CARL REINER
March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020
The Bronx, New York City, New York
98 years old
“Every morning, I would actually look at the obituaries before I had breakfast. And as a joke I said if I was not in it, I would have the breakfast.”
— Carl Reiner
Known mostly for his comedic work, Carl Reiner was a frequent collaborator with comedic geniuses like Dick Van Dyke and Mel Brooks. He would direct films like “The Jerk” starring Steve Martin and was most known to me from his performances in all “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen” as Saul Bloom alongside Brad Pitt and George Clooney. He would also cameo in films with his voice including “History of the World: Part I” and “Toy Story 4.” He’s also best known for being the father of actor/director Rob Reiner, but he also leaves behind another son and a daughter. He lost his wife, Estelle Lebost, in 2008. Carl Reiner is gone, but never forgotten.
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
LAST PERFORMANCE SEEN
BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE
BIGGEST AWARD WIN
CARL REINER’S FILMOGRAPHY
FEATURE | ACTOR
| 1959 | Happy Anniversary | Bud |
| 1959 | The Gazebo | Harlow Edison |
| 1961 | Gidget Goes Hawaiian | Russ Lawrence |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Nazi Officer / Cad / Cowboy |
| 1963 | It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | Tower Controller |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Rodin |
| 1966 | Alice of Wonderland in Paris | Anatole (voice) |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! | Walt Whittaker |
| 1966 | Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title | Bald Bookstore Customer |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Advise |
| 1969 | The Comic | Al Schilling |
| 1969 | Generation | Stan Herman |
| 1973 | Ten from Your Show of Shows | n/a |
| 1977 | Oh, God! | Dinah’s Guest |
| 1978 | The End | Dr. James Maneet |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Carl Reiner The Celebrity |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I | God speaking to Moses (voice) |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid | Field Marshall VonKluck |
| 1987 | In The Mood | Newsreel Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | Summer School | Mr. Dearadorian |
| 1990 | The Spirit of ’76 | Dr. Von Mobil |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Judge Ben Arugula |
| 1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills | Mickey |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | P.G. Biggershot |
| 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | Saul Bloom |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Studio Executive (voice) |
| 2003 | Good Boy | Shep (voice) |
| 2004 | Ocean’s Twelve | Saul Bloom |
| 2006 | The Blue Elephant | Tian (voice) |
| 2007 | Ocean’s Thirteen | Saul Bloom |
| 2014 | Dumbbells | Donald Cummings |
| 2018 | Duck Duck Goose | Larry (voice) |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Carl Reineroceros (voice) |
FEATURE | DIRECTOR
| 1967 | Enter Laughing |
| 1969 | The Comic |
| 1970 | Where’s Poppa? |
| 1977 | Oh, God! |
| 1978 | The One and Only |
| 1979 | The Jerk |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains |
| 1984 | All of Me |
| 1985 | Summer Rental |
| 1987 | Summer School |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling |
FEATURE | WRITER
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Screenplay | Story |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Written by |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing | Novel | Screenplay |
| 1969 | The Comic | Written by |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid | Written by |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | Written by |
| 1989 | Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool | Written by |
CARL REINER‘S TELEVISION SERIES
TELEVISION | ACTOR
| 1948 | Campbell Summer Soundstage | n/a | Episode: “A Kiss to Conquer” |
| 1954 | Ponds Theater | Sir Kay | 2 Episodes |
| 1955 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Hotel Waiter | Episode: “The Burnses and Mortons Go to New York” |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Regis | Episode: “Topaze” |
| 1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | George Guthrie | Episode: “Martin’s Folly” |
| 1959 | The Violinist | (voice) | Short |
| 1960 | The Comedy Spot | Rob Petrie | Episode: “Head of the Family” |
| 1961 | The New Steve Allen Show | Designer Michael Howard | Episode: “#1.11” |
| 1961-1966 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Various | 32 Episodes |
| 1962 | Anatole | Anatole | Short |
| 1964 | Burke’s Law | Chief Inspector House / Binky Fawcett | 2 Episodes |
| 1964-1965 | Linus! The Lion Hearted | Billie Bird (voice) | 3 Episodes |
| 1966 | Funny Is Funny | Brutus (voice) | Short |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | Carl Reiner | Episode: “Don’t Call Us and We Won’t Call You” |
| 1969 | That Girl | Carl Reiner | Episode: “She Never Had the Vegas Notion” |
| 1970-1971 | Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 3 Episodes |
| 1971 | Night Gallery | Professor Peabody | Episode: “The Diary” |
| 1972 | This Week in Nemtim | Nemtik | Television movie |
| 1972 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Arthur Gravis | Episode: “A Nation of Human Pincushions” |
| 1972-1973 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Announcer / Director | 2 Episodes |
| 1974 | The Carol Burnett Show | Various Characters | Episode: “#7.17” |
| 1974 | Julie and Dick at Covent Garden | Ghost of Drury Lane | Television movie |
| 1975 | The 2000 Year Old Man | Interviewer (voice) | Television movie |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Dr. Reiber | Television movie |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | Mr. Angel | 13 Episodes |
| 1981 | Skokie | Abbot Rosen | Television movie |
| 1982 | Twilight Theater | n/a | Television movie |
| 1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Geppetto | Episode: “Pinocchio” |
| 1988 | Mickey’s 60th Birthday | Mel Fellini | Television movie |
| 1993 | Frasier | Roger (voice) | Episode: “Selling Out” |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Alan Brady | Episode: “The Alan Brady Show” |
| 1996 | Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Salacious Priest | Episode: “Noir Gang” |
| 1996 | The Right to Remain Silent | Norman Friedler | Television movie |
| 1997 | The Larry Sanders Show | Carl Reiner | Episode: “The Roast” |
| 1997-2000 | King of the Hill | Garry Kasner (voice) | 2 Episodes |
| 1998 | Hercules | Prometheus (voice) | Episode: “Hercules and the Promethus Affair” |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | Sid Barry | Episode: “Always Leave ‘Em Laughing” |
| 1999-2000 | Family Law | Al Lipton | 2 Episodes |
| 2000 | Globehunters | Max (voice) | Television movie |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Harry Macy | Episode: “For Harry, with Love & Squalor” |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Johnson Buck | Episode: “Bygones” |
| 2002-2003 | Life with Bonnie | Mr. Portinbody | 3 Episodes |
| 2002-2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Carl Reiner / Neighbor | 3 Episodes |
| 2003 | The Alan Brady Show | Alan Brady (voice) | Television movie |
| 2004 | The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Alan Brady | Television movie |
| 2004-2005 | Father of the Pride | Sarmoti (voice) | 14 Episodes |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Milton Bombay | Episode: “Let Sales Ring” |
| 2008 | The Adventures of Captain Cross Dresser | Dr. Fillmore (voice) | Television short |
| 2009 | House M.D. | Eugene Schwartz | Episode: “Both Sides Now” |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar | Santa (voice) | Television short |
| 2009-2014 | Two and a Half Men | Marty Pepper | 4 Episodes |
| 2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Santa Claus (voice) | Episode: “The All Nighter Before Christmas” |
| 2010-2011 | The Cleveland Show | Murray | 4 Episodes |
| 2010-2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Max / Carl | 8 Episodes |
| 2011-2015 | American Dad! | Irv / Mailbox #1 | 2 Episodes |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Ned Jones | Episode: “Campaign Shake-Up” |
| 2014 | Bob’s Burgers | Henry (voice) | Episode: “Father of the Bob” |
| 2014-2015 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Captain Treasure Tooth (voice) | 4 Episodes |
| 2015 | WordGirl | Blue Blazer | Episode: “The Good Old, Bad Old Days!/World’s Best Dad?” |
| 2015 | Shimmer and Shine | Santa Claus (voice) | Episode: “Santa’s Little Genies” |
| 2016 | Justice League Action | The Wizard (voice) | Episode: “Classic Rock (Shazam Slam Part 1)” |
| 2016-2017 | Family Guy | Various (voice) | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Young & Hungry | Bernie | Episode: “Young & Vegas Baby” |
| 2018 | Angie Tribeca | Glenn-Allen Mixon | Episode: “Behind the Scandalabra” |
| 2019 | Forky Asks a Question | Carl Reineroceros (voice) | Television short: “What Is Love?” |
TELEVISION | DIRECTOR
| 1967 | Good Morning World | 4 Episodes |
| 1971 | The First Nine Months Are the Hardest | Television movie |
| 1971-1974 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 10 Episodes |
| 1973 | A Touch of Grace | Episode: “A Touch of Grace” |
| 1976 | Flannery and Quilt | Television movie |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | 7 Episodes |
TELEVISION | WRITER
| 1954-1957 | Caesar’s Hour | 3 Episodes |
| 1959-1960 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 11 Episodes |
| 1960 | The Comedy Spot | Episode: “Head of the Family” |
| 1960 | A Date with Debbie | Television movie |
| 1961-1966 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | 158 Episodes |
| 1964 | A Child’s Guide to Screenwriting | Television movie |
| 1965 | Salute to Stan Laurel | Television documentary |
| 1966 | Funny Is Funny | Short (story by) |
| 1967 | The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special | Television special |
| 1971-1974 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 72 Episodes |
| 1973 | Starring: Nancy Clancy | Television movie (creator) |
| 1973-1974 | Lotsa Luck! | 22 Episodes (created by) |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You & Me | Television movie (stories) |
| 1975 | The 2000 Year Old Man | Television movie |
| 1976 | Flannery and Quilt | Television movie |
| 2003 | The Alan Brady Show | Television movie |
| 2004 | The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Television movie |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Episode: “Your Show of Shows” |
