Carl Reiner
Biography
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965).
Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years.
He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Acting (86 movies)
Ocean's Eleven
2001
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
1976
The Gazebo
1960
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
The Thrill of It All
1963
Good Boy!
2003
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
Merry Madagascar
2009
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
The One and Only
1978
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
2012
The End
1978
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
1961
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
The Spirit of '76
1990
Happy Anniversary
1959
Generation
1969
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
The Art of Love
1965
Fatal Instinct
1993
Twilight Theatre
1982
The Last Laugh
2016
Medical Story
1975
Alice of Wonderland in Paris
1966
Dumbbells
2014
The Violinist
1959
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000
Skokie
1981
Ten from Your Show of Shows
1973
Oh, God!
1977
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
The Right to Remain Silent
1996
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
The Jerk
1979
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015
In the Mood
1987
History of the World: Part I
1981
Anatole
1962
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
2009
Lunch
2012
Caesar's Writers
1996
Summer School
1987
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Pinocchio
1984
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
The Majestic
2001
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002
Funny Is Funny
1966
Wait for Your Laugh
2017
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
Duck Duck Goose
2018
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
1974
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
2008
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
The 2000 Year Old Man
1975
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
1987
Toy Story 4
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012
The Comic
1969
The Automat
2021
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
2012
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
1976
Star Spangled Salesman
1968
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
Topaze
1957
Directing (16 movies)
All of Me
1984
The Jerk
1979
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Oh, God!
1977
That Old Feeling
1997
Fatal Instinct
1993
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
Where’s Poppa?
1970
Summer School
1987
Enter Laughing
1967
The One and Only
1978
Summer Rental
1985
The Comic
1969
Sibling Rivalry
1990
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989
Flannery and Quilt
1976
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Thrill of It All | 1963 | Screenplay |
| The Art of Love | 1965 | Screenplay |
| Salute to Stan Laurel | 1965 | Writer |
| Enter Laughing | 1967 | Screenplay |
| Enter Laughing | 1967 | Producer |
| The Comic | 1969 | Screenplay |
| The Comic | 1969 | Producer |
| The 2000 Year Old Man | 1975 | Writer |
| Flannery and Quilt | 1976 | Writer |
| Flannery and Quilt | 1976 | Producer |
| Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | 1982 | Screenplay |
| The Man with Two Brains | 1983 | Writer |
| Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | 1989 | Writer |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | 2004 | Writer |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | 2004 | Executive Producer |