Don Rickles

Deceased · Born: May 8, 1926 · Died: Apr 6, 2017

Personal Details

Born May 8, 1926 Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Parents

Etta Rickles (Feldman)
Max Sidney Rickles

Biography

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).

Career

acting

2014

Toy Story That Time Forgot

Toy Story That Time Forgot as Mr. Potato Head

2013

Toy Story of Terror

Toy Story of Terror as Mr. Potato Head (Voice)

2012

Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex

Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2011

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Toy Story Toons: Small Fry

Toy Story Toons: Small Fry as Mr. Potato Head

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland as Bobby

2010

Toy Story 3 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

2004

The Wool Cap as Ira

2002

The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

1999

Toy Story 2 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

1998

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! as George Wilson

Dirty Work as Hamilton

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot as Cornwall (voice)

1997

Redux Riding Hood

Redux Riding Hood as The Boss

1995

Toy Story as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Casino as Billy Sherbert

1993

Daddy Dearest as Al Mitchell

1990

Keaton's Cop as Jake

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist

1988

1982

Gimme a Break! as Max

1976

CPO Sharkey as C.P.O. Otto Sharkey

1975

1974

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

1970

Kelly's Heroes as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"

1969

Where It's At as Willie

1967

The Money Jungle

The Money Jungle as Harry Darkwater

Enter Laughing as Harry Hamburger

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie as Kiski

1966

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

The Lucy Show as Eddie Rickles

1965

1964

Muscle Beach Party

Muscle Beach Party as Jack Fanny

Bikini Beach as Big Drag

The Addams Family

The Addams Family as Claude

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies as Fred

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show as Lyle Delp

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show as Newton Monroe

1963

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes as Crane

1960

The Rat Race as Nellie

1959

The Rabbit Trap

The Rabbit Trap as Mike O'Halloran

1958

Run Silent Run Deep

Run Silent Run Deep as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

appearances

2024

Don Rickles Live at Pala

Don Rickles Live at Pala

Larry King Live

Larry King Live

2023

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Arena

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Arena

2014

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Don Rickles: One Night Only

2013

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2010

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

2008

Comedy Central Roasts

Comedy Central Roasts

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face

2006

Working with a Master: John Landis

Working with a Master: John Landis

2005

American Masters

American Masters

2004

Goodnight, We Love You

Goodnight, We Love You

1998

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1996

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

writing

2024

Don Rickles Live at Pala

Don Rickles Live at Pala as Writer

2023

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Arena

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Arena as Writer