Don Rickles
Biography
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995).
From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).
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Acting History
2024
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake as Self
2024Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013 as Himself
2023Bob and Don: A Love Story as Self (archived footage)
2023Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011 as Self
2023Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014 as Self
2023Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010 as Self
2023Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre as Self
2019Toy Story 4 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
2015Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self
2014Toy Story That Time Forgot as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2014Don Rickles: One Night Only as Self - Honoree
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Toy Story of Terror! as Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
2012Partysaurus Rex as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2011Small Fry as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011Zookeeper as Frog (voice)
2011Hawaiian Vacation as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as (archive footage)
2010Toy Story 3 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010Hot in Cleveland as Bobby
2010Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work as Self
2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers as Self - Roaster
2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face as Self (archive footage)
2006The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006Working with a Master: John Landis as Self
2006The Unit
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004The Wool Cap as Ira
2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2003Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2001The Bernie Mac Show as Don Rickles
1999The Early Show as Self - Guest
1999Toy Story 2 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1998Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! as George Wilson
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
1998Dirty Work as Hamilton
1998Quest for Camelot as Cornwall (voice)
1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self (archive footage)
1997Redux Riding Hood as The Boss (voice)
1996The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996Muppets Tonight as Self
1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self
1995Toy Story as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1995Casino as Billy Sherbert
1995The Single Guy as Dr. Dick Sloan
1993Daddy Dearest as Al Mitchell
1992Innocent Blood as Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
1992Vicki! as Self
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990Keaton's Cop as Jake
1989Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self
1986Rickles... On the Loose as Self
1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
1985Larry King Live as Self
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984Hunter as Harold Schwan
1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
1982Newhart
1982Two Top Bananas as Self
1981Gimme a Break! as Max
1980For the Love of It as Jim Joy
1979Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years as Self
1977Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977US Against the World as Self - Host
1977The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self
1977The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? as Self
1976C.P.O. Sharkey as C.P.O. Otto Sharkey
1976Joys as Self
1975Rickles
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Comedian on TV
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking as Self
1972The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1972Sanford and Son
1972The Don Rickles Show as Don Robinson
1971The Love Machine as Announcer (uncredited)
1970Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles as Self
1970The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1970Kelly's Heroes as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1969The Jim Nabors Hour
1969Medical Center
1969Where It's At as Willie
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967The Money Jungle as Harry Darkwater
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Mothers-in-Law as Don Rickles
1967Enter Laughing as Harry Hamburger
1966Murder at N.B.C.
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Kiski
1965Get Smart as Sid Krimm
1965The Wild Wild West as Asmodeus
1965The Dean Martin Show
1965The Dean Martin Show as Self
1965F Troop
1965Run for Your Life as Leo Mazinov
1965Run for Your Life as Willy Hatch
1965Beach Blanket Bingo as Big Drop
1964Pajama Party as “Big Bang” The Martian
1964Gilligan's Island
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Sgt. Mason
1964The Munsters
1964The Addams Family as Claude
1964Bikini Beach as Big Drag
1964Muscle Beach Party as Jack Fanny
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963Burke's Law as Lou Kronkeit
1963Burke's Law as Swifty Piedmont
1963Burke's Law as Frank Cross
1963X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes as Crane
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962The Lucy Show as Eddie Rickles
1962The Beverly Hillbillies as Fred
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show as Lyle Delp
1961Cain's Hundred as Dave Malloy
1960The Andy Griffith Show as Newton Monroe
1960The Rat Race as Nellie
1959The Twilight Zone as Bettor
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Announcer
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Newscaster
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Reporter
1959The Rabbit Trap as Mike O'Halloran
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
1958Run Silent, Run Deep as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
1957M Squad
1957The Thin Man
1954Summer Playhouse
1952Today as Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self