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Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Died June 29, 2020, aged 98 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965). Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 20, 1922
Died
June 29, 2020 (aged 98)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 120 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Carl Reiner's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 36 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 8

Gentle 26 · Charged 13 · Intense 2

Steady 22 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 24

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 0

Casual 34 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Herald
2 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
27
Warm
23
Absurd
17
Tense
9
Contemplative
6
Other
26

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carl Reiner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Subscription and free streaming for Carl Reiner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

120 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 96 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as The Grandfather

  • Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Carl Reineroceros (voice)

  • Forky Asks a Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Reineroceros

  • Toy Story 4(2019)

    as Carl Reineroceros (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Duck Duck Goose(2018)

    as Larry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as The Wizard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Shimmer and Shine(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa Clause (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn-Allen Mixon

  • Young & Hungry(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Dumbbells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Donald Cummings

  • The Sixties(2014)

    Show as Alan Brady

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Dreamworks: Holiday Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Santa (voice)

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Max

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Merry Madagascar(2009)

    as Santa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Story · as Murray (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ned Jones

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    as Saul Bloom

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Irv (voice) · as Mailbox #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    as Saul Bloom

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugene Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Milton Bombay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sarmoti (voice)

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited(2004)

    Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Alan Brady

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Good Boy(2003)

    as Shep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marty Pepper

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Globehunters(2002)

    as Max (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Life with Bonnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Portinbody

  • The Majestic(2001)

    as Studio Executive (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    as Saul Bloom

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Reiner · as Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Macy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    as P.G. Biggershot

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Al Lipton

  • Beggars and Choosers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid Barry

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Fantasy Baseball Coach (voice) · as Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Hercules(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Prometheus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • Slums of Beverly Hills(1998)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson Buck

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • That Old Feeling(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Garry Kasner (voice) · as Gary Kasner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • The Right to Remain Silent(1996)

    as Norman Friedler

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Salacious Priest (voice)

  • Fatal Instinct(1993)

    Director · as Judge Ben Arugula

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Brady

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Reiner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Sibling Rivalry(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Spirit of '76(1990)

    as Dr. Von Mobil

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool(1989)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Mickey's 60th Birthday(1988)

    as Mel Fellini

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • In the Mood(1987)

    as Alan Brady - Newsreel Narrator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Summer School(1987)

    Director · as Mr. Dearadorian

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show.(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Reiner

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Summer Rental(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • All of Me(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Geppetto

  • The Man with Two Brains(1983)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Geppetto

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · as Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Twilight Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Twilight Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Skokie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Abbot Rosen

  • History of the World: Part I(1981)

    as Voice of God speaking to Moses (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Jerk(1979)

    Director · as Carl Reiner the Celebrity

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The End(1978)

    as Dr. James Maneet

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The One and Only(1978)

    Director · as Theater Director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Oh, God!(1977)

    Director · as Dinah's Guest

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Good Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Producer · as Mr. Angel

  • Flannery and Quilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Host

  • Medical Story(1975)

    as Dr. Reiber

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Reiber

  • The 2000 Year Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer · as Interviewer (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Lotsa Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

  • Ten from Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • A Touch of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creative Consultant · Creator · Writer · as Announcer · as Carl Reiner

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Peabody

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Where's Poppa?(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Stan Herman

  • The Comic(1969)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Al Schilling

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Arthur Gravis

  • The Movie Game (US) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frenchie (uncredited) · as Self

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • The Carol Burnett Show(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Good Morning World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Producer · as Carl Reiner

  • A Guide for the Married Man(1967)

    as Technical Adviser

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Enter Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Novel · Producer · Screenplay

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Reiner

  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title(1966)

    as Bald Bookstore Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Alice of Wonderland in Paris(1966)

    as Anatole (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Funny Is Funny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Story · as Brutus

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Art of Love(1965)

    Screenplay · as Rodin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Linus the Lionhearted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 3 episodes · as Billy Bird / Sascha Grouse / Dinny Kangaroo (voice)

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)

    as Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Binky Fawcett · as Chief Inspector House

  • The Thrill of It All(1963)

    Screenplay · Story · as TV Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Art Linkletter Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Anatole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Anatole (voice)

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 158 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Alan Brady · as Alan Brady (uncredited) · as Alan Brady (voice) (uncredited) · as Diamond Club Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as Fight Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as Game Show Host (voice) (uncredited) · as Mr. Soberman /Singer (voice) (uncredited) · as Radio Announcer (uncredited) · as Sergei Carpetna · as Terrified Earthling in the Movie (voice) (uncredited) · as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as TV Defense Lawyer (voice) (uncredited) · as Unseen Actor (voice) (uncredited) · as Willie Cooke · as Yale Sampson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Gidget Goes Hawaiian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Russ Lawrence

  • The Comedy Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • The Gazebo(1959)

    as Harlow Edison

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Violinist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as voice

  • Happy Anniversary(1959)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as George Guthrie

  • Topaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Regis

  • To Tell the Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Perry Como Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Campbell Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Hotel Waiter

  • Cavalcade of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles from 1949 to 2020; peak year 2019.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19492020

Peak 2019 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 119: 88 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting20 of 119: 6 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting17 of 119: 2 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing7 of 119: 0 only producing, 7 with another roleOther crew6 of 119: 0 only other crew, 6 with another role

119 titles, 23 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s9 · acting1960s25 · 23 acting · 9 crew1970s17 · 12 acting · 11 crew1980s17 · 13 acting · 6 crew1990s16 · 14 acting · 3 crew2000s21 · 21 acting · 2 crew2010s12 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 5% of 21 roles
59799909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Carl Reiner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 45; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed22

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carl Reiner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles7–47 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles17–53 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles27–52 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles7–30 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Carl Reiner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carl Reiner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bud Molin shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles