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Don Rickles
Donald Jay Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor, 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, he 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 seri…
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entertainment · American comedian and actor (1926–2017) · stand-up comedian · actor · television presenter · singer · dancer · voice actor · comedian · television actor · film actor · also Don Rickles, Donald Jay Rickles, Don Jay Rickles, Donald Rickles, Donald J. Rickles, Don J. Rickles
Born 8 May 1926 · Died 6 April 2017 · Q269890
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2026· 4 entries
“I just saw your movie The Pride and the Passion and I wanna tell you, the cannon”
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Yahoo: “Dennis the Menace ”Child Actor Says His Mom Told Don Rickles Not to Use ‘Foul Language’ in Front of Him on Set
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Public attention spiked: 12,392 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 3,499, with 6 article edits. Editors noted: Legacy Minor more clear
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2022· 1 entry
The Cheat Sheet: Frank Sinatra Once Had Comedian Don Rickles Arrested Mid-Performance
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2021· 1 entry
Exactly 56 years after the couple married
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2017· 6 entries
Yahoo: Billy Crystal Remembers Don Rickles: ‘There Was No One Like Him’
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TV Guide: Jimmy Kimmel Pays Tearful Tribute to His Friend Don Rickles
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CBS News: Stars remember Don Rickles
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Died 2017-04-06.
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Rickles died of kidney failure at the age of 90 at his home in Century City, Los Angeles
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Despite being impeded by multiple surgeries following a bout with necrotizing fasciitis in 2013, he continued touring across the United States
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2015· 1 entry
Rickles appeared as a guest on one of the final episodes of The Late Show with David Letterman
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2014· 3 entries
Rickles was honored by Spike TV's One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles
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Dismissed thoughts of retiring, stating: "I'm in good health
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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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2011· 1 entry
Rickles reunited with his Casino (1995) co-star Joe Pesci in a Snickers advertisement highlighting actors known for their "short fuses"
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2010· 1 entry
Appeared in a commercial during Super Bowl XLIV as a talking rose, and appeared on the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on CBS TV on June 27, 2010
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2009· 1 entry
Rickles appeared on Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List and met Griffin's mother Maggie to fulfill one item on Maggie's "bucket list"
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2006· 1 entry
Simon & Schuster released his memoir titled Rickles' Book
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2005· 1 entry
The Monday following Johnny Carson's death, reminiscing about their many guest appearances on Carson's show
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1999· 1 entry
Briefly appeared in a fictionalized form in The Simpsons episode "Viva Ned Flanders"
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1995· 2 entries
Portrayed Billy Sherbert in the 1995 Universal Pictures film Casino and voiced Mr
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Stated: "Don Rickles was a giant, a legend
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1993· 1 entry
Rickles starred in another short-lived sitcom titled Daddy Dearest, with Richard Lewis
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1992· 1 entry
Was cast in Innocent Blood, directed by John Landis
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1990· 1 entry
Rickles appeared in the second-season episode of Tales from the Crypt titled "The Ventriloquist's Dummy"
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1985· 1 entry
When Frank Sinatra was asked to organize and perform at Ronald Reagan's second presidential inaugural celebration, he insisted Rickles be allowed to perform and do it unrehearsed
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1983· 1 entry
The duo co-hosted Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders, an imitation of TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
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1982· 1 entry
Was in "Death of a Lodger", an episode of Archie Bunker's Place
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1973· 1 entry
Became a popular dais comedian appearing on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast specials
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1972· 1 entry
Starred in The Don Rickles Show (his second series with that title), which lasted for 13 episodes
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1970· 1 entry
Rickles had a notable role as Crapgame in Kelly's Heroes, sharing the marquee poster with co-stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, and Carroll O'Connor
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1969· 1 entry
Released album “Speaks!”.
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1968· 3 entries
When, while two Japanese women treated Carson to a bath and foot massage, Rickles walked onto the set
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Rickles released a live comedy album titled Hello, Dummy
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Released album “Hello Dummy!”.
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1965· 1 entry
Rickles married Barbara Sklar of Philadelphia
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1958· 1 entry
Rickles made his film debut in a serious part in Run Silent, Run Deep with Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster
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1948· 1 entry
Studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1948).
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1944· 1 entry
Rickles enlisted in the United States Navy and served during World War II on the motor torpedo boat tender USS Cyrene as a seaman first class
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1926· 2 entries
An only child to a Jewish family, and spoke Yiddish at home
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Born 1926-05-08.
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