Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter. His career spanned several decades and he is remembered for contributing to a number of the most popular comedy shows of all time, including Your Show of Shows, where he was one of the regular cast members, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, which he created and produced. He is also well known for collaborating with Mel Brooks for the comedy sketch "The 2000 Year Old Man".
As an actor, he appeared in films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the Ocean's Eleven series. He also directed comedy films including Where's Poppa?, Oh, God!, The Jerk, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, The Man with Two Brains, and All of Me. In his later years he could be seen guest starring on such shows as Mad About You, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, House, M.D., Two and a Half Men, and Hot in Cleveland, and lending his voice to animated series like The Cleveland Show and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Reiner's best known voice role is Sarmoti from Father of the Pride. For a future revival, it was suggested that pre-recorded footage of Reiner be used for Sarmoti's lines. Home Movie: The Princess Bride, where he plays The Grandfather, was his final filmed performance; he passed three days after recording his scene.
Reiner was the recipient of many accolades, including multiple Emmy Awards, a Grammy for Best Comedy Album, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was also the father of actor and director Rob Reiner. Despite his advanced age, he never retired from acting and was an active user of Twitter right up until his death at 98.
Carl Reiner on TV Tropes:
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
- Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966) as Anatole (voice)
- The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) as Walt Whittaker
- Oh, God! (1977) as Dinah's Guest
- The End (1978) as Dr. James Maneet
- The Jerk (1979) as Carl Reiner The Celebrity
- History of the World Part I (1981) as God (voice, uncredited)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as Field Marshal Von Kluck
- Summer School (1987) as Mr. Deardorian
- In the Mood (1987) as Newsreel Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- The Spirit of '76 (1990) as Dr. Von Mobil
- Fatal Instinct (1993) as Judge Ben Arugula
- Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) as Mickey
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) as P.G. Biggershot
- Ocean's Eleven (2001) as Saul Bloom
- Ocean's Twelve (2002) as Saul Bloom
- Ocean's Thirteen (2004) as Saul Bloom
- The Majestic (2001) as Studio Executive (voice)
- Good Boy! (2003) as Shep (voice)
- Toy Story 4 as Carl Reineroceros (voice)
- The Burns and Allen Show (1 episode, 1955) as Hotel Waiter
- Playhouse 90 (1 episode, 1957) as Regis
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (32 episodes, 1961–66) as Alan Brady/Various Roles
- Burke's Law (2 episodes, 1964) as Binky Fawcett/Chief Inspector House
- Linus the Lionhearted (3 episodes, 1964–65) as Billie Bird (voice)
- That Girl (1 episode, 1969) as Himself
- Night Gallery (1 episode, 1971) as Prof. Peabody
- Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (4 episodes, 1970–72) as Guest Performer/William Shakespeare/Marty Farkel
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1 episode, 1972) as Dr. Arthur Gravis
- The Carol Burnett Show (1 episode, 1974) as Guest Performer/Various Characters
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode, 1984) as Geppetto
- It's Garry Shandling's Show (2 episodes, 1988–89) as Himself
- Frasier (1 episode, 1993) as Roger (voice)
- Mad About You (1 episode, 1995) as Alan Brady
- Duckman (1 episode, 1996) as Salacious Priest (voice)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1 episode, 1997) as Himself
- King of the Hill (2 episodes, 1997–2000) as Garry Kasner (voice)
- Hercules: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1998) as Prometheus (voice)
- Family Law (2 episodes, 1999–2000) as Al Lipton
- Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2002) as Harry Macy
- Ally McBeal (1 episode, 2002) as Johnson Buck
- Globehunters: An Around The World In 80 Days Adventure (2002) as Max (voice)
- Life With Bonnie (3 episodes, 2002–03) as Mr. Portinbody
- The Bernie Mac Show (3 episodes, 2002–05) as Neighbor/Himself
- Father of the Pride (14 episodes, 2004–05) as Sarmoti (voice)
- Boston Legal (1 episode, 2005) as Milton Bombay
- House (1 episode, 2009) as Eugene Schwartz
- Two and a Half Men (4 episodes, 2009–14) as Marty Pepper
- The Penguins of Madagascar (1 episode, 2010) as Santa Claus (voice)
- The Cleveland Show (5 episodes, 2010–13) as Murray (voice)
- Hot in Cleveland (8 episodes, 2010–14) as Carl/Max
- American Dad! (2 episodes, 2011–15) as Mailbox #1/Irv (voice)
- Parks and Recreation (1 episode, 2012) as Ned Jones
- Bob's Burgers (1 episode, 2014) as Henry (voice)
- Captain Jake And The Never Land Pirates (4 episodes, 2014–15) as Capt. Treasure Tooth (voice)
- WordGirl (1 episode, 2015) as Blue Blazer (voice)
- Shimmer and Shine (1 episode, 2015) as Santa Claus (voice)
- Justice League Action (1 episode, 2016) as The Wizard (voice)
- Family Guy (2 episodes, 2016–17) as Old Man/Fantasy Baseball Coach (voice)
- Young & Hungry (1 episode, 2017) as Bernie
- Angie Tribeca (1 episode, 2018) as Glenn-Allen Mixon
- Forky Asks a Question (1 episode, 2019) as Carl Reineroceros (voice)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (1 episode, 2020) as The Grandfather
- Where's Poppa? (1970)
- Oh, God! (1977)
- The Jerk (1979)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) – also co-writer
- The Man with Two Brains (1983) – also co-writer
- All of Me (1984)
- Summer Rental (1985)
- Summer School (1987)
- Fatal Instinct (1993)
- That Old Feeling (1997)
