Rob Reiner
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 age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: 06 March 1947 • Died: 14 December 2025
Played In
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Filmmaker & Carl Reiner's Son
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self (archive footage)
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Marty DiBergi
From Darkness to Light
Self (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
The Bear
Albert Schnur
Family Squares
Narrator (voice)
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
The Grandfather
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandson
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather (voice)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
Hollywood
Ace Amberg
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
Scenes from a Friendship
Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Andre the Giant
Self
Shock and Awe
John Walcott
Steve
Self
The Beat with Ari Melber
Self
The Jim Jefferies Show
Self
Sandy Wexler
Marty Markowitz
The Good Fight
Judge Josh Brickner
The History of Comedy
Self
The Last Laugh
Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
Everything Is Copy
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
HAPPYish
And So It Goes
Artie
The Case Against 8
Self
The Wolf Pack
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
About a Boy
Bagel Shop Owner
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Wolf of Wall Street
Max Belfort
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
Self - Interviewee
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
New Girl
Bob Day
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
Rob Reiner
These Amazing Shadows
Self
The Fran Drescher Show
On Air
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Self
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Self
Late Night Stars of Poker
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Self
The Making of “Say”
Self
Tussen De Oren
Wizards of Waverly Place
Himself
Knevel & Van den Brink
Self
30 Rock
Rob Reiner
Pauw & Witteman
Everyone's Hero
Screwie (voice)
Albert
Hannah Montana
Rob Reiner
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
Hopeless Pictures
Futterman
Seinfeld: How It Began
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Self
TV Revolution
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Self
The Road to The Sure Thing
Alex & Emma
Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Misery Loves Company
Self
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
The Majestic
Studio Executive (voice)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Primetime Glick
How Harry Met Sally…
Self
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rob Reiner
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Marty DiBergi
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
The Story of Us
Stan Kogen
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
The Muse
Rob Reiner
EDtv
Mr. Whitaker
Forever Hollywood
Self
Primary Colors
Izzy Rosenblatt
The View
Self
Mad Dog Time
Albert the Chauffeur
The First Wives Club
Dr. Morris Packman
E! True Hollywood Story
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Albert Maltz
For Better or Worse
Dr. Plosner
Bye Bye Love
Dr. David Townsend
Mixed Nuts
Dr. Kinsky
Bullets Over Broadway
Sheldon Flender
Frasier
Bill (voice)
Sleepless in Seattle
Jay
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Marty DiBergi
Bureau Kruislaan
The Larry Sanders Show
Rob Reiner
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Self
Morton & Hayes
Rob Reiner
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Misery
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
The Spirit of '76
Dr. Cash
Postcards from the Edge
Joe Pierce
Partners in Life
Max King III
Wie ben ik?
The Simpsons
Rob Reiner (voice)
Sidewalks Entertainment
Throw Momma from the Train
Joel
Johnny Appleseed
Jack Smith
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Rob Reiner
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Marty DiBergi
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
Tall Tales & Legends
Jack Smith
The Best of John Belushi
Various Characters
This Is Spinal Tap
Marty DiBergi
The Million Dollar Infield
Monte Miller
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Marty DiBergi
The Jerk
Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
J.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
More Than Friends
Alan Corkus
Free Country
Joseph Bresner
America 2-Night
Rob Reiner
US Against the World
Self
Fire Sale
Russel Fikus
Battle of the Network Stars
Good Heavens
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Miguelito
The Rockford Files
Larry 'King' Sturtevant
Thursday's Game
Joel Forrest
The Picture
Bud
Getting Together
Summertree
Don
All in the Family
Michael Stivic
Where’s Poppa?
Roger
The Partridge Family
Snake
The Odd Couple
Sheldn
Halls of Anger
Leaky Couloris
Room 222
60 Minutes
Self
The Mothers-in-Law
Director
The Big Mouth
Guy on Beach (uncredited)
Enter Laughing
Clark Baxter
Hey Landlord!
That Girl
That Girl
Carl
Batman
Delivery Boy
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Beatnik
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
CBS Evening News
Self (archive footage)
The Andy Griffith Show
Joe
This Is Your Life
Self
De Nationale IQ test