Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid star Charles Grodin dies aged 86
18 May, 2021 09:00 PM
6 minutes to read Actor/comedian Charles Grodin pictured in 1994. He died from bone marrow cancer aged 86. Photo / AP Actor/comedian Charles Grodin pictured in 1994. He died from bone marrow cancer aged 86. Photo / AP
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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 in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, said.
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Charles Grodin, star of Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid, dies at 86 The actor died on Tuesday (May 18) at his home in Connecticut from bone marrow cancer.
Actor/comedian Charles Grodin died on May 18, 2021 at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer. He was 86. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
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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.
Kingdom FM American actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86, it has been announced.
Grodin, who was best known for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run and two Beethoven movies, died of bone marrow cancer at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, his son Nicholas said.
Fellow actor Steve Martin reacted to the news by tweeting: So said to hear. One of the funniest people I ever met.
Comedian Kathy Griffin also paid tribute, saying she loved Charles Grodin so much and he made her giggle with glee , adding: Never mean-spirited, just quick and brilliant.
In 1988, he starred alongside Robert De Niro in Midnight Run, where Grodin played a fugitive mob accountant who is being tracked down by him.
Tributes paid following death of Beethoven and Midnight Run actor Charles Grodin
The actor died yesterday aged 86. By Press Association Wednesday 19 May 2021, 9:46 AM 4 hours ago 22,813 Views 17 Comments
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TRIBUTES ARE BEING paid to Charles Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who starred as a newlywed cad in The Heartbreak Kid and the father in the Beethoven comedies, who has died at the age of 86.
Grodin’s son Nicholas said his father died yesterday at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer.
Tributes have been paid from across the Hollywood sphere, with comedians and actors like Steve Martin, Ben Stiller, Bradley Whitford and even Miss Piggy singing his praises.