Actor profile

Don Rickles

8th May 1926 Queens, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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).

71 Movies 81 TV Shows 164 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake poster

Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake 7th May 2024 as Self

Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013 poster

Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013 8th March 2024 as Himself

Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011 poster

Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011 2nd November 2023 as Self

Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014 poster

Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014 5th October 2023 as Self

Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010 poster

Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010 7th September 2023 as Self

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre poster

Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre 4th July 2023 as Self

Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4 19th June 2019 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 poster

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 20th December 2016 as Self

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond poster

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 10th December 2015 as Self

Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot 2nd December 2014 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror! 16th October 2013 as Mr. Potato Head (Voice)

Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex 14th September 2012 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Small Fry poster

Small Fry 23rd November 2011 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Zookeeper poster

Zookeeper 6th July 2011 as Frog (voice)

Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation 16th June 2011 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored poster

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored 1st January 2011 as (archive footage)

Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3 16th June 2010 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work poster

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work 25th January 2010 as Self

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers poster

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers 9th August 2009 as Self - Roaster

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget poster

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget 17th August 2008 as Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 13th October 2007 as Self

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face poster

Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face 30th January 2007 as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Carson, Volume 1 poster

The Best of Carson, Volume 1 7th November 2006

Working with a Master: John Landis poster

Working with a Master: John Landis 27th June 2006 as Self

The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats 29th July 2005 as Self

The Wool Cap poster

The Wool Cap 20th November 2004 as Ira

Goodnight, We Love You poster

Goodnight, We Love You 1st January 2004 as Self

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s poster

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s 13th October 2002

Toy Story 2 poster

Toy Story 2 30th October 1999 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! poster

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! 14th July 1998 as George Wilson

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's poster

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 19th June 1998 as Self

Dirty Work poster

Dirty Work 12th June 1998 as Hamilton

Quest for Camelot poster

Quest for Camelot 15th May 1998 as Cornwall (voice)

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1st January 1998 as Self (archive footage)

Redux Riding Hood poster

Redux Riding Hood 5th August 1997 as The Boss (voice)

The Story Behind 'Toy Story' poster

The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 18th December 1996 as Self

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way poster

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way 14th December 1995 as Self

Casino poster

Casino 22nd November 1995 as Billy Sherbert

Toy Story poster

Toy Story 22nd November 1995 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood 25th September 1992 as Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman

Keaton's Cop poster

Keaton's Cop 9th March 1990 as Jake Barber

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 16th May 1988 as Self

Rickles... On the Loose poster

Rickles... On the Loose 23rd August 1986 as Self

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special 17th January 1986 as Self

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1st January 1985 as Self (archive footage)

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business 19th September 1983 as Self

Two Top Bananas poster

Two Top Bananas 22nd March 1982 as Self

For the Love of It poster

For the Love of It 26th September 1980 as Jim Joy

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years poster

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years 13th December 1979 as Self

US Against the World poster

US Against the World 7th September 1977 as Self - Host

The People's Command Performance: '77 poster

The People's Command Performance: '77 7th April 1977 as Self

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? poster

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? 12th March 1977 as Self

Joys poster

Joys 5th March 1976 as Self

Rickles poster

Rickles 19th November 1975

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot poster

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 23rd May 1974 as Comedian on TV

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking poster

Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking 12th December 1972 as Self

The Love Machine poster

The Love Machine 14th August 1971 as Announcer (uncredited)

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles poster

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles 30th September 1970 as Self

Kelly's Heroes poster

Kelly's Heroes 22nd June 1970 as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"

Where It's At poster

Where It's At 7th May 1969 as Willie

The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show 19th December 1968 as Self (uncredited)

The Money Jungle poster

The Money Jungle 15th December 1967 as Harry Darkwater

Enter Laughing poster

Enter Laughing 25th February 1967 as Harry Hamburger

Beach Blanket Bingo poster

Beach Blanket Bingo 14th April 1965 as Big Drop

Pajama Party poster

Pajama Party 11th November 1964 as “Big Bang” The Martian

Bikini Beach poster

Bikini Beach 22nd July 1964 as Big Drag

Muscle Beach Party poster

Muscle Beach Party 25th March 1964 as Jack Fanny

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 13th July 1963 as Crane

The Rat Race poster

The Rat Race 10th July 1960 as Nellie

The Rabbit Trap poster

The Rabbit Trap 1st June 1959 as Mike O'Halloran

Run Silent, Run Deep poster

Run Silent, Run Deep 27th March 1958 as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 19th July 2012 as Self

Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy 26th January 2012 as Self

Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland 16th June 2010 as Bobby

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs poster

Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs 23rd March 2010 as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

The Unit poster

The Unit 7th March 2006 as Don Rickles / Priest

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self - Guest

Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts 10th August 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show 14th November 2001 as Don Rickles

The Early Show poster

The Early Show 1st November 1999 as Self - Guest

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self - Guest

Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight 8th March 1996 as Self

The Single Guy poster

The Single Guy 21st September 1995 as Dr. Dick Sloan

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Daddy Dearest poster

Daddy Dearest 5th September 1993 as Al Mitchell

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Don Rickles

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988

Larry King Live poster

Larry King Live 3rd June 1985 as Self

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Harold Schwan

Newhart poster

Newhart 2nd October 1982

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self - Guest

Gimme a Break! poster

Gimme a Break! 29th October 1981 as Max

C.P.O. Sharkey poster

C.P.O. Sharkey 1st December 1976 as C.P.O. Otto Sharkey

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

The Julie Andrews Hour poster

The Julie Andrews Hour 13th September 1972 as Self

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972

The Flip Wilson Show poster

The Flip Wilson Show 17th September 1970 as Self

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969 as Spencer Rusin

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Mothers-in-Law poster

The Mothers-in-Law 10th September 1967 as Don Rickles

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Sid Krimm

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Guard (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie 18th September 1965 as Kiski

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965 as Asmodeus

The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show 16th September 1965

The Dean Martin Show poster

The Dean Martin Show 16th September 1965 as Self

F Troop poster

F Troop 14th September 1965

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Leo Mazinov

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Willy Hatch

Gilligan's Island poster

Gilligan's Island 26th September 1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 25th September 1964 as Sgt. Mason

The Munsters poster

The Munsters 24th September 1964

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 18th September 1964 as Claude

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Lou Kronkeit

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Swifty Piedmont

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Frank Cross

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Eddie Rickles

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self - Guest Host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self (archive footage)

The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies 26th September 1962 as Fred

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show 3rd October 1961 as Lyle Delp

Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred 19th September 1961 as Dave Malloy

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Newton Monroe

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Bettor

The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson 21st September 1959 as Announcer

The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson 21st September 1959 as Reporter

The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson 21st September 1959 as Newscaster

Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall 8th October 1958 as Self

Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall 8th October 1958 as Self - Host

M Squad poster

M Squad 20th September 1957

The Thin Man poster

The Thin Man 20th September 1957

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Today poster

Today 14th January 1952 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self