"Fear is the greatest salesman."
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942 in The Bronx, New York) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and singer best known for Two Weeks Notice (2002), One Fine Day (1996), and The Back Up Plan (2010).
He was married to opera singer Brenda Boozer and they have one son, Allie Klein.
Works he's appeared in:
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Film roles
- 1970: The Landlord as Peter
- 1970: The Owl And The Pussycat as Barney
- 1971: The Pursuit Of Happiness as Mevlin Lasher
- 1972: Rivals as Peter/Husband
- 1976: Boomerang as Lezsin
- 1977: A Secret Space as Rebbe
- 1978: Hooper as Roger Deal
- 1979: New Generation as Le cascadeur cheval
- 1979: The Bell Bar as Lenny
- 1981: Nobodys Perfekt as Walter
- 1982: The Last Unicorn as The Butterfly
- 1983: Your Place Or Mine as Nick
- 1983: Pajama Tops as Lenny Jolie-Jolie
- 1985: Poison Ivy 1985 as 'Big Irv' Klopper
- 1985: This Wife For Hire as Alan Harper
- 1988: Dangerous Curves as Bam Bam
- 1990: Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Wyatt
- 1994: Radioland Murders as Father Writer
- 1994: Mixed Nuts as Mr. Lobel
- 1994: Wanderer as Jonah
- 1995: Jeffrey as Skip Winkley
- 1995: Clarissa as Hugh Hamilton
- 1996: One Fine Day as Dr. Martin
- 1998: Next Stop Wonderland as Arty Lesser
- 1998: Primary Colors as Norman Asher
- 1999: Suits as Tom Cranston
- 1999: The Contract as Jackson
- 1999: Goosed as Dad/Mel
- 2000: Labor Pains 2000 as David Raymond
- 2000: From Where I Sit as Lenny
- 2001: Pinero as Doctor
- 2001: The Safety Of Objects as Howard Gold
- 2002: Im With Lucy as Dr. Mort Zalkind
- 2002: People I Know as Dr. Sandy Napier
- 2002: Two Weeks Notice as Larry Kelson
- 2003: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Phillip Warren
- 2006: Ira And Bobby as Seymour Black
- 2006: Wyclef Jean In America as Sydney Rosenhoch
- 2007: Reign Over Me as Jonathan Timpleman
- 2010: The Back Up Plan as Dr. Scott Harris
- 2011: Dirty Movie as The CEO
- 2011: Demoted as Bob Farrell
- 2012: Another Dirty Movie as The CEO
- 2012: Putzel as Narrator
- 2014: Sharknado 2: The Second One as The Mayor
- 2015: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Mayor of New York
- 2021: Before I Go as Jasper
Television roles
- 1973: Love, American Style as Michael
- 1974: Paul Sand In Friends And Lovers as Mike Moran
- 1977: Visions as Rebbe
- 1984: ABC Afterschool Specials as Bill Andrews
- 1985: The Twilight Zone (1985) as Bill Lowery
- 1986: Comedy Factory as Robert Morgan
- 1987: D.C. Follies as Robert Klein
- 1988: Family Ties as Roger 'Eggy' Erdman
- 1989: Murder, She Wrote as Barney Drake
- 1989: Trying Times as Buddy Amber
- 1990: HBO Storybook Musicals as Narrator
- 1990: Midnight Caller as Ryder
- 1993: Law & Order as Rick Mason
- 1993: Frasier as Gary
- 1993: Phenom as Stephen
- 1993–96: Sisters as Albert 'Big Al' Barker
- 1995: The Eddie Files as Smacksaw Harrington
- 1996: Grace Under Fire as Fred Mullens/Ron
- 1997: Duckman as Uncle Mo Dorkin
- 1997: Dellaventura as Dr. Whitman
- 1998: Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Robert
- 1999: Mad About You as Stan Freitus
- 1999: Cosby as Jack
- 1999: The King of Queens as Bruce Degner
- 2001: Bob Patterson as Landau
- 2005: Jack & Bobby as Julius Edelman
- 2008: Life on Mars (2008) as Elliott Casso
- 2008–10: Saturday Night Live as Audience Member/Guest/Harry Michael Schwantz/writer
- 2008–10: Heartland as Dwayne Trent
- 2009–12: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dwight Stannich
- 2010: Gravity as Father Anthony
- 2013: Royal Pains as Bert
- 2013–14: The Good Wife as Lyle Pollard
- 2014: Madam Secretary as Canadian Ambassador Lester Clark
- 2014–16: The Mysteries of Laura as Leo Diamond
- 2018–19: Will & Grace as Martin Adler
Writer
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- 1968–91: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- 1969: The Joey Bishop Show
- 1969–71: The Ed Sullivan Show
- 1969–79: The Mike Douglas Show
- 1969–79: The Merv Griffin Show
- 1970: This Is Tom Jones
- 1970–72: The Dick Cavett Show
- 1975–77: Dinah
- 1975–78: Saturday Night Live
- 1982–93: Late Night with David Letterman
- 1984–86: TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
- 1993–96: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- 1998–03: The Hollywood Squares
- 2001: Oz
- 2003: Yes, Dear
- 2006: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
