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Charles Grodin (1935-2021) was an American actor, comedian and author. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s. He is best known for 1972’s The Heartbreak Kid, 1978’s Heaven Can Wait, 1993’s Dave and 1988’s Midnight Run. His IMDb page shows 70 acting credits since from 1954 and 2017. This page will rank Charles Grodin movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Charles Grodin Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1968
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
1978
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Catch-22 (1970)
1980
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
1993
Dave (1993)
1976
King Kong (1976)
1988
Midnight Run (1988)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
1972
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
1992
Beethoven (1992)
1993
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
2014
While We're Young (2014)
1990
Taking Care of Business (1990)
1984
The Woman in Red (1984)
1980
It's My Turn (1980)
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
1974
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
1993
Heart and Souls (1993)
1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
1979
Real Life (1979)
1984
The Lonely Guy (1984)
1994
Clifford (1994)
1979
Sunburn (1979)
1988
The Couch Trip (1988)
1987
Ishtar (1987)
1977
Thieves (1977)
2014
The Humbling (2014)
1988
You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
2016
The Comedian (2016)
1994
It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994)
2006
The Ex (2006)
1986
Last Resort (1986)
1985
Movers & Shakers (1985)
2017
An Imperfect Murder (2017)
1964
Sex and the College Girl (1964)
Charles Grodin Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | Mia Farrow & John Cassavetes |
42.90 | 352.7 | 352.70 | 8 | 89 | 02 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 1 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & James Mason |
81.60 | 376.1 | 376.10 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.3 | |
| 3 | Catch-22 (1970) | Alan Arkin & Martin Balsam |
37.90 | 263.4 | 263.40 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 5 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
44.00 | 182.4 | 182.40 | 19 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 6 | Dave (1993) | Kevin Kline & Sigourney Weaver |
63.30 | 164.7 | 249.40 | 16 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 4 | King Kong (1976) | Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange |
108.60 | 549.8 | 549.80 | 3 | 52 | 02 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 7 | Midnight Run (1988) | Robert De Niro | 38.40 | 100.8 | 214.10 | 28 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 8 | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) | Jack Warden & Muppets |
31.20 | 121.0 | 121.00 | 24 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 9 | The Heartbreak Kid (1972) | Cybill Shepherd & Eddie Albert |
16.80 | 106.3 | 106.30 | 25 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 10 | Beethoven (1992) | Dean Jones | 57.10 | 148.4 | 382.40 | 26 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 11 | Beethoven's 2nd (1993) | Bonnie Hunt & Nicholle Tom |
53.40 | 139.2 | 139.20 | 23 | 48 | 01 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 12 | While We're Young (2014) | Ben Stiller & Adam Driver |
7.60 | 10.0 | 22.80 | 144 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 13 | Taking Care of Business (1990) | Jim Belushi & Hector Elizondo |
20.00 | 51.0 | 51.00 | 63 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 15 | The Woman in Red (1984) | Gene Wilder & Kelly LeBrock |
25.30 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 42 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 64.3 | |
| 14 | It's My Turn (1980) | Jill Clayburgh & Michael Douglas |
13.60 | 56.4 | 56.40 | 58 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 18 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) | Lily Tomlin | 20.30 | 78.6 | 78.60 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 16 | 11 Harrowhouse (1974) | Candice Bergen | 3.00 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 90 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 17 | Heart and Souls (1993) | Robert Downey Jr. | 16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 84 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 19 | So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) | Mike Myers & Nancy Travis |
11.60 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 20 | Real Life (1979) | Albert Brooks | 0.80 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 147 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 21 | The Lonely Guy (1984) | Steve Martin | 5.70 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 104 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 23 | Clifford (1994) | Martin Short | 7.40 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 127 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 22 | Sunburn (1979) | Farrah Fawcett & Art Carney |
2.40 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 24 | The Couch Trip (1988) | Walter Matthau & Dan Aykroyd |
11.00 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 85 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 25 | Ishtar (1987) | Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman |
14.40 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 69 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 26 | Thieves (1977) | Hector Elizondo & Mercedes McCambridge |
2.70 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 100 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.1 | |
| 27 | The Humbling (2014) | Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 28 | You Can't Hurry Love (1988) | Kristy McNichol | 9.30 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 92 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 29 | The Comedian (2016) | Robert DeNiro & Danny DeVito |
1.70 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 204 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 30 | It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994) | Mary Steenburgen | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 233 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 31 | The Ex (2006) | Jason Bateman & Zach Braff |
3.10 | 5.1 | 8.50 | 199 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 32 | Last Resort (1986) | Jon Lovitz | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 234 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 33 | Movers & Shakers (1985) | Steve Martin & Walter Matthau |
0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 174 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 34 | An Imperfect Murder (2017) | Alec Baldwin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 415 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 35 | Sex and the College Girl (1964) | John Gabriel | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 165 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Charles Grodin
1. Charles Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1935.
2. Charles Grodin’s film debut was an uncredited bit part in Disney’s 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
3. Charles Grodin admitted in a 2006 interview on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) that the surly attitude he adopts on talk shows is an act he developed in order to be a more interesting guest. According to Grodin, he was scheduled to make his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in 1973, and was to be in the segment immediately following Diana Ross performing a medley of her hits. Realizing that he would bomb if he followed her as himself, he adopted this churlish character who has little patience for the questions of the host. Carson loved it and it became his trademark.
4. Charles Grodin auditioned as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967), but was never offered the role. Mike Nichols still offered him a role in Catch-22 (1970), which he was already scheduled to direct at the time.
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another tragic loss
rest in peace, sir
you will be missed
I agree with you 100% Kate R. Such sad news..it still seems like it is not real news. Rest in Peace Mr. Charles Grodin.
Charles Grodin has died of cancer at the age of 86. I was not too familiar with his career, but I love Heaven Can Wait. Rest in peace.
Hey Flora…thanks for sharing your thoughts on Charles Grodin. He was one of the best guests on shows like Letterman and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson…..he always put on a performance on those shows. Such sad news. Rest in peace Mr. Grodin.
I’ve seen 7 of the 35 films on the chart. My all time favorite ‘Charles Grodin’ film is Midnight Run. Other favorites are King Kong (1976), Dave, The Woman in Red and Rosemary’s Baby.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for the feedback on Charles Grodin. Tally count…7 for you and 22 for me….I actually thought I had seen more of his movies. I have seen all of your favorites. With Dave, Midnight Run and King Kong being on my favorites as well. I remember seeing King Kong in a packed theater. Ishtar is a bad movie….but Grodin is actually pretty funny in that one. Good stuff as always.
Way back in time, back in the beginning, in the year 2000, on the first Oracle of Bacon top1000, Charles Grodin was # 705. He fell off immediately from the list and never looked back. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL THE COMEDIAN (2017)
6 MARTIN SHEEN Catch-22 (1970)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Midnight Run (1988)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO THE COMEDIAN (2017)
9 BEN KINGSLEY Dave (1993)
18 JOHN GIELGUD 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
25 TREVOR HOWARD 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
25 TREVOR HOWARD The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
37 JOHN CLEESE The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
50 ALAN ARKIN Catch-22 (1970)
50 ALAN ARKIN So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
52 NED BEATTY The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
93 PETER USTINOV The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
97 NAOMI WATTS WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (2015)
102 ORSON WELLES Catch-22 (1970)
108 JAMES MASON 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
108 JAMES MASON 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
108 JAMES MASON Heaven Can Wait (1978)
110 JEFF BRIDGES King Kong (1976)
128 ROBERT MORLEY The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
141 CANDICE BERGEN 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
143 JACK WARDEN Heaven Can Wait (1978)
143 JACK WARDEN The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
170 JON VOIGHT Catch-22 (1970)
188 FRANK LANGELLA Dave (1993)
192 STANLEY TUCCI Beethoven (1992)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
196 CLORIS LEACHMAN THE COMEDIAN (2017)
200 MARTIN BALSAM Catch-22 (1970)
206 MICHAEL DOUGLAS It’s My Turn (1980)
207 JEFF COREY Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
211 DANNY DEVITO THE COMEDIAN (2017)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE Heaven Can Wait (1978)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Sunburn (1979)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Ishtar (1987)
233 ANDY GARCIA The Lonely Guy (1984)
237 PETER FALK The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
242 DAN AYKROYD The Couch Trip (1988)
244 ED LAUTER King Kong (1976)
253 RANCE HOWARD The Lonely Guy (1984)
259 MIA FARROW Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
262 KEENAN WYNN Sunburn (1979)
267 TOM SIZEMORE Heart and Souls (1993)
274 DAN HEDAYA THE HUMBLING (2015)
275 CAROL KANE Ishtar (1987)
280 AUSTIN PENDLETON Catch-22 (1970)
285 BOB BALABAN Catch-22 (1970)
292 PHILIP BAKER HALL Midnight Run (1988)
300 JOE PANTOLIANO Midnight Run (1988)
301 VING RHAMES Dave (1993)
332 OLIVER PLATT Beethoven (1992)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN Clifford (1994)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN It Runs in the Family (1994)
345 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Heart and Souls (1993)
369 STEVE MARTIN Movers & Shakers (1985)
369 STEVE MARTIN The Lonely Guy (1984)
371 KEVIN DUNN Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
371 KEVIN DUNN Dave (1993)
376 DAVID PAYMER Heart and Souls (1993)
385 EDDIE ALBERT The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
387 PETER VAUGHAN 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
430 AL PACINO THE HUMBLING (2015)
445 JAMES GAMMON It’s My Turn (1980)
447 TRACEY WALTER Midnight Run (1988)
452 ISABELLE ADJANI ISHTAR (1987)
456 BEN STILLER WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (2015)
465 STEPHEN ROOT Dave (1993)
482 MICHAEL LERNER Movers & Shakers (1985)
483 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Dave (1993)
501 RALPH BELLAMY Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
527 LOIS SMITH Midnight Run (1988)
527 LOIS SMITH THE COMEDIAN (2017)
572 SALLY KELLERMAN You Can’t Hurry Love (1988)
578 DEBI MAZAR Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
578 DEBI MAZAR So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
609 AMANDA PLUMMER So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
613 DABNEY COLEMAN Clifford (1994)
634 JOAN COLLINS Sunburn (1979)
646 CHRIS PENN Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
655 KEVIN KLINE Dave (1993)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS Catch-22 (1970)
682 DYLAN BAKER THE HUMBLING (2015)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
709 NADIM SAWALHA ISHTAR (1987)
719 WALTER MATTHAU Movers & Shakers (1985)
719 WALTER MATTHAU The Couch Trip (1988)
726 AMY ADAMS The Ex (2006)
737 LILY TOMLIN The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
738 CHEVY CHASE Seems Like Old Times (1980)
738 CHEVY CHASE The Couch Trip (1988)
753 PAUL RUDD The Ex (2006)
767 HARRY SHEARER Real Life (1979)
788 MARCEL DALIO Catch-22 (1970)
798 DIANNE WIEST IT’S MY TURN (1980)
798 DIANNE WIEST THE HUMBLING (2015)
801 RICHARD KIND Clifford (1994)
806 HENRY GIBSON The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
847 CORBIN BERNSEN King Kong (1976)
857 KURTWOOD SMITH Heart and Souls (1993)
862 JACK WATSON 11 HARROWHOUSE (1974)
866 JON LOVITZ CRANIUM COMMAND (1989)
866 JON LOVITZ LAST RESORT (1986)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS King Kong (1976)
871 JOHN GLOVER The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Beethoven (1992)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Heart and Souls (1993)
928 YAPHET KOTTO Midnight Run (1988)
942 BILLY CRYSTAL THE COMEDIAN (2017)
954 DORIS ROBERTS THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972)
966 GEORGE WENDT CRANIUM COMMAND (1989)
978 LAURA LINNEY DAVE (1993)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Beethoven (1992)
999 DONAL LOGUE The Ex (2006)
Charles has appeared with 23 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO THE HUMBLING (2015)
ALAN ARKIN Catch-22 (1970)
ALAN ARKIN So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
ART CARNEY Sunburn (1979)
BEN KINGSLEY Dave (1993)
CLORIS LEACHMAN THE COMEDIAN (2017)
DIANNE WIEST IT’S MY TURN (1980)
DIANNE WIEST THE HUMBLING (2015)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Ishtar (1987)
GOLDIE HAWN Seems Like Old Times (1980)
JEFF BRIDGES King Kong (1976)
JESSICA LANGE King Kong (1976)
JOHN GIELGUD 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
JON VOIGHT Catch-22 (1970)
JULIE CHRISTIE Heaven Can Wait (1978)
KEVIN KLINE Dave (1993)
MARTIN BALSAM Catch-22 (1970)
MARY STEENBURGEN Clifford (1994)
MARY STEENBURGEN It Runs in the Family (1994)
MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE THIEVES (1977)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS It’s My Turn (1980)
PAUL LUKAS 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
PETER USTINOV The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
ROBERT DE NIRO Midnight Run (1988)
ROBERT DE NIRO THE COMEDIAN (2017)
RUTH GORDON ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)
WALTER MATTHAU Movers & Shakers (1985)
WALTER MATTHAU The Couch Trip (1988)
Hey Dan
1. As always thank you for the lists, the feedback and the visit.
2. It is strange that when you wrote this comment he was still around, yet when I responded back he has passed away.
3. I imagine during his peak he was pretty high on the Oracle list…..he stopped making movies for a long time….heck…he never really came back.
4. I remember him best for his talk show appearances.
5. First Oracle list….most frequent co-star title goes to so many 2-timers.
6. Another low total when looking at Oscar winning co-stars.
Rest in peace Mr. Grodin
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.