Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) 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, 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 show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

Filmography

• 2024Don Rickles Live Mystic Lake — Self, Writer
• 2024Don Rickles Live in Pala 2013 — Himself, Writer
• 2023Don Rickles LIVE in Arizona 2014 — Self, Writer
• 2023Don Rickles Live At Mohegan Sun 2011 — Self, Writer
• 2023Don Rickles Live Pine Knob Music Theatre — Self, Writer
• 2023Don Rickles Live in Casino Rama 2010 — Self, Writer
• 2019Toy Story 4 — Mr. Potato Head (voice), In Memory Of
• 2014Toy Story That Time Forgot — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 2013Toy Story of Terror! — Mr. Potato Head (Voice)
• 2012Partysaurus Rex — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored — (archive footage)
• 2011Hawaiian Vacation — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 2011Small Fry — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 2011Zookeeper — Frog (voice)
• Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• Hot in Cleveland — Bobby
• 2010Toy Story 3 — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 2006The Best of Carson, Volume 1
• The Unit — Don Rickles / Priest
• 2004The Wool Cap — Ira
• 2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
• The Bernie Mac Show — Don Rickles
• 1999Toy Story 2 — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• 1998Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! — George Wilson
• 1998Dirty Work — Hamilton
• 1998Quest for Camelot — Cornwall (voice)
• 1997Redux Riding Hood — The Boss (voice)
• 1995Casino — Billy Sherbert
• The Single Guy — Dr. Dick Sloan
• 1995Toy Story — Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• Daddy Dearest — Al Mitchell
• 1992Innocent Blood — Emmanuel 'Manny' Bergman
• The Larry Sanders Show — Don Rickles
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1990Keaton's Cop — Jake Barber
• Tales from the Crypt — Mr. Ingels, Ventriloquist
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• Hunter — Harold Schwan
• Newhart
• Gimme a Break! — Max
• 1980For the Love of It — Jim Joy
• 1977Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
• CPO Sharkey — Otto Sharkey
• 1975Rickles
• 1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot — Comedian on TV
• Sanford and Son
• The Don Rickles Show — Don Robinson
• 1971The Love Machine — Announcer (uncredited)
• 1970Kelly's Heroes — Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"
• Medical Center — Spencer Rusin
• The Jim Nabors Hour
• 1969Where It's At — Willie
• 1967Enter Laughing — Harry Hamburger
• 1967The Money Jungle — Harry Darkwater
• The Mothers-in-Law — Don Rickles
• 1966Murder at N.B.C.
• 1965Beach Blanket Bingo — Big Drop
• F Troop
• Get Smart — Sid Krimm, Guard (uncredited)
• I Dream of Jeannie — Kiski
• Run for Your Life — Leo Mazinov, Willy Hatch
• The Wild Wild West — Asmodeus
• 1964Bikini Beach — Big Drag
• Gilligan's Island
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Sgt. Mason
• 1964Muscle Beach Party — Jack Fanny
• 1964Pajama Party — “Big Bang” The Martian
• The Addams Family — Claude
• The Munsters
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
• Burke's Law — Lou Kronkeit, Swifty Piedmont, Frank Cross
• 1963X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes — Crane
• The Beverly Hillbillies — Fred
• The Lucy Show — Eddie Rickles
• Cain's Hundred — Dave Malloy
• The Dick Van Dyke Show — Lyle Delp
• The Andy Griffith Show — Newton Monroe
• 1960The Rat Race — Nellie
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — Announcer, Newscaster, Reporter
• 1959The Rabbit Trap — Mike O'Halloran
• The Twilight Zone — Bettor
• 1958Run Silent, Run Deep — Quartermaster 1st Class Ruby
• M Squad
• The Thin Man
• Summer Playhouse

Appearances as themselves (65)

• 2023Bob and Don: A Love Story — Self (archived footage)
• 2016Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Self
• 2015Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond — Self
• 2014Don Rickles: One Night Only — Self - Honoree
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work — Self
• 2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers — Self - Roaster
• 2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget — Self
• 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
• 2007Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Working with a Master: John Landis — Self
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self, Self - Guest
• 2004Goodnight, We Love You — Self
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Early Show — Self - Guest
• 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's — Self
• 1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self (archive footage)
• Muppets Tonight — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• 1996The Story Behind 'Toy Story' — Self
• 1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Vicki! — Self
• 1991The Horror Hall of Fame II — Self
• 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self
• 1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood — Self
• 1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special — Self
• 1986Rickles... On the Loose — Self
• 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers — Self (archive footage)
• Larry King Live — Self
• 1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• 1982Two Top Bananas — Self
• 1979Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years — Self
• 1977The People's Command Performance: '77 — Self
• 1977The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? — Self
• 1977US Against the World — Self - Host
• 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self
• 1976Joys — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Dinah! — Self
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self
• 1972Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking — Self
• The Julie Andrews Hour — Self
• 1970Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self, Self (uncredited)
• 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show — Self (uncredited)
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Center Square
• The Dean Martin Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self, Self - Guest Host
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• Kraft Music Hall — Self, Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self / Mr. Potato Head (voice)
• Today — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self