![]() ![]() He followed with “Absence of a Cello” in 1964. In 1962 Grodin made his Broadway debut and received good notices in “Tchin Tchin,” a three-character play starring Anthony Quinn. He studied at the University of Miami and the Pittsburgh Playhouse, worked in summer theater and then struggled in New York, working nights as a cab driver, postal clerk and watchman while studying acting during the day. Grodin, the offbeat actor and writer who scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and the father in the “Beethoven” comedies, died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Conn. Asked why he took up such a role, he told The Associated Press he was happy to get the work.įILE – Actor Charles Grodin appears during the grand finale of the “Night of 100 Stars” benefit gala in New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Feb. “Beethoven” brought him success in the family-animal comedy genre in 1992. “I moved a little more toward drama and he moved a little toward comedy,” Grodin said at the time. Kennedy Center For Justice And Human Rights) (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Robert F. Kennedy Center For Justice And Human Rights 2013 Ripple Of Hope Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on Decemin New York City. One line he threw at De Niro: “You ever had sex with an animal, Jack?” NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 11: Actor Charles Grodin speaks onstage at Robert F. ![]() Often Grodin was genuinely trying to amuse his more intimidating co-star. ![]() Grodin and De Niro improvised in many scenes in the film, revered as among the greatest buddy comedies. They’re being chased by police, another bounty hunter and the Mob, and because Grodin is afraid of flying, they are forced to go by car, bus, even boxcar. In 1988′s “Midnight Run,” Grodin was a bail-jumping accountant who took millions from a mobster and De Niro was the bounty hunter trying to bring him cross-country to Los Angeles. ![]()
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