---
name: "Jerry Stiller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-stiller"
fi1m_id: "jerry-stiller"
imdb_id: "nm0005467"
tmdb_id: 26042
wikidata_id: "Q316857"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1927"
died: "11 May 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T02:05:48.991452+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jerry Stiller

## Identity

Jerry Stiller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerry-stiller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerry-stiller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005467
- **TMDB ID:** 26042
- **Wikidata ID:** Q316857
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stiller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316857, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005467/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26042

Actor. Born 8 June 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 May 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1927, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 11 May 2020
- **Active:** 2001–2009
- **Also known as:** Gerald Isaac Stiller, Stiller & Meara
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $151m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stiller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316857, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005467/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26042

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Zoolander*](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jerry Stiller was an American actor and comedian. Born Gerald Isaac Stiller on 8 June 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, he died on 11 May 2020 in New York City. He trained at Syracuse University and HB Studio in New York.

With his wife Anne Meara, whom he married in 1954, he formed the comedy duo Stiller and Meara and appeared frequently on variety television. He played Frank Costanza on the sitcom *Seinfeld* (1993–1998) and Arthur Spooner on *The King of Queens* (1998–2007). Stiller appeared as Maury Ballstein in *Zoolander* (2001) and *Zoolander 2* (2016), and provided voices for *The Lion King 1½* (2004) and *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014). He worked with his son Ben Stiller on several films.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Judge Felix Afterman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Hairspray* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Mr. Pinky — [page](https://film.one/film/hairspray-2007.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Maury Ballstein — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Man in Bar (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy.md)

## Complete filmography (103)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Zoolander: Super Model* (2016), as Maury Ballstein (voice)
- *Zoolander 2* (2016), as Maury Ballstein
- *Simpler Times* (2014), as Harry
- *How Murray Saved Christmas* (2014), as Murray Weiner (voice)
- *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014), as Harvey (voice)
- *Cousins* (2013), as Charlie Gordon · Producer
- *Excuse Me for Living* (2012), as Morty
- *Foodfight!* (2012), as General X (voice)
- *Swinging with the Finkels* (2011), as Mr. Winters
- *Fish Hooks* (2010), series, as Principal Stickler (voice)
- *Mercy* (2009), series, as Joe Thalberg
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Judge Felix Afterman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Ice Dreams* (2009), as Skipper
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (2007), as Doc
- *Hairspray* (2007), as Mr. Pinky — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hairspray-2007.md)
- *Wonder Pets!* (2006), series, as Old White Mouse (voice)
- *The Lion King 1½* (2004), as Uncle Max (voice)
- *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), as Man in Bar (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy.md)
- *Behind the Legend: Timon* (2004), as Uncle Max (voice)
- *Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5* (2004), as Uncle Max (voice)
- *Teacher's Pet* (2004), as Pretty Boy (voice)
- *Serving Sara* (2002), as Milton
- *On the Line* (2001), as Nathan
- *Zoolander* (2001), as Maury Ballstein — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *The Independent* (2000), as Morty Fineman
- *Teacher's Pet* (2000), series, as Pretty Boy (voice)
- *My 5 Wives* (2000), as Don Giovanni
- *Chump Change* (2000), as The Colonel
- *The Suburbans* (1999), as Speedo Silverberg
- *Secret of the Andes* (1999), as Dr. Golfisch
- *A Fish in the Bathtub* (1999), as Sam
- *Crashbox* (1999), series, Actor
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Arthur Spooner
- *Hercules* (1998), series, as Eagle (voice)
- *A Rat's Tale* (1998), as Prof. Plumpingham
- *The Deli* (1997), as Petey Cheesecake
- *Subway Stories* (1997), as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
- *Camp Stories* (1997), as Schlomo
- *Stag* (1997), as Ted
- *Deadly Games* (1995), series, as Phil Cullen
- *Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger* (1995), Actor
- *Heavyweights* (1995), as Harvey Bushkin
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Maury Salt
- *Baseball* (1994), series, as (voice)
- *Tracey Ullman Takes on New York* (1993), as Theatrical Producer
- *The Pickle* (1993), as Phil Hirsch
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as McGonnigal — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Jerry Stiller — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Highway to Hell* (1991), as Desk Cop
- *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), as Irving (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
- *The Sunset Gang* (1991), as Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")
- *Little Vegas* (1990), as Sam
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Michael Tobis, Sam Pokras — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Freefall* (1990), as Emily's Father
- *Sweet 15* (1990), as Mr. Waterman
- *Pair of Jokers* (1990), as Scully Wexler
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Frank Costanza — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *That's Adequate* (1989), as Sid Lane
- *Tattingers* (1988), series, as Sid Wilbur
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as Victor
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1988), series, as Rabbi Feldman
- *Hairspray* (1988), as Wilbur Turnblad
- *Nadine* (1987), as Raymond Escobar
- *Hot Pursuit* (1987), as Victor Honeywell
- *The Hustler of Money* (1987), as Stu
- *Shoeshine* (1987), as Father
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Nat Pincus
- *Seize the Day* (1986), as Dr. Tamkin
- *The McGuffin* (1986), as Marty de Reske
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Brahms
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Marty de Reske
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Lt. Birnbaum
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Luther Mandrake
- *Reading Rainbow* (1983), series, as Dinosaur Comedian (voice)
- *The Other Woman* (1983), as Mel Binns
- *Amanda's* (1983), series, as Sal Malzone
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Seymour Shapiro (segment 'Yiddish', 'The Detective'), Sam Rosenbloom
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Madame X* (1981), as Burt Orland
- *Those Lips, Those Eyes* (1980), as Mr. Shoemaker
- *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979), series, Actor
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Myron Finkle
- *Time Express* (1979), series, Actor
- *Dick Clark's Good Old Days* (1977), Actor
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Bud Hanrahan, Tony Vitelli
- *Nasty Habits* (1977), as P.R. Priest
- *Alice* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Ritz* (1976), as Carmine Vespucci
- *Joe and Sons* (1975), series, as Gus Duzik
- *Airport 1975* (1974), as Sam
- *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), as Rico Patrone
- *Rhoda* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Paul Lynde Show* (1972), series, as Barney Dickerson
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Mechanic
- *A Memory of Two Mondays* (1971), as Mechanic
- *Lovers and Other Strangers* (1970), as Jim
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Harry, Leonard Ferguson
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, as Paul Sterling, Mr. Landon
- *Linus the Lionhearted* (1964), series, Actor
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Sergeant Wysenski
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Harold
- *Lamp Unto My Feet* (1948), series, as Candide
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Sergeant Joe Capriotti

## Gallery

- ![Jerry Stiller](https://film.one/media/person/97479/gallery-b857b8f7fcb5.jpg) Jerry Stiller — Daniel Krieger, photo by danielkrieger.com, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/JerryStillerNYC05_%28cropped2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara with autograph. See below for additional info.](https://film.one/media/person/97479/gallery-370982b23e9e.jpg) Publicity photo of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara with autograph. See below for additional info. — Unstated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Jerry_Stiller_-_Anne_Meara.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara with autograph. See below for additional info.](https://film.one/media/person/97479/gallery-56b698cd89a1.jpg) Publicity photo of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara with autograph. See below for additional info. — Unstated, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Jerry_Stiller_-_Anne_Meara_%28cropped%29.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jerry Stiller comedian, Seinfeld, Ben Stiller (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/97479/gallery-ab2947c1a7b5.png) Jerry Stiller comedian, Seinfeld, Ben Stiller (2020) — AngFerrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Jerry_Stiller_the_red_headed_comedian.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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