Don Rickles filmography

Rickles in 1973

Don Rickles (1926–2017) was an American actor, author, and stand-up comedian. The following are his roles in film, television and video games.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Run Silent, Run Deep	Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
1959	The Rabbit Trap	Mike O'Halloran
1960	The Rat Race	Nellie
1963	X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes	Crane
1964	Muscle Beach Party	Jack Fanny
	Bikini Beach	Big Drag
	Pajama Party	Big Bang The Martian
1965	Beach Blanket Bingo	Big Drop
1967	Enter Laughing	Harry Hamburger
	The Money Jungle	Harry Darkwater
1969	Where It's At	Willie
1970	Kelly's Heroes	Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1971	The Love Machine	Announcer	Uncredited cameo
1975	Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck	Himself	Documentary
1990	Keaton's Cop	Jake
1992	Innocent Blood	Emmanuel "Manny" Bergman
1995	Casino	Billy Sherbert
	Toy Story	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1997	Redux Riding Hood	The Boss (voice)	Short film
1998	Quest for Camelot	Cornwall (voice)
	Dirty Work	Mr. Hamilton
	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again	George Wilson	Direct-to-Video
1999	Toy Story 2	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Himself / Various	Documentary
2010	Toy Story 3	Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011	Hawaiian Vacation		Short film
	Small Fry
	Zookeeper	Jim the Bullfrog (voice)
2012	Partysaurus Rex	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	Short film
2019	Toy Story 4		Posthumous release with unused archive audio pre-recordings; dedicated to his memory.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	Stage 7	Announcer	Episode: "A Note of Fear"
1955–1956	Cavalcade of America	Commentator	2 episodes
1956	Chevron Hall of Stars	Announcer
	Four Star Playhouse		Episode: "The Listener" (uncredited)
1957	M Squad	Currently Unknown	Episode: "Pete Loves Mary" (scenes deleted)
1959	The Thin Man	Eddie	Episode: "The Cat Kicker"
1959–1960	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Reporter / Newscaster / Announcer	3 episodes
1961	The Twilight Zone	Bettor	Episode: "Mr. Dingle, the Strong"
	Wagon Train	Joe Carder	Episode: "Wagon to Fort Anderson"
	Hennesey	Chief Petty Officer Ernie Schmidt	Episode: "Professional Sailor"
1962	The Dick Powell Show	Newscaster	Episode: "Seeds of April"
	Cain's Hundred	Dave Molloy	Episode: "Blood Money"
1963–1965	Burke's Law	Various	3 episodes
1964	The Addams Family	Claude	Episode: "Halloween With the Addams Family"
	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Lyle Delp	2 episodes
1965	The Beverly Hillbillies	Fred	Episode: "Jed's Temptation"
	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	Sergeant Jim Mason	Episode: "My Buddy, the War Hero"
	The Munsters	"Doc" Happy Havemeyer	Episode: "Dance with Me, Herman"
	The Andy Griffith Show	Newton Munroe	Episode: "The Luck of Newton Munroe"
1965–1966	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Linny	2 episodes
1965–1992	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Guest / Guest-Host / Himself / Various	131 episodes
1966–1967	Run for Your Life	Willy Hatch / Leo Mazinov	2 episodes
	F Troop	Bald Eagle	Episode: "The Return of Bald Eagle"
1966	The Wild Wild West	Asmodeus	Episode: "The Night of the Druid's Blood"
	The Bob Hope Show	Himself	5 episodes
	Gilligan's Island	Norbert Wiley	Episode: "The Kidnapper"
1966–1981	The Mike Douglas Show	Co-Host / Comedian / Himself / Vocalist	29 episodes
1967	The Lucy Show	Eddie Rickles	Episode: "Lucy the Fight Manager"
	I Spy	Frank Bodie	Episode: "Night Train to Madrid"
	I Dream of Jeannie	Kiski	Episode: "My Master, the Weakling"
1967–1969	The Joey Bishop Show	Himself / Host	15 episodes
1967–1974	The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)	Center Square / Himself / Panelist	28 episodes
1968–1969	The Don Rickles Show	Himself (host)	17 episodes
	Get Smart	Sid Krimm / Guard	3 episodes
1968	The Carol Burnett Show	Shoe salesman	Season 2, Episode 7
1970	The Carol Burnett Show	Painter	Season 4, Episode 11
1972	The Don Rickles Show	Don Robinson	13 episodes
1973	A Couple of Dons	Himself	Television Special
1974	Sanford and Son	Fight Announcer (voice)	Episode: "Once a Thief"
1975	Buy This Tape, You Hockey Puck	Himself	Stand-up special
1976	Medical Center	S. Ruskin	Episode: "The Happy State of Depression"
1976–1978	C.P.O. Sharkey	"C.P.O. Otto Sharkey"	37 episodes
1980	Don Rickles and His Wise Guys	Himself	HBO special
1982	Archie Bunker's Place	Al Snyder	Episode: "Death of a Lodger"
1983	Gimme a Break!	Max	Episode: "Nell and the Kid"
1984	Saturday Night Live	Guest / Himself	Season 9, Episode 11
1985	George Burns Comedy Week	Mayor	Episode: "Disaster at Buzz Creek"
1989	Newhart	Don Prince	Episode: "The Nice Man Cometh"
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Mr. Ingles	Episode: "The Ventriloquist's Dummy"
1991	Hunter	Harold Schwan	Episode: "Ex Marks the Spot"
1993	Daddy Dearest	Al Mitchell	13 episodes
1994–2011	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Guest / Himself	19 episodes
1994-2015	Late Show with David Letterman	Guest / Himself
1997	The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	Episode: "Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules"
	The Single Guy	Dr. Dick Sloan	Episode: "Big Baby"
1998	Murphy Brown	Leonard, Secretary No. 90	Episode: "Dial and Substance"
2000	72nd Academy Awards	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	Television film
2002	The Bernie Mac Show	Himself	Episode: "The Sweet Life"
2004	The Wool Cap	Ira	Television film
2005	The Catch	Roy Kozikowski	Pilot
2005–2014	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Guest / Himself	13 episodes
2007	The Unit	Himself / Priest	Episode: "Sub-Conscious"
2007–2016	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Guest / Himself	15 episodes
2011	Hot in Cleveland	Bobby	2 episodes
2013	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Himself (guest)	Episode: "You'll Never Play the Copa"
	Toy Story of Terror!	Mr. Potato Head (voice)	Television special
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot
	Don Rickles: One Night Only	Himself	Television Special, Spike
2017	Dinner with Don	Himself (host)	13 episodes Posthumous release
2023	Agent Elvis	Himself	Episode: "F*ck You, Vegas"; Posthumous vocal cameo via archival audio

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1996	Animated Storybook: Toy Story	Mr. Potato Head
1999	Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
2001	Toy Story Racer
2003	Toy Story: Buzz Lightyear's Blast Up Together

Live shows

• Toy Story: The Musical – Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Theme park attractions

• The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) - William
• Toy Story Midway Mania! – Mr. Potato Head

External links

• Official website
• Don Rickles at IMDb
• Don Rickles at the TCM Movie Database
• Don Rickles at TVGuide.com