---
name: "Teller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/teller"
fi1m_id: "teller"
imdb_id: "nm0854418"
tmdb_id: 74296
wikidata_id: "Q2919575"
roles: []
born: "14 February 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T21:00:54.311472+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."
---

# Teller

## Identity

Teller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/teller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** teller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0854418
- **TMDB ID:** 74296
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2919575
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teller_(magician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2919575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74296

Actor. Born 14 February 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 14 February 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Also known as:** Penn & Teller, Raymond Joseph Teller
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teller_(magician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2919575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74296

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Stuart Fails to Save the Universe*](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md) (57)

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

## Biography

Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller) is an American magician, actor and writer. He is the silent half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller with Penn Jillette.

He was born on 14 February 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Teller graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Classics and later taught high-school Latin before forming the duo in the 1970s. They are known for their long-running Las Vegas residency and television series including Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.

Teller has appeared in numerous television series and films, often credited under his mononym. His credits include roles in The Big Bang Theory (as Larry Fowler), The Simpsons, Young Sheldon and the 2026 series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ew.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Stuart Fails to Save the Universe* (2026), Fi1m 57, as Teller — [page](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *Stuart Fails to Save the Universe* (2026), series, as Teller — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe.md)
- *Stealing Magic* (2026), Actor
- *WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025* (2025), as Teller
- *Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too* (2020), Producer
- *Penn & Teller: Try This at Home* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?* (2019), series, as Teller (voice)
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), series, as Pus
- *Director's Cut* (2016), as Rudy Nelson
- *Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!* (2015), as Major Caissier
- *& Teller 5* (2014), Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
- *& Teller 4* (2014), Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- *& Teller 3* (2014), Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
- *Tim's Vermeer* (2013), Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Tomb* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Atlas Shrugged: Part II* (2012), as Laughlin
- *Owned & Operated* (2012), as Teller
- *Penn & Teller Tell a Lie* (2011), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains* (2010), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder* (2009), as Teller's Head (credit only)
- *Macbeth* (2009), Director
- *& Teller* (2008), Director, Story, Editor, Writer
- *& Teller 2* (2008), Director, Producer, Story, Editor, Writer
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, as Larry Fowler
- *Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End* (2005), Writer
- *Listen Up!* (2004), series, as Teller
- *Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards* (2003), series, Actor
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Teller
- *Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour* (2003), series, Actor
- *Penn & Teller: Bull!* (2003), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, as Teller
- *The Fantasticks* (2000), as Mortimer
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Teller — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Teller
- *Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular* (1998), series, Actor
- *Dharma & Greg* (1997), series, as Mr. Boots
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Skippy
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Geller
- *Phobophilia: The Love of Fear* (1995), Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Steven Banks Show* (1994), series, as Teller
- *Car 54, Where Are You?* (1994), as Luther
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Zooty — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Behind the Scenes* (1992), series, as Teller
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Teller
- *The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents* (1991), as Host
- *Don't Try This at Home!* (1990), Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Teller (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Penn & Teller Get Killed* (1989), Writer
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Screenplay
- *Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center* (1989), as pre-show host
- *Exploring Psychic Powers Live* (1989), Actor
- *Long Gone* (1987), as Hale Buchman, Jr.
- *Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread* (1987), as Teller · Writer
- *Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends* (1987), Writer
- *My Chauffeur* (1986), as Abdul
- *Penn & Teller Go Public* (1985), Creator
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Ralph Fisher — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *The Magic of David Copperfield* (1978), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Teller](https://film.one/media/person/1291387/gallery-d1df5002d8f8.jpg) Teller — Karl Withakay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Teller_at_CSIcon_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Teller_at_CSIcon_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Magicians Penn and Teller perform for U.S. Airmen at the 2023 USO Holidays Tour at RAF Lakenheath, December 11, 2023. for 82 years, the USO has helped connect s](https://film.one/media/person/1291387/gallery-7a09e80c63a2.jpg) Magicians Penn and Teller perform for U.S. Airmen at the 2023 USO Holidays Tour at RAF Lakenheath, December 11, 2023. for 82 years, the USO has helped connect s — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/2023_USO_Holidays_Tour_in_Europe_-_231211-A-UH083-4470_%2853394920627%29.jpg/1280px-2023_USO_Holidays_Tour_in_Europe_-_231211-A-UH083-4470_%2853394920627%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Teller](https://film.one/media/person/1291387/gallery-1d4d519b1e9a.jpg) Teller — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Richard Dawkins Award 2005: Richard Dawkins Award (won)
- Emperor Has No Clothes Award 2003: Emperor Has No Clothes Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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