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Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Acting

Biography

Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965). Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Ocean's Eleven
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Ocean's Eleven

7.5(12.5K)
Ocean's Eleven
Saul Bloom
Poster for Ocean's Twelve
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Ocean's Twelve

6.6(7.9K)
Ocean's Twelve
Saul Bloom
Poster for Ocean's Thirteen
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Ocean's Thirteen

6.7(6.9K)
Ocean's Thirteen
Saul Bloom
Poster for Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
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Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Host
Poster for The Gazebo
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The Gazebo

6.9(0.0K)
The Gazebo
Harlow Edison
Poster for A Guide for the Married Man
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A Guide for the Married Man

5.9(0.0K)
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Rance G.)
Poster for The Thrill of It All
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The Thrill of It All

7.1(0.1K)
The Thrill of It All
TV Actor
Poster for Good Boy!
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Good Boy!

5.6(0.1K)
Good Boy!
Shep (voice)
Poster for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

7.0(0.7K)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
Poster for The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

6.4(0.1K)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Walt Whittaker

Production

Poster for All of Me
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All of Me

6.5(0.4K)
All of Me
Director
Poster for The Thrill of It All
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The Thrill of It All

7.1(0.1K)
The Thrill of It All
Screenplay
Poster for The Thrill of It All
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The Thrill of It All

7.1(0.1K)
The Thrill of It All
Story
Poster for The Jerk
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The Jerk

6.9(0.9K)
The Jerk
Director
Poster for The Man with Two Brains
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The Man with Two Brains

6.2(0.5K)
The Man with Two Brains
Director
Poster for Oh, God!
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Oh, God!

6.4(0.1K)
Oh, God!
Director
Poster for That Old Feeling
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That Old Feeling

6.3(0.1K)
That Old Feeling
Director
Poster for Fatal Instinct
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Fatal Instinct

5.5(0.2K)
Fatal Instinct
Director
Poster for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.7(0.4K)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Director
Poster for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.7(0.4K)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Screenplay

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