Acting
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.
Filmography
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
Film · 2009
The Garfield Show
Series · 2009
Avenging Angel
Film · 2007
Room 6
Film · 2006
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow White
Film · 2005
Rugrats Go Wild
Film · 2003
Burl's
Film · 2003
All Grown Up!
Series · 2003
All Grown Up!
Series · 2003
Rugrats: Decade in Diapers
Film · 2002
Rugrats: All Growed Up
Film · 2001
Recess: School's Out
Film · 2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Film · 2000
Son of the Beach
Series · 2000
Yes, Dear
Series · 2000
Oh, Grow Up
Series · 1999
The Rugrats Movie
Film · 1998
Chairman of the Board
Film · 1998
That '70s Show
Series · 1998
Boogie Nights
Film · 1997
A Rugrats Vacation
Film · 1997
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Series · 1997
Working
Series · 1997
George & Leo
Series · 1997
A Rugrats Chanukah
Film · 1996
Theodore Rex
Film · 1995
The Drew Carey Show
Series · 1995
A Rugrats Passover
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
A Dangerous Woman
Film · 1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
Film · 1993
Dave's World
Series · 1993
The Player
Film · 1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Series · 1992
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Film · 1991
Rugrats
Series · 1991
Harry and the Hendersons
Series · 1991
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Film · 1989
Gleaming the Cube
Film · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
Coach
Series · 1989
Family Matters
Series · 1989
Payback
Film · 1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
Film · 1988
Rented Lips
Film · 1988
Spaceballs
Film · 1987
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
Film · 1987
Mathnet
Series · 1987
Roxie
Series · 1987
Married... with Children
Series · 1987
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Film · 1986
Throb
Series · 1986
Blacke's Magic
Series · 1986
First the Egg
Film · 1985
The History of White People in America
Film · 1985
Lots of Luck
Film · 1985
Washingtoon
Series · 1985
Night Patrol
Film · 1984
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Film · 1984
Finders Keepers
Film · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Charles in Charge
Series · 1984
Punky Brewster
Series · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Body Language
Series · 1984
To Be or Not to Be
Film · 1983
When Your Lover Leaves
Film · 1983
Frances
Film · 1982
Love in the Present Tense
Film · 1982
The Rules of Marriage
Film · 1982
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Family Ties
Series · 1982
Newhart
Series · 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Series · 1982
History of the World: Part I
Film · 1981
Simon & Simon
Series · 1981
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Film · 1980
Ladies' Man
Series · 1980
The Tim Conway Show
Series · 1980
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
Film · 1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Film · 1979
Hart to Hart
Series · 1979
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
Film · 1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Film · 1978
Diff'rent Strokes
Series · 1978
Joe and Valerie
Series · 1978
High Anxiety
Film · 1977
The World's Greatest Lover
Film · 1977
Eight Is Enough
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Silent Movie
Film · 1976
Alice
Series · 1976
Barney Miller
Series · 1975
Barney Miller
Series · 1975
California Split
Film · 1974
The Bank Shot
Film · 1974
The Bank Shot
Film · 1974
Happy Days
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Harry O
Series · 1974
Harry O
Series · 1974
The Long Goodbye
Film · 1973
The Snoop Sisters
Series · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Film · 1971
In Broad Daylight
Film · 1971
The Todd Killings
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Getting Together
Series · 1971
Catch-22
Film · 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series · 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series · 1970
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Flying Nun
Series · 1967
Occasional Wife
Series · 1966
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Series · 1964
Days of Wine and Roses
Film · 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951