Jack Riley
John Albert Riley Jr. (December 30, 1935 – August 19, 2016) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was known for playing Elliot Carlin, a chronic psychology client of the main character on The Bob Newhart Show, and for voicing Stu Pickles, one of the parents in the animated Rugrats franchise. Riley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Agnes C. Riley (née Corrigan) and John Albert Riley. After attending Saint Ignatius High School and John Carroll University, he served in the U.S. Army. After being discharged, Riley became a popular radio personality in Cleveland, along with his radio partner and "straight man" Jeff Baxter; The Baxter & Riley Show on WERE (1300 AM) featured not only music but comedy sketches and a slew of offbeat characters that Riley and Baxter voiced. Riley gave up the radio show in the mid-1960s and moved to Los Angeles, where his Cleveland friend Tim Conway helped him obtain work writing comedy sketches, which later led to acting opportunities. First a semi-regular in the cast of the 1960s sitcom Occasional Wife, a short-lived show on NBC in which he played Wally Frick, Riley was perhaps most famous for playing Elliot Carlin, the neurotic, sour, and selfish patient on The Bob Newhart Show 1972–1978. In 1973, he was cast as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family Fun-House, then in 1979, he starred in ABC's holiday telefilm The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (a.k.a. The Night Dracula Saved The World) as Warren the Werewolf (Wolf Man) of Budapest. Riley then, in 1980, appeared in a comedy special for HBO called The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter. He was a regular cast member in The Tim Conway Show, a comedy-variety show that aired on CBS from March 1980 through late summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. In 1985, he reprised his Bob Newhart Show role of Elliot Carlin on St. Elsewhere, and did so again in a 1987 episode of ALF. Among his other TV credits are multiple appearances on such shows as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (parodying Lyndon Johnson), M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, One Day at a Time, Gomer Pyle, Diff'rent Strokes, and Night Court. He was also a favorite of Mel Brooks, appearing in several of his films: High Anxiety (1977), History of the World: Part I (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), and (cameo only) Spaceballs (1987). Riley often provided voiceovers for television and radio commercials, most notably in spots for Country Crock margarine. He also voiced the character "P.C. Modem, the computer genius" in radio commercials for CompUSA that aired in the 1990s. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Riley was known for voicing Stu Pickles (father of the main protagonist Tommy) in the animated series Rugrats. The franchise consisted of the TV series, the spin-off All Grown Up! and the film trilogy. He continued to make guest appearances during the 1990s in popular sitcoms, showing up in episodes of Seinfeld, Son of the Beach, Friends, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, That '70s Show, and, in a gag appearance, as an unnamed but obvious Mr. Carlin in a 1988 episode of Newhart. He made a cameo appearance on the November 23, 2013, episode of Saturday Night Live, as a subway passenger during the sketch "Matchbox 3". That episode would be his final acting role.
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History of the World: Part I
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The Player
as Jack RileyA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected -...
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Rugrats Go Wild
as Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)When the Rugrats find themselves stranded on a deserted island, they meet the Thornberrys, a...
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
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The Rugrats Movie
as Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)Annoyed by the responsibility of being an older brother to Dil, Tommy sets out with Chuckie,...
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High Anxiety
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The Long Goodbye
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The History of White People in America: Volume II
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as ScientistIn this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people...
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Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
as SelfA featurette about the origins of "Silent Movie," as well as its inspirations and development,...
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as uncreditedPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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as uncreditedWealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife,...
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as Earl QuigleyFormer 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex,...
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as CaptainHogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17,...
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as RiderA stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in...
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as uncreditedA long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...
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as Eldon Colfax30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic...
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as uncreditedThe Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired...
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as Elliot CarlinThe Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired...
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as uncreditedGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September...
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as uncreditedAll Grown Up! is an animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó for...
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as Stu Pickles (voice)All Grown Up! is an animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó for...
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as uncreditedEight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15,...
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as uncreditedCharles in Charge is an American sitcom series starring Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old...
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as Sexton / DeaconA live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Son of the Beach
as uncreditedA parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard...
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as LeonardThe Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead...
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as Guest PerformerAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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as SelfAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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as uncreditedMike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of...
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as Ghost Cat (voice)Your favorite lazy, fat cat is at it again. Garfield, Odie, Jon and the rest of the gang are...
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as uncreditedYoung Sister Bertrille uses her ability to become airborne to help others, whether they want it...
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as Stu Pickles (voice)Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and...
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as Man (voice)Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and...
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Barney Miller
as Frederick ClooneyBarney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...
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as Robert LovellBarney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...
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as Dr. FlickNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...
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as Emil DuttonNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...
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as Beepo the ClownNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...
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as Jim WimberlyNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...
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as uncreditedDick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...
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as uncreditedOh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball,...
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as uncreditedHayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football...
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as Mr. ShipleyA comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and...
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as SnipesAn abandoned waif and her dog are taken in by a cranky apartment manager who becomes her...
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The Tim Conway Show
as SelfA variety/sketch comedy television series. Tim Conway hosted a variety show so closely modeled...
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Diff'rent Strokes
as Mr. CrockerThe series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...
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Occasional Wife
as uncreditedOccasional Wife is an American sitcom
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as uncreditedWorking is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1999. The series was...
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as Ed SweetzerJoe, who works at his dad's plumbing store, meets Valerie at a disco and a romance begins. But...
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as Mr. Dwight LedbetterMathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One Television, of which five...
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as RoyalThe adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...
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