Charles Grodin, deadpan comic actor known for 'Midnight Run' and 'Beethoven,' dies at 86
Charles Grodin, the actor who lent his droll wit and deadpan delivery to films such as "The Heartbreak Kid," "Heaven Can Wait," "Midnight Run" and "Beethoven," died Tuesday. He was 86.
The actor's son Nicholas told The Associated Press that his father died at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer.
Grodin specialized in playing world-weary businessmen and uptight fathers, approaching each role with a deft combination of neurotic intensity and wry detachment.
He was especially prolific in the 1980s, taking on memorable supporting parts in various comedies such as Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Woman in Red (1984), and Ishtar (1987).
At: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/charles-grodin-deadpan-comic-actor-known-midnight-run-beethoven-dies-n1267844
Actor Charles Grodin, 1935-2021, breakfasting with Beethoven the St. Bernard.
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I can't say I'm too familiar with his work - but he would've been great in a politically-set show like West Wing or House of Cards.
Godspeed to Charles Grodin. 