Charles Grodin
Beethoven
Beethoven 2
Prima di mezzanotte
Charles Sidney Grodin (Pittsburgh, 21 aprile 1935 – Wilton, 18 maggio 2021) è stato un attore e sceneggiatore statunitense, noto per aver recitato in molte commedie di successo tra gli anni settanta e gli anni novanta, oltreché per le sue assidue ospitate in seguitissimi varietà televisivi americani come The Tonight Show (nella fattispecie la terza edizione condotta da Johnny Carson) ed il Late Night with David Letterman. Tra i ruoli per cui resta celebre spiccano quelli del rivenditore sportivo Lenny Cantrow ne Il rompicuori (1972), dell'impresario petrolifero Fred Wilson nel film King Kong (1976), del procuratore distrettuale Ira Parks in Bastano tre per fare una coppia (1980), a fianco di Chevy Chase e Goldie Hawn, del contabile in fuga dalla legge Jonathan "Il Duca" Mardukas in Prima di mezzanotte (1988), in coppia con Robert De Niro, e il burbero patriarca George Newton in Beethoven (1992) e Beethoven 2 (1993). Wikipedia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
21 Aprile 1935 - 18 Maggio 2021
86 anni 27 giorni
Fimografia
- 2017 - Waiting for Ishtar as Self
- 2017 - An Imperfect Murder - Un delitto... as Arthur
- 2016 - The Comedian as Dick D'Angelo
- 2015 - Giovani si diventa as Leslie Breitbart
- 2014 - The Humbling as Jerry
- 2013 - Brazzaville Teen-Ager as Father
- 2012 - Char·ac·ter as Self
- 2012 - Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim as (archive footage)
- 2011 - The Harmony Game as Self
- 2007 - Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song as Self
- 2006 - The Ex as Bob Kowalski
- 2002 - The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
- 1994 - The World of Jim Henson as Nicky Holiday (archive footage)
- 1994 - Una lunga, pazza estate as Mr. Parker (The Old Man)
- 1994 - Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Chaz
- 1994 - Clifford as Martin Daniels
- 1993 - Beethoven 2 as George Newton
- 1993 - 4 fantasmi per un sogno as Harrison Winslow
- 1993 - Mia moglie è una pazza assassina? as Commandeered Driver
- 1993 - Dave - Presidente per un giorno as Murray Blum
- 1992 - Beethoven as George Newton
- 1990 - Filofax - Un'agenda che vale un tesoro as Spencer Barnes
- 1990 - The Muppets at Walt Disney World as Quentin Fitzwaller
- 1988 - Prima di mezzanotte as Jonathan Mardukas
- 1988 - You Can't Hurry Love as Mr. Glerman
- 1988 - Lo strizzacervelli as George Matlin
- 1987 - Ishtar as Jim Harrison
- 1986 - King Kong! The Living Legend as Self
- 1986 - Last Resort as George Lollar
- 1985 - Dinosauri a colazione as Herb Derman
- 1984 - La signora in rosso as Buddy
- 1984 - Anime gemelle as Warren
- 1983 - Charley's Aunt as Lord Fancourt Babberly
- 1982 - Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 - Giallo in casa Muppet as Nicky Holiday
- 1981 - The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Vance Kramer
- 1980 - Bastano tre per fare una coppia as Ira Parks
- 1980 - Amarti a New York as Homer
- 1979 - Sunburn, bruciata dal sole as Jake
- 1979 - Real Life as Warren Yeager
- 1978 - The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank as Jim Benson
- 1978 - Il paradiso può attendere as Tony Abbott
- 1978 - Just Me and You as Michael Lindsay
- 1978 - Quel dannato pugno di uomini as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
- 1977 - It Happened One Christmas as Joseph
- 1977 - The Paul Simon Special as Self
- 1977 - Thieves as Martin Cramer
- 1976 - King Kong as Fred S. Wilson
- 1974 - Niente può essere lasciato al caso as Howard R. Chesser
- 1972 - Il rompicuori as Lenny Cantrow
- 1970 - Comma 22 as Captain Aarfy Aardvark
- 1969 - Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America as Self
- 1968 - Rosemary's baby: nastro rosso a New York as Dr. Hill
- 1964 - Sex and the College Girl as Bob
- 1954 - 20.000 leghe sotto i mari as Drummer Boy (uncredited)