Don Rickles
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American actor and
stand-up comedian 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 series titled ''The Don Rickles Show'' (1968) and a
CBS sitcom identically titled ''
The Don Rickles Show'' (1972). A veteran headline performer at
Las Vegas hotel-casinos and peripheral member of the
Rat Pack via friendship with
Frank Sinatra, Rickles received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on talk and variety shows, including ''
The Dean Martin Show'', ''
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', and The ''
Late Show with David Letterman'', and voiced
Mr. Potato Head in the first three films of the
''Toy Story'' franchise (1995–2010), with archive recordings used for ''
Toy Story 4'' (2019). He won a
Primetime Emmy Award for the 2006 documentary ''
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project''. In 2014, he was honored by fellow comedians in a show at the
Apollo Theater, which was taped and released on
Spike TV titled ''
Don Rickles: One Night Only''.
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