Charles Grodin Dies: ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Actor, Unrivaled Talk Show Curmudgeon Was 86

https://deadline.com/2021/05/charles-grodin-dead-obituary-the-heartbreak-kid-actor-talk-show-host-was-86-1234759382/ ^ | 5/18/21 | Greg Evans

[ClearCase_guy]

RIP
I never really felt like I “got him”.

[Borges]

Watch Midnight Run. So great and he was perfect. He and DeNiro turned a completely formulaic scenario into comedy gold.

[Larry Lucido]

RIP

I wonder if Jerry ever got the Charles Grodin barbecue sauce.

[spacejunkie2001]

I absolutely loved him. such a good actor. love ‘Midnight Run’ with DeNiro (who’s an idiot) but the the movie is fantastic.

[Skywise]

I always liked him in Clifford.

[Peter W. Kessler]

He had the personality of a baked potato.

[Borges]

And he played characters where it fit!

[Carriage Hill]

I don’t remember him, but RIP anyway.

[LizzieD]

He was as vile and nasty a lefty as any you can think of. No tears here.

[greeneyes]

He also was in the TV series The Virginian, IIRC.

[PghBaldy]

He was in two of my favorite films: “Heaven Can Wait,” & “Seems Like Old Times.” R.I.P.

[PROCON]

Was Charles Grodin ever in a Seinfeld episode?

[al_c]

Yep. In an episode titled “The Doll”.

[liberalh8ter]

Me neither. I got the distinct impression his career was based solely on some kind of nepotism.

[Borges]

Not at all. His parents were Orthodox Jews. He studied acting Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg.

[Hambone 1934]

No,but his BBQ sauce was

[nickcarraway]

Did anyone ever see him on Johnny Carson? It was hilarious, they would slam each other.

I was never sure if they really hated each other. I mean, Jack Benny and Fred Allen were really friends, but I wasn't sure about Grodin and Carson.

[DouglasKC]

Great role in “Heaven Can Wait”.

[nesnah]

He was as vile and nasty a lefty as any you can think of. No tears here.

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Why, yes, yes he was.