Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born June 8, 1927
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing George Costanza's father Frank on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. The year Seinfeld went off the air, Stiller began his role as the eccentric Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens, another role that garnered widespread acclaim. Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid, and Zoolander 2. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including The Lion King 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.
MovieStiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieZoolander: Super Model
2016
as Maury Ballstein (voice)
MovieZoolander 2
2016
as Maury Ballstein
MovieDeli Man
2015
as Self
MovieSimpler Times
2014
as Harry
MovieHow Murray Saved Christmas
2014
as Murray Weiner (voice)
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Harvey (voice)
MovieI Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Cousins
2013
as Charlie Gordon
MovieExcuse Me for Living
2012
as Morty
MovieFoodfight!
2012
as General X (voice)
MovieSwinging with the Finkels
2011
as Mr. Winters
TVFish Hooks
2010
as Principal Stickler
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVMercy
2009
as Joe Thalberg
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Felix Afterman
MovieIce Dreams
2009
as Skipper
MovieThe Heartbreak Kid
2007
as Doc
MovieHairspray
2007
as Mr. Pinky
TVHead Case
2007
as Self
TVWonder Pets!
2006
as Old White Mouse (voice)
MovieKramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
as Self
MovieThe Lion King 1½
2004
as Uncle Max (voice)
MovieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Uncle Max (voice)
MovieBehind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Uncle Max (voice)
MovieTeacher's Pet
2004
as Pretty Boy (voice)
MovieServing Sara
2002
as Milton the Cop
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
MovieOn the Line
2001
as Nathan
MovieZoolander
2001
as Maury Ballstein
MovieThe Independent
2000
as Morty Fineman
TVTeacher's Pet
2000
as Pretty Boy (voice)
MovieMy 5 Wives
2000
as Don Giovanni
MovieChump Change
2000
as The Colonel
MovieThe Suburbans
1999
as Speedo Silverberg
MovieThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999
as Self
MovieSecret of the Andes
1999
as Dr. Golfisch
MovieA Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Sam
TVCrashbox
1999
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Arthur Spooner
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TVHercules
1998
as Eagle (voice)
MovieA Rat's Tale
1998
as Prof. Plumpingham
MovieThe Deli
1997
as Petey Cheesecake
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieSubway Stories
1997
as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
MovieCamp Stories
1997
as Schlomo
MovieStag
1997
as Ted
TVDeadly Games
1995
as Phil Cullen
MovieGoing, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995
MovieHeavyweights
1995
as Harvey Bushkin
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Maury Salt
TVBaseball
1994
as Various (voice)
MovieTracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993
as Theatrical Producer
MovieThe Pickle
1993
as Phil Hirsch
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as McGonnigal
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jerry Stiller
MovieHighway to Hell
1991
as Desk Cop
MovieWomen & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
as Irving
MovieThe Sunset Gang
1991
as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
MovieLittle Vegas
1990
as Sam
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Michael Tobis
Freefall
1990
as Emily's Father
MovieSweet 15
1990
as Mr. Waterman
MoviePair of Jokers
1990
as Scully Wexler
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Frank Costanza
MovieThat's Adequate
1989
as Sid Lane
Tattingers
1988
as Sid Wilbur
TVMonsters
1988
as Victor
TVIn the Heat of the Night
1988
as Rabbi Feldman
MovieHairspray
1988
as Wilbur Turnblad
MovieNadine
1987
as Raymond Escobar
MovieHot Pursuit
1987
as Victor Honeywell
MovieThe Hustler of Money
1987
as Stu
MovieShoeshine
1987
as Father
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Nat Pincus
MovieSeize the Day
1986
as Dr. Tamkin
MovieThe McGuffin
1986
as Marty de Reske
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Brahms
TVScreen Two
1985
as Marty de Reske
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Birnbaum
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Luther Mandrake
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
MovieThe Other Woman
1983
as Mel Binns
TVAmanda's
1983
as Sal Malzone
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective')
TVSimon & Simon
1981
MovieMadame X
1981
as Burt Orland
MovieThose Lips, Those Eyes
1980
as Mr. Shoemaker
TVArchie Bunker's Place
1979
TVHart to Hart
1979
as Myron Finkle
TVTime Express
1979
MovieDick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Bud Hanrahan
MovieNasty Habits
1977
as P.R. Priest
TVAlice
1976
MovieThe Ritz
1976
as Carmine Vespucci
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Stu (uncredited)
Joe and Sons
1975
as Gus Duzik
MovieAirport 1975
1974
as Sam
MovieThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Lt. Rico Patrone
TVRhoda
1974
TVThe Paul Lynde Show
1972
as Barney Dickerson
MovieA Memory of Two Mondays
1971
as Mechanic
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Mechanic
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
MovieLovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Jim
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Leonard Ferguson
TVThe Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Paul Sterling
That's Life
1968
as Self
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
TVHullabaloo
1965
as Self
TVLinus the Lionhearted
1964
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Sergeant Wysenski
TVKraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Audience Member
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Harold
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
as Candide
TVStudio One
1948
as Sergeant Joe Capriotti
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
