Adviser

1967

The Joey Bishop Show

Self - Guest

1967

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special

Self

1967

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Self

1967

That Girl

Carl Reiner

1966

The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

Walt Whittaker

1966

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Bald Bookstore Customer

1966

Alice of Wonderland in Paris

Anatole (voice) / Anatole

1966

Funny Is Funny

Brutus

1966

The Art of Love

Rodin

1965

Gypsy

Self

1965

Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque

Self

1965

Linus the Lionhearted

Billie Bird

1964

Jeopardy!

Himself - Video Clue Presenter

1964

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Comedian

1964

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo

1963

The Judy Garland Show

Self - Guest

1963

The Jerry Lewis Show

Self

1963

Burke's Law

Chief Inspector House / Binky Fawcett

1963

The Thrill of It All

Cowboy / Nazi Officer / Cad / TV Actor

1963

The Art Linkletter Show

Self

1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Self - Guest

1962

The Jack Paar Program

Self / Self - Guest

1962

The Andy Williams Show

Self - Guest

1962

The Tonight Show

Self - Entertainer

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Himself - Guest

1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Alan Brady / Diamond Club Announcer / Fight Announcer / Game Show Host / Mr. Soberman / Singer / Radio Announcer / Sergei Carpetna / Terrified Earthling in the Movie / TV Announcer / TV Defense Lawyer / Unseen Actor / Willie Cooke / Yale Sampson

1961

The New Steve Allen Show

Self - Interviewer / Designer Michael Howard

1961

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Russ Lawrence

1961

Here's Hollywood

Self

1960

The Gazebo

Harlow Edison