Carl Reiner on screen and stage

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Carl Reiner in 1960

Carl Reiner was a writer, stand-up comedian, actor, and director of the stage and screen whose career spanned nearly 7 decades. His television credits include Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), Caesar's Hour (1954–1957), and The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966). He also is known for his successful collaborations with Steve Martin such as The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), and The Man with Two Brains (1983). He is also known for his standup comedy albums and television appearances with Mel Brooks.

Film

Actor

Year Title[1] Role Notes Ref
1959 Happy Anniversary Bud [2]
The Gazebo Harlow Edison [3]
1961 Gidget Goes Hawaiian Russ Lawrence [4]
1963 The Thrill of It All German Officer / Cad / Cowboy [5]
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo [6]
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Cameo appearance Uncredited [citation needed]
The Art of Love Rodin [7]
1966 Alice of Wonderland in Paris Anatole Voice [8]
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Walt Whittaker [9]
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title Bald Bookstore Customer Uncredited [10]
1967 A Guide for the Married Man Technical Adviser (Rance G.) [11]
1969 The Comic Al Schilling [12]
Generation Stan Herman [13]
1973 Your Show of Shows Himself [14]
1977 Oh, God! Dinah's Guest [15]
1978 The End Dr. James Maneet [16]
1979 The Jerk Carl Reiner The Celebrity [17]
1981 History of the World, Part I God Voice, uncredited [18]
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Field Marshall VonKluck [19]
1987 In the Mood Newsreel editor Voice, uncredited [citation needed]
Summer School Mr. Dearadorian [20]
1990 The Spirit of '76 Dr. Von Mobil [21]
1993 Fatal Instinct Judge Ben Arugula [22]
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Mickey [23]
2000 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle P. G. Biggershot [24]
2001 Ocean's Eleven Saul Bloom [25]
The Majestic Studio Executive Voice [26]
2003 Good Boy! Shep [27]
2004 Ocean's Twelve Saul Bloom [28]
2006 The Blue Elephant Tian Voice [29][27]
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Saul Bloom [30]
2009 Merry Madagascar Santa Claus Voice [35]
2014 Dumbbells Donald Cummings [31]
2018 Ocean's 8 Saul Bloom Cameo (scenes deleted) [32]
Duck Duck Goose Larry Voice [33][27]
2019 Toy Story 4 Carl Reineroceros Voice; final film role [34][27]

Director

Credits from the British Film Institute.[1]

Year Title Distribution Ref
1966 Enter Laughing Columbia Pictures [35]
1969 The Comic [12]
1970 Where's Poppa? United Artists [36]
1977 Oh, God! Warner Bros. [37]
1978 The One and Only Paramount Pictures [38]
1979 The Jerk Universal Pictures [17]
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [19]
1983 The Man with Two Brains Warner Bros. [39]
1984 All of Me Universal Pictures [40]
1985 Summer Rental Paramount Pictures [41]
1987 Summer School [20]
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Warner Bros. [42]
1990 Sibling Rivalry Columbia Pictures [43]
1993 Fatal Instinct Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [44]
1997 That Old Feeling Universal Pictures [45]

Screenwriter

Year Title[1] Notes Ref
1963 The Thrill of It All [5]
1965 The Art of Love [7]
1966 Enter Laughing with Joseph Stein [35]
1969 The Comic with Aaron Ruben [12]
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid with Steve Martin and George Gipe [19]
1983 The Man with Two Brains [39]
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool [42]

Television

Actor

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1950–54 Your Show of Shows Himself Regular performer; variety series [46]
1954–57 Caesar's Hour Various roles Variety series [47]
1958 The Sid Caesar Show Woody Woodward Variety series
1961–66 The Dick Van Dyke Show Alan Brady 32 episodes [48]
1964–69 Linus the Lionhearted Various roles Voice [citation needed]
1969 That Girl as himself 1 episode
1970–72 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer 3 episodes
1971 Night Gallery Professor Peabody Segment: "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" [49]
1974 The Carol Burnett Show Various characters Episode: 7.17
1975 The 2000 Year Old Man Interviewer Voice, television special [50][27]
1976 Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown Host Documentary
Good Heavens Mr. Angel 13 episodes [51]
1980 Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty Sportscaster 1 episode [52]
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre Geppetto Episode: "Pinocchio" [53]
1987 Pound Puppies Additional voice
1991 Sunday Best Host 3 episodes [54]
1993 Frasier Roger Voice, episode: "Selling Out" [27]
1995 Mad About You Alan Brady Episode: "The Alan Brady Show" [51]
1996 The Right to Remain Silent Norman Friedler TV movie
1997–2000 King of the Hill Garry Kasner Voice, 2 episodes [55]
1997 The Larry Sanders Show Carl Reiner Episode: "The Roast"
1998 Hercules Prometheus Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Prometheus Affair"
1999 Beggars and Choosers Sid Barry Episode: "Always Leave 'Em Laughing" [56]
2000 Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure Maz Voice, television film [27]
2002–05 The Bernie Mac Show Himself / Neighbor 3 episodes
2002 Crossing Jordan Harry Macy Episode: "For Harry, with Love & Squalor" [57]
Ally McBeal Johnson Buck Episode: "Bygones" [58]
2002–03 Life with Bonnie Mr. Portinbody 3 episodes [59]
2004–05 Father of the Pride Sarmoti Voice, 15 episodes [60][61]
2005 Boston Legal Milton Bombay Episode: "Let Sales Ring" [62]
2009 House M.D. Eugene Schwartz Episode: "Both Sides Now" [63]
Comedy Central Roast Himself Episode: "Joan Rivers" [64]
2009–14 Two and a Half Men Marty Pepper 4 episodes [65]
2009 Merry Madagascar Santa Claus Voice, short [66][27]
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Voice, episode: "The All Nighter Before Christmas" [67][27]
2010–14 Hot in Cleveland Max 8 episodes [68][51]
2010–11 The Cleveland Show Murray Voice, 4 episodes [68][69]
2011–15 American Dad! Irv / Mailbox #1 Voice, 2 episodes
2012 Parks and Recreation Ned Jones Episode: "Campaign Shake-Up" [70]
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Himself Episode: "I Want Sandwiches, I Want Chicken" [71]
2014 Bob's Burgers Henry Voice, episode: "Father of the Bob" [72][27]
2014–15 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Captain Treasure Tooth Voice, 4 episodes [73]
2015 WordGirl Blue Blazer Voice, episode: "The Good, Bad Old Days"
Blaze and the Monster Machines Narrator Voice, Episode: "Monster Machine Christmas" [74][27]
Shimmer and Shine Santa Claus Voice, episode: "Santa's Little Genies" [74][27]
2016 Family Guy Old Man
Fantasy Baseball Coach		 Voice, 2 episodes
Justice League Action The Wizard Voice, episode: "Classic Rock" [75][27]
2017 If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast Himself Documentary, HBO [51]
Young & Hungry Bernie Episode: "Young & Vegas Baby" [76]
2018 Angie Tribeca Glenn-Allen Mixon Episode: "Behind the Scandalabra" [77]
2019 Forky Asks a Question Carl Reineroceros Voice, episode: "What Is Love" [78][27]
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride Grandfather Episode: "Chapter Ten: To The Pain!"; posthumous release [79]

Director

Year Title Notes Ref
1967 Good Morning World 4 episodes
1971–1974 The New Dick Van Dyke Show 10 episodes
1973 A Touch of Grace Episode: "A Touch of Grace" [citation needed]
1976 Good Heavens 7 episodes

Writer

Year Title Notes Ref
1954–1957 Caesar's Hour 3 episodes
1959–1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 11 episodes
1961–1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show 158 episodes; also creator [48]
1962 The Comedy Spot 1 episode; also creator
1971–1974 The New Dick Van Dyke Show 72 episodes; also creator
1973 Lotsa Luck 22 episodes; also creator
1975 The 2000 Year Old Man with Mel Brooks [50]
2004 The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited Creator [80]
2011 The Cleveland Show Episode: "Your Show of Shows"

Theatre

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