Jack Riley
Acting
Born: December 30, 1935 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: August 19, 2016 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Boogie Nights
1997
Spaceballs
1987
Seinfeld
1989
That '70s Show
1998
Married... with Children
1987
The Player
1992
History of the World: Part I
1981
Columbo
1971
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
The Long Goodbye
1973
Rugrats
1991
M*A*S*H
1972
Photos (1)
Movies (55)
Spaceballs
TV Newsman
Boogie Nights
Lawyer
The Player
Jack Riley
The Long Goodbye
Riley
The Rugrats Movie
Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Stu Pickles (voice)
Rugrats Go Wild
Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)
High Anxiety
The Desk Clerk
Catch-22
Doctor
Silent Movie
Executive
Recess: School's Out
Golfer #1 (voice)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Riley Quinn
Days of Wine and Roses
Waiter (uncredited)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
Salesman
Theodore Rex
Alaric
To Be or Not to Be
Dobish
History of the World: Part I
Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
Frances
Bob Barnes
The World's Greatest Lover
Projectionist
Gleaming the Cube
Homeowner
Finders Keepers
Ormond
Room 6
James Brewster
Night Patrol
Doctor Ziegler
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Messenger
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White
Stu (voice)
California Split
Second Bartender
A Dangerous Woman
Bandleader
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Wade
The Bank Shot
Agent Jackson
The Bank Shot
Jackson
Chairman of the Board
Condom Boss
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Scientist
Lots of Luck
Marvin
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Citizen (uncredited)
In Broad Daylight
Cab Driver #3 (uncredited)
A Rugrats Vacation
Stu Pickles (voice)
The History of White People in America
Scientist
Avenging Angel
Elder
Portrait of a White Marriage
Roy Bloomer
The Rules of Marriage
Herb Gallup
Rented Lips
Herb the Auditor
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Jack(uncredited)
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Sexton / Deacon
When Your Lover Leaves
Ralph
The Todd Killings
Record Company Executive
Rugrats: All Growed Up
Stu Pickles (voice)
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Wolf Man
Burl's
Gym Instructor
A Rugrats Passover
Stu Pickles (voice)
A Rugrats Chanukah
Stu Pickles (voice)
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Owen
First the Egg
Mr. White
Love in the Present Tense
Alex
Payback
Coroner
Rugrats: Decade in Diapers
Stu Pickles
TV Shows (69)
Married... with Children
Wendell · 1 eps
Rugrats
Stu Pickles (voice) · 322 eps
Columbo
Director · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Miles Metcalf · 2 eps
Seinfeld
Rider · 1 eps
Coach
Oliver · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Old Man Shinsky · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
2 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Captain · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
M*A*S*H
Capt. Kaplan · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Mr. Jones · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
Dr. Robert P. Medlow · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Adrian Lyman · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
Norman Culp · 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Barry Barlow · 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Eldon Colfax · 1 eps
Newhart
Patient · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Danny · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Leo · 1 eps
Happy Days
Officer O'Reilly · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Elliot Carlin · 1 eps
Night Court
Dr. Flick · 3 eps
Night Court
Emil Dutton · 1 eps
Night Court
Beepo the Clown · 2 eps
Night Court
Jim Wimberly · 1 eps
Family Matters
Wayne · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Gunslinger · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Clergyman · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Minor Role · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Paul · 1 eps
Family Ties
Earl Quigley · 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Elliot Carlin · 49 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
Frank · 1 eps
The Partridge Family
Corporal Wrzesinski · 1 eps
Barney Miller
Frederick Clooney · 1 eps
Barney Miller
Robert Lovell · 1 eps
The Garfield Show
Ghost Cat (voice) · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Norm Ricks · 1 eps
The Flying Nun
Leo · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Police Woman
Joe · 1 eps
All Grown Up!
1 eps
All Grown Up!
Stu Pickles (voice) · 5 eps
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Mr. Graves · 1 eps
Charles in Charge
Professor Kleeman · 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Larry · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Lyndon B. Johnson (uncredited) · 1 eps
Harry and the Hendersons
Leonard · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sexton / Deacon · 1 eps
Harry O
Eddie Stern · 1 eps
Harry O
Barney Hamilton · 1 eps
Yes, Dear
Mr. Shipley · 1 eps
Punky Brewster
Snipes · 1 eps
Eight Is Enough
1 eps
Dave's World
Guy · 1 eps
Son of the Beach
10 eps
Working
Chaplain · 1 eps
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1 eps
George & Leo
1 eps
Mathnet
Mr. Dwight Ledbetter · 1 eps
Oh, Grow Up
1 eps
Occasional Wife
1 eps
Blacke's Magic
1 eps
The Snoop Sisters
Ollie Robertson · 1 eps
Ladies' Man
1 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
Mr. Crocker · 5 eps
Kung Fu
Royal · 1 eps
Joe and Valerie
Ed Sweetzer · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Body Language
Self · 5 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 7 eps
The Tim Conway Show
Self · 32 eps
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
Self
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
Self