Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1965
The Daily Show
2007
Late Show with David Letterman
1997
The Mike Douglas Show
1967
Saturday Night Live
1984
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2006
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2007
The Merv Griffin Show
1972
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1997
Late Night with David Letterman
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
164
Writing
6
Crew
1
2024
Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013
as Himself
2024
Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake
as Self
2023
Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre
as Self
2023
Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014
as Self
2023
Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010
as Self
2023
Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011
as Self
2023
Bob and Don: A Love Story
as Self (archived footage)
2019
Toy Story 4
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
as Self
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only
as Self - Honoree
2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
as Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
Partysaurus Rex
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2012
Inside Comedy
as Self
2011
Hawaiian Vacation
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as (archive footage)
2011
Small Fry
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2011
Zookeeper
as Frog (voice)
2011
Hot in Cleveland
as Bobby
2010
Toy Story 3
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
as Self
2010
Larry King Live
as Self
2010
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
as Self - Roaster
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self - Guest
2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self
2008
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
2007
Today
as Self
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2007
The Unit
as Don Rickles / Priest
2006
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2005
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2004
The Wool Cap
as Ira
2004
Goodnight, We Love You
as Self
2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
as Don Rickles
2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2000
The Oscars
as Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1999
Toy Story 2
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1998
Dirty Work
as Hamilton
1998
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as George Wilson
1998
Quest for Camelot
as Cornwall (voice)
1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Redux Riding Hood
as The Boss (voice)
1997
The Single Guy
as Dr. Dick Sloan
1997
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1997
The Larry Sanders Show
as Don Rickles
1997
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
1995
Toy Story
as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
1995
Casino
as Billy Sherbert
1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self
1993
Daddy Dearest
as Al Mitchell
1993
Vicki!
as Self
1992
Innocent Blood
as Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II
as Self
1991
Hunter
as Harold Schwan
1990
Keaton's Cop
as Jake Barber
1990
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
1989
Newhart
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
1986
Rickles... On the Loose
as Self
1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self
1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
as Self
1983
Gimme a Break!
as Max
1983
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982
Two Top Bananas
as Self
1980
For the Love of It
as Jim Joy
1979
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as Self
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self
1977
US Against the World
as Self - Host
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
as Self
1976
Joys
as Self
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self
1976
CPO Sharkey
as Otto Sharkey
1976
Medical Center
as Spencer Rusin
1975
Rickles
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Comedian on TV
1974
Sanford and Son
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1972
Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking
as Self
1972
The Don Rickles Show
as Don Robinson
1972
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
1972
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1971
The Love Machine
as Announcer (uncredited)
1971
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
Kelly's Heroes
as Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
1970
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
as Self
1970
The Jim Nabors Hour
1970
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1970
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1970
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1969
Where It's At
as Willie
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
1969
The Mothers-in-Law
as Don Rickles
1969
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1969
The Dean Martin Show
as Self
1969
Get Smart
as Guard (uncredited)
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Get Smart
as Sid Krimm
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
1967
Enter Laughing
as Harry Hamburger
1967
The Money Jungle
as Harry Darkwater
1967
The Lucy Show
as Eddie Rickles
1967
The Dean Martin Show
1967
Run for Your Life
as Willy Hatch
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
as Kiski
1967
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Center Square
1966
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Gilligan's Island
1966
The Wild Wild West
as Asmodeus
1966
Run for Your Life
as Leo Mazinov
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1965
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Big Drop
1965
The Andy Griffith Show
as Newton Monroe
1965
F Troop
1965
The Munsters
1965
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Fred
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Sgt. Mason
1965
Summer Playhouse
1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1965
Burke's Law
as Swifty Piedmont
1964
Muscle Beach Party
as Jack Fanny
1964
Bikini Beach
as Big Drag
1964
Pajama Party
as “Big Bang” The Martian
1964
The Addams Family
as Claude
1964
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Lyle Delp
1964
Burke's Law
as Frank Cross
1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Crane
1963
Burke's Law
as Lou Kronkeit
1962
Cain's Hundred
as Dave Malloy
1961
The Twilight Zone
as Bettor
1960
The Rat Race
as Nellie
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Newscaster
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Reporter
1959
The Rabbit Trap
as Mike O'Halloran
1959
The Thin Man
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Announcer
1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
1957
M Squad