Charles Grodin, star of Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run, dead at 86
FILE - Actor/comedian Charles Grodin, appears at a news conference announcing him as host of CNBC s new primetime show Charles Grodin in New York on Nov. 15, 1994. Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid”
Son says actor/writer died from bone marrow cancer.
Posted: May 18, 2021 3:45 PM
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(ASSOCIATED PRESS) - 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.
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FILE - Charles Grodin attends the Ripple of Hope Awards in New York on Dec. 11, 2013. Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in âThe Heartbreak Kidâ and the father in the âBeethovenâ comedies, died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Conn. from bone marrow cancer. He was 86. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) May 18, 2021 - 3:38 PM
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in âThe Heartbreak Kidâ and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niroâs counterpart in the comic thriller âMidnight Runâ to the bedeviled father in the âBeethovenâ comedies, has died. He was 86.
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Actor And Writer Charles Grodin Dies At 86
The comedic, dead-pan actor and writer was known for his roles in films like The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run and Beethoven.
Jake Coyle
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.
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Charles Grodin, Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid star, has died at 86
Updated on: May 18, 2021 / 7:05 PM / AP Actor Charles Grodin has died at 86
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 him in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, said.
Known for his dead-pan style and everyday looks, Grodin also appeared in Dave, The Woman in Red, Rosemary s Baby and Heaven Can Wait. On Broadway, he starred with Ellen Burstyn in the long-running 1970s comedy Same Time, Next Year, and he found many other outlets for his talents.
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.