Danny DeVito
Born November 17, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence as the irascible dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He plays Frank Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006 - present). In film, DeVito is known for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Twins (1988), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Big Kahuna (1999), Big Fish (2003), Deck the Halls (2006), When in Rome (2010), Wiener-Dog (2016) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). DeVito has voiced characters in numerous animated films including Space Jam (1996), Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023). He both directed and starred in several films such as Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Matilda (1996), and Death to Smoochy (2002). He has served as a producer on notable films such as Reality Bites (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Garden State (2004). DeVito married actress Rhea Perlman in 1982; they have three children. The couple separated in 2012.
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence as the irascible dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He plays Frank Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006 - present).
In film, DeVito is known for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Twins (1988), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Big Kahuna (1999), Big Fish (2003), Deck the Halls (2006), When in Rome (2010), Wiener-Dog (2016) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). DeVito has voiced characters in numerous animated films including Space Jam (1996), Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023). He both directed and starred in several films such as Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Matilda (1996), and Death to Smoochy (2002). He has served as a producer on notable films such as Reality Bites (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Gattaca (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Garden State (2004).
DeVito married actress Rhea Perlman in 1982; they have three children. The couple separated in 2012.
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Filmography
Cop Origin Story
2026
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as
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Age: 81
No Image
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
2025
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as Self
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Age: 80
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
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as Janitor
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Age: 79
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
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as Self
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Age: 79
Poolman
2024
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as Jack Denisoff
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Age: 79
Migration
2023
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as Uncle Dan (voice)
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Age: 79
Haunted Mansion
2023
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as Bruce Davis
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Age: 78
No Image
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 76
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
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as Eddie
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Age: 75
Dumbo
2019
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as Maximilian "Max" Medici
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Age: 74
Smallfoot
2018
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as Dorgle (voice)
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Age: 73
Animal Crackers
2018
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as Chesterfield (voice)
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Age: 73
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
2018
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as Uncle Jack (voice)
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Age: 73
Wiener-Dog
2016
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as Dave Schmerz
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Age: 71
The Lorax
2012
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as The Lorax (voice)
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Age: 67
Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010
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as Actor
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Age: 65
I'm Still Here
2010
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as Danny DeVito
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Age: 65
When in Rome
2010
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as Al Russo
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Age: 65
Solitary Man
2009
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as Jimmy Marino
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Age: 64
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009
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as Self
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Age: 64
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
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as Self
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Age: 63
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 62
Nobel Son
2007
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as Gastner
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Age: 62
Even Money
2007
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as Walter
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Age: 62
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
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as District Attorney
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Age: 62
The Good Night
2007
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as Mel
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Age: 62
Deck the Halls
2006
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as Buddy Hall
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Age: 62
10 Items or Less
2006
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as Big D
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Age: 61
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
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as Self
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Age: 61
Relative Strangers
2006
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as Frank Menure
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Age: 61
No Image
My Girlfriend's Abroad
2006
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as Uncle Rick (uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Oh in Ohio
2006
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as Wayne the Pool Guy
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Age: 61
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
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as Booth
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Age: 61
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
No Image
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
Be Cool
2005
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as Martin Weir
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Age: 60
The Divine Bette Midler
2005
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as Self
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Age: 60
No Image
The Misbehavers
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
No Image
Catching Kringle
2004
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as General Needham
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Age: 59
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
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as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 59
Big Fish
2003
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as Amos Calloway
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Age: 59
Duplex
2003
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as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 58
Anything Else
2003
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as Harvey Wexler
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Age: 58
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002
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as Self
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Age: 58
No Image
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
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as Self
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Age: 57
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
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as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
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Age: 57
Death to Smoochy
2002
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as Burke Bennett
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Age: 57
Heist
2001
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as Mickey Bergman
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Age: 56
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
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as Max Fairbanks
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Age: 56
Screwed
2000
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as Grover Cleaver
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Age: 55
The Virgin Suicides
2000
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as Dr. Horniker
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Age: 55
Drowning Mona
2000
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as Chief Wyatt Rash
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Age: 55
Man on the Moon
1999
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as George Shapiro
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Age: 55
The Big Kahuna
1999
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as Phil Cooper
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Age: 55
Living Out Loud
1998
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as Pat Francato
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Age: 53
Completely Cuckoo
1997
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Rainmaker
1997
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as Deck Shifflet
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Age: 53
L.A. Confidential
1997
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as Sid Hudgens
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Age: 52
Men in Black
1997
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as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Hercules
1997
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as Philoctetes (voice)
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Age: 52
Mars Attacks!
1996
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as Rude Gambler
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Age: 52
Space Jam
1996
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as Swackhammer (voice)
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Age: 51
Matilda
1996
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as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
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Age: 51
Get Shorty
1995
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as Martin Weir
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Age: 50
Junior
1994
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as Dr. Larry Arbogast
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Age: 50
Renaissance Man
1994
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as Bill Rago
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Age: 49
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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as Worm TV Host
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Age: 49
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
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as Rocks (voice)
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Age: 48
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Jack the Bear
1993
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as John Leary
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Age: 48
Hoffa
1992
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as Bobby Ciaro
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Age: 48
Batman Returns
1992
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as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
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Age: 47
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
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as Self
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Age: 47
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
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as
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Age: 46
Other People's Money
1991
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as Lawrence Garfield
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Age: 46
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Earth Day Special
1990
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as Vic
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Age: 45
The War of the Roses
1989
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as Gavin D'Amato
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Age: 45
Two Daddies?
1989
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as George Johnson (voice)
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Age: 44
No Image
A Very Special Christmas Party
1988
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as Self
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Age: 44
Twins
1988
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as Vincent Benedict
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Age: 44
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
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as Self
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Age: 43
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
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as Owen Lift
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Age: 43
Tin Men
1987
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as Ernest Tilley
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Age: 42
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986
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as Self
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Age: 41
Ruthless People
1986
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as Sam Stone
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Age: 41
Wise Guys
1986
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as Harry Valentini
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Age: 41
Happily Ever After
1985
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as George Johnson (voice)
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Age: 40
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
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as Ralph
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Age: 40
Head Office
1985
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as Frank Stedman
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Age: 40
Johnny Dangerously
1984
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as Burr
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Age: 40
All The Kids Do It
1984
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as Ackroyd
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Age: 39
Romancing the Stone
1984
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as Ralph
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Age: 39
Terms of Endearment
1983
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as Vernon Dahlart
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Age: 39
Going Ape!
1981
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as Lazlo
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Age: 36
The Gong Show Movie
1980
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as Performer
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Age: 35
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1980
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as Self
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Age: 35
Goin' South
1978
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as Hog
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Age: 33
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
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as Martini
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Age: 31
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
1973
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as Petey
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Age: 28
Scalawag
1973
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as Fly Speck
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Age: 28
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972
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as Adrian
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Age: 27