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Robert Klein
Highest Rated: 100% Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Bell Jar (1979)
Birthday: Feb 8, 1942
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
One of the most influential stand-up comedians to emerge from the 1970s, Robert Klein easily ranked in that decade's pantheon of comedy legends, alongside the likes of such funnymen as George Carlin and Richard Pryor. Neither bitter nor cynical, Klein made his mark on stand-up comedy with his wry, observational style. Twenty-five years after Klein debuted his hilarious take on his generation's cultural touchstones with the comedy album Child of the Fifties, echoes of Klein could be heard in the routines of many top comics of the day, most notably Jerry Seinfeld. Klein was also a Yale-trained actor who earned acclaim for his work on Broadway in musicals like "They're Playing Our Song," in addition to appearances in such films as "The Bell Jar" (1979) and as a frequent guest on TV sitcoms like "Sisters" (NBC, 1991-96). One of the most pioneering and prolific stand-up comics of his generation or any other, Klein enjoyed a resurgence in popularity with the special "The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back" (HBO, 2005) - his eighth for the cable network - and followed it up with a well-received memoir of the same name in 2006. A consistent comedic presence for more than four decades, Klein's significant contributions to comedy could not be overstated.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Notice to Quit | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
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Before I Go | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
100% | No Score Yet | Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg | Self | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Another Dirty Movie | The CEO (Character) | - | 2013 |
53% |
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When Comedy Went to School | Narrator | $367.9K | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Demoted | Bob Farrell (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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National Lampoon's Dirty Movie | The CEO (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle | Original Music | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
25% |
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Certifiably Jonathan | Self | $7.8K | 2007 |
64% |
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Reign Over Me | Jonathan (Character) | $19.7M | 2007 |
69% |
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Ira and Abby | Seymour Black (Character) | $220.2K | 2006 |
42% |
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Phillip Warren (Character) | $105.8M | 2003 |
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I'm With Lucy | Dr. Mort Zalkind (Character) | - | 2002 |
77% |
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Comedian | Self | $2.7M | 2002 |
45% |
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People I Know | Dr. Sandy Napier (Character) | $122.0K | 2002 |
42% |
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Two Weeks Notice | Larry Kelson (Character) | $93.3M | 2002 |
50% |
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The Safety of Objects | Howard Gold (Character) | $319.1K | 2001 |
43% |
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Piñero | Doctor (Character) | $302.3K | 2001 |
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Labor Pains | David Raymond (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Goosed |
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- | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suits | Tom Cranston (Character) | $3.7K | 1999 |
73% |
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Next Stop Wonderland | Arty Lesser (Character) | $3.4M | 1998 |
80% |
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Primary Colors | Norman Asher (Character) | $39.0M | 1998 |
53% |
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One Fine Day | Dr. Martin (Character) | $46.1M | 1996 |
71% |
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Jeffrey | Skip Winkley (Character) | $3.3M | 1995 |
13% |
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Mixed Nuts | Mr. Lobel (Character) | $6.6M | 1994 |
46% |
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Tales From the Darkside: The Movie | Wyatt (segment "Lover's Vow") (Character) | $15.4M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Dangerous Curves | Bam Bam (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Poison Ivy | 'Big Irv' Klopper (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Wife for Hire | Alan Harper (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Your Place or Mine | Nick (Character) | - | 1983 |
78% |
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The Last Unicorn | The Butterfly (Voice) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nobody's Perfekt | Walter (Character) | - | 1981 |
0% |
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The Bell Jar | Lenny (Character) | - | 1979 |
57% |
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Hooper | Roger Deal (Character) | - | 1978 |
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Rivals | Peter (Character) | - | 1972 |
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The Pursuit of Happiness | Melvin Lasher (Character) | - | 1971 |
93% |
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The Landlord | Peter Coots (Character) | - | 1970 |
82% |
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The Owl and the Pussycat | Barney (Character) | - | 1970 |
TV
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74% | 75% | Will & Grace | Martin Adler (Guest Star) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
24% | 78% | The Mysteries of Laura | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 2016 |
100% | 90% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Canadian Ambassador Lester Clark (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Guest | 2014 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Lyle Pollard (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
94% | 76% | Royal Pains | Bert (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside Comedy | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dwight Stannich (Guest Star) | 2009 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live |
Unknown (Guest Star), Host |
1975 1978 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life on Mars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Stones | Stan Stone (Character) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yes, Dear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
6% | No Score Yet | Bob Patterson | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 82% | The King of Queens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
0% | No Score Yet | Dellaventura | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sisters | Big Al Barker (Character) | 1992-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grace Under Fire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HBO Storybook Musicals | Narrator | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Barney Drake (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1973 |