Don Rickles

Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became 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).

Known For: Acting

Born: Queens, New York City, New York, USA, 1926-05-08

Died: 2017-04-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Run Silent, Run Deep	Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby	69
2	1959	The Rabbit Trap	Mike O'Halloran	60
3	1960	The Rat Race	Nellie	66
4	1963	X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes	Crane	66
5	1964	Muscle Beach Party	Jack Fanny	56
6	1964	Bikini Beach	Big Drag	57
7	1964	Pajama Party	“Big Bang” The Martian	49
8	1965	Beach Blanket Bingo	Big Drop	62
9	1966	Murder at N.B.C.		0
10	1967	Enter Laughing	Harry Hamburger	40
11	1967	The Money Jungle	Harry Darkwater	50
12	1968	The Dean Martin Christmas Show	Self (uncredited)	76
13	1969	Where It's At	Willie	20
14	1970	Kelly's Heroes	Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"	73
15	1970	Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles	Self	0
16	1971	The Love Machine	Announcer (uncredited)	42
17	1972	Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking	Self	0
18	1974	Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	Comedian on TV	67
19	1975	Rickles		0
20	1976	Joys	Self	40
21	1977	The People's Command Performance: '77	Self	0
22	1977	US Against the World	Self - Host	0
23	1977	Happy Birthday, Las Vegas		70
24	1979	Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years	Self	0
25	1980	For the Love of It	Jim Joy	30
26	1983	George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business	Self	80
27	1985	Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers	Self (archive footage)	0
28	1986	Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special	Self	90
29	1986	Rickles... On the Loose	Self	0
30	1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self	60
31	1990	Keaton's Cop	Jake	37
32	1992	Innocent Blood	Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman	61
33	1995	Toy Story	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	80
34	1995	Casino	Billy Sherbert	80
35	1995	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way	Self	0
36	1996	The Story Behind 'Toy Story'	Self	79
37	1997	Redux Riding Hood	The Boss (voice)	75
38	1998	The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self (archive footage)	50
39	1998	Quest for Camelot	Cornwall (voice)	68
40	1998	Dirty Work	Hamilton	62
41	1998	Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's	Self	73
42	1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!	George Wilson	54
43	1999	Toy Story 2	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	76
44	2002	The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s		0
45	2004	Goodnight, We Love You	Self	65
46	2004	The Wool Cap	Ira	68
47	2005	The Aristocrats	Self	59
48	2006	Working with a Master: John Landis	Self	0
49	2006	The Best of Carson, Volume 1		100
50	2007	Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face	Self	80
51	2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self	68
52	2008	Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget	Self	70
53	2009	Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers	Self - Roaster	67
54	2010	Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work	Self	69
55	2010	Toy Story 3	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	78
56	2011	Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored	(archive footage)	0
57	2011	Hawaiian Vacation	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	70
58	2011	Zookeeper	Frog (voice)	54
59	2011	Small Fry	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	69
60	2012	Partysaurus Rex	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	71
61	2013	Toy Story of Terror!	Mr. Potato Head (Voice)	72
62	2014	Don Rickles: One Night Only	Self - Honoree	76
63	2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	70
64	2015	Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond	Self	68
65	2016	Tony Bennett Celebrates 90	Self	80
66	2019	Toy Story 4	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	75
67	2023	Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre	Self	95
68	2023	Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010	Self	100
69	2023	Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014	Self	100
70	2023	Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011	Self	100
71	2023	Bob and Don: A Love Story	Self (archived footage)	70
72	2024	Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013	Himself	100
73	2024	Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake	Self	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	66
2	1952	Today	Self	55
3	1954	Summer Playhouse		0
4	1957	The Thin Man		76
5	1957	M Squad		52
6	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	44
7	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self - Host	44
8	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Announcer	63
9	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Newscaster	63
10	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Reporter	63
11	1959	The Twilight Zone	Bettor	84
12	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Newton Monroe	76
13	1961	Cain's Hundred	Dave Malloy	47
14	1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Lyle Delp	74
15	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host	51
16	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	51
17	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	Fred	69
18	1962	The Lucy Show	Eddie Rickles	71
19	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	74
20	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host	74
21	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	56
22	1963	Burke's Law	Lou Kronkeit	60
23	1963	Burke's Law	Swifty Piedmont	60
24	1963	Burke's Law	Frank Cross	60
25	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre		55
26	1964	The Addams Family	Claude	81
27	1964	The Munsters		80
28	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
29	1964	Gilligan's Island		74
30	1965	Run for Your Life	Leo Mazinov	72
31	1965	Run for Your Life	Willy Hatch	72
32	1965	F Troop		61
33	1965	The Dean Martin Show		73
34	1965	The Wild Wild West	Asmodeus	76
35	1965	Get Smart	Sid Krimm	79
36	1965	I Dream of Jeannie	Kiski	78
37	1966	Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show		0
38	1967	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	66
39	1967	The Mothers-in-Law	Don Rickles	60
40	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self	76
41	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters	76
42	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
43	1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self	58
44	1969	Medical Center		61
45	1969	The Jim Nabors Hour		0
46	1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self	48
47	1972	Sanford and Son		75
48	1972	The Don Rickles Show	Don Robinson	50
49	1972	The Julie Andrews Hour	Self	60
50	1973	The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts	Self	53
51	1974	Dinah!	Self	65
52	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	69
53	1976	C.P.O. Sharkey	C.P.O. Otto Sharkey	68
54	1981	Gimme a Break!	Max	67
55	1982	Newhart		71
56	1984	Hunter	Harold Schwan	72
57	1985	Larry King Live	Self	48
58	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		55
59	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist	80
60	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		54
61	1993	Daddy Dearest	Al Mitchell	40
62	1995	The Single Guy	Dr. Dick Sloan	63
63	1996	Muppets Tonight	Self	74
64	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
65	1999	The Early Show	Self - Guest	57
66	2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Don Rickles	64
67	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!		55
68	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	55
69	2003	Comedy Central Roasts	Self	0
70	2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self	68
71	2006	The Unit		73
72	2010	Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	0
73	2010	Hot in Cleveland	Bobby	74
74	2012	Inside Comedy	Self	60
75	2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Self	72
76	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	58
77		The Kraft Music Hall	Self	0