With bone-dry understatement, Grodin could steal entire scenes with just a look. His commitment, whether acting across De Niro or Miss Piggy, was unsurpassed. In his many late-night appearances, he once brought a lawyer with him to threaten David Letterman for defamation. (The lawyer instead took a shine to Letterman.) Hosting “Saturday Night Live,” he pretended to not understand live television, ruining all the sketches. Steve Martin, who co-starred with Grodin in 1984 s “The Lonely Guy, remembered him as “one of the funniest people I ever met.
In the 1990s, Grodin made his mark as a liberal commentator on radio and TV. He also wrote plays and television scripts, winning an Emmy for his work on a 1997 Paul Simon special, and wrote several books humorously ruminating on his ups and downs in show business.
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Charles Grodin, the TV and movie actor who brought his droll delivery to films such as The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run alongside Robert De Niro, and the Beethoven family dog movies, has died. He was 86.
Grodin died Tuesday at his Wilton, Connecticut, home from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, confirmed to USA TODAY.
Grodin also starred in Dave, The Woman in Red, and Heaven Can Wait. On Broadway, he starred with Ellen Burstyn in the long-running 1970s comedy Same Time, Next Year.
In the 1990s, Grodin made his mark as a liberal commentator on radio and TV. He had his own CNBC talk show in the 1990s and was a frequent late night talk show guest, regularly appearing as a foil on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and on Late Night With David Letterman. He moved to MSNBC and then to CBS’ 60 Minutes II.”
Midnight Run, Heartbreak Kid actor Charles Grodin dead at 86
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who starred as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and the father in the Beethoven comedies, has died. He was 86.
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Actor Charles Grodin, star of Midnight Run, died Tuesday at 86. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images) comments
The Heartbreak Kid and the father in the
Beethoven comedies, died Tuesday at 86.
Grodin had bone marrow cancer and passed away at his home in Wilton, Conn., said his son, Nicholas Grodin.
Known for his dead-pan style, Grodin also appeared in the films
Charles Grodin, Midnight Run, Heartbreak Kid, star, dies at 86
Grodin appeared in a string of notable films from the 1970s onward, including “Midnight Run,” “The Woman in Red” and “Heaven Can Wait.” Author: JAKE COYLE (AP Film Writer) Published: 1:24 PM CDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 1:26 PM CDT May 18, 2021
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86.
Grodin died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, said.