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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host · 1962
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1982
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968
The Andy Griffith Show
as Newton Monroe · 1960
Get Smart
as Sid Krimm · 1965
Get Smart
as Guard (uncredited) · 1965
The Twilight Zone
as Bettor · 1959
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Lyle Delp · 1961
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
· 1963
Hot in Cleveland
as Bobby · 2010
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Fred · 1962
The Unit
as Don Rickles / Priest · 2006
I Dream of Jeannie
as Kiski · 1965
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1967
The Bernie Mac Show
as Don Rickles · 2001
The Wild Wild West
as Asmodeus · 1965
Toy Story 2
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 1999
The Lucy Show
as Eddie Rickles · 1962
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist · 1989
Newhart
· 1982
The Larry Sanders Show
as Don Rickles · 1992
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
Burke's Law
as Lou Kronkeit · 1963
Burke's Law
as Swifty Piedmont · 1963
Burke's Law
as Frank Cross · 1963
Toy Story
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 1995
Hunter
as Harold Schwan · 1984
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Sgt. Mason · 1964
Run for Your Life
as Leo Mazinov · 1965
Run for Your Life
as Willy Hatch · 1965
The Munsters
· 1964
Toy Story 3
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2010
Medical Center
as Spencer Rusin · 1969
Toy Story 4
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2019
The Addams Family
as Claude · 1964
Today
as Self · 1952
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self · 1970
The Oscars
as Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 1953
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self · 2012
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
Gilligan's Island
· 1964
Kraft Music Hall
as Self · 1958
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host · 1958
Sanford and Son
· 1972
M Squad
· 1957
The Dean Martin Show
· 1965
The Dean Martin Show
as Self · 1965
Vicki!
as Self · 1992
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Announcer · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Reporter · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Newscaster · 1959
The Single Guy
as Dr. Dick Sloan · 1995
Casino
as Billy Sherbert · 1995
Gimme a Break!
as Max · 1981
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Center Square · 1966
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self · 1969
Muppets Tonight
as Self · 1996
F Troop
· 1965
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 1973
The Thin Man
· 1957
The Mothers-in-Law
as Don Rickles · 1967
Cain's Hundred
as Dave Malloy · 1961
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self · 2003
Inside Comedy
as Self · 2012
Hawaiian Vacation
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2011
The Early Show
as Self - Guest · 1999
The Jim Nabors Hour
· 1969
Quest for Camelot
as Cornwall (voice) · 1998
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self · 1972
CPO Sharkey
as Otto Sharkey · 1976
Small Fry
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2011
Kelly's Heroes
as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame" · 1970
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2014
Larry King Live
as Self · 1985
Zookeeper
as Frog (voice) · 2011
Daddy Dearest
as Al Mitchell · 1993
Partysaurus Rex
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2012
Innocent Blood
as Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman · 1992
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Comedian on TV · 1974
Dirty Work
as Hamilton · 1998
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as George Wilson · 1998
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby · 1958
Summer Playhouse
· 1954
The Aristocrats
as Self · 2005
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Crane · 1963
The Don Rickles Show
as Don Robinson · 1972
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
· 2002
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
as Mr. Potato Head (voice) · 2010
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self · 1996
Pajama Party
as “Big Bang” The Martian · 1964
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self · 2007
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self · 1995
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self · 1976
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self · 2015
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as (archive footage) · 2011
Where It's At
as Willie · 1969
The Horror Hall of Fame II
as Self · 1991
Don Rickles: One Night Only
as Self - Honoree · 2014
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self · 2008
US Against the World
as Self - Host · 1977
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Big Drop · 1965
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self · 2016
For the Love of It
as Jim Joy · 1980
The Rat Race
as Nellie · 1960
Muscle Beach Party
as Jack Fanny · 1964
The Love Machine
as Announcer (uncredited) · 1971
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self · 1988
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage) · 1985
Bikini Beach
as Big Drag · 1964
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
as Self · 2010
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
as Self - Roaster · 2009
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self · 2004
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage) · 1998
Bob and Don: A Love Story
as Self (archived footage) · 2023
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self · 1977
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
· 2006
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self · 1986
The Wool Cap
as Ira · 2004
Enter Laughing
as Harry Hamburger · 1967
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self · 1983
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self · 1998
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self · 2006
Rickles... On the Loose
as Self · 1986
Joys
as Self · 1976
Keaton's Cop
as Jake Barber · 1990
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
as Self · 2024
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
as Self · 1972
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self · 1979
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
as Self · 2023
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self · 1986
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
· 1977
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
as Self · 1970
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
as Self · 1977
Redux Riding Hood
as The Boss (voice) · 1997
The Rabbit Trap
as Mike O'Halloran · 1959
Murder at N.B.C.
· 1966
Two Top Bananas
as Self · 1982
The Money Jungle
as Harry Darkwater · 1967
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
as Self · 2023
Rickles
· 1975
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
as Self · 2023
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
as Self · 2023
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
as Himself · 2024
Toy Story of Terror!
as Mr. Potato Head (Voice) · 2013