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Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Directing
Born: Mar 06, 1947 — Died: Dec 14, 2025
From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Being Mary Tyler Moore Self (voice) 2023 6.614
Family Squares Narrator (voice) 2022 4.3
The Super Bob Einstein Movie Self 2021 6.9
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Self 2020 6.8
The Wolf of Wall Street Max Belfort 2013 8.027
These Amazing Shadows Self 2011 7.4
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air Self 2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" Self 2009
Everyone's Hero Screwie (voice) 2006 6.06
Misery Loves Company Self 2003 8.0
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Self 2003 5.126
Alex & Emma Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren 2003 5.234
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat 2001
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me Self 2000 7.596
EDtv Mr. Whitaker 1999 6.0
The Story of Us Stan Kogen 1999 6.072
Primary Colors Izzy Rosenblatt 1998 6.28
Bye Bye Love Dr. David Townsend 1995 5.971
Bullets Over Broadway Sheldon Flender 1994 7.09
Mixed Nuts Dr. Kinsky 1994 5.383
Postcards from the Edge Joe Pierce 1990 6.619
Misery Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) 1990 7.746
The Spirit of '76 Dr. Cash 1990 4.857
This Is Spinal Tap Marty DiBergi 1984 7.4
The Million Dollar Infield Monte Miller 1982 10.0
Fire Sale Russel Fikus 1977 5.25
US Against the World Self 1977
Where’s Poppa? Roger 1970 6.051
Halls of Anger Leaky Couloris 1970 5.286
Enter Laughing Clark Baxter 1967 4.444
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits30
Born1947
FromThe Bronx, New …