Rob Reiner 1947 - 2025 79
Rob Reiner 1947 - 2025 79
Robert Norman Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker, actor and businessman. Reiner was born in New York City, to parents Estelle and Carl Reiner who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking, directing a series of acclaimed American studio films across multiple genres. Reiner initially rose to prominence as an actor portraying Michael "Mike" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Reiner made his directorial film debut with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). He earned acclaim by directing the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological horror thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). Additionally on film, he acted in Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also played Bob Day in the sitcom New Girl (2012–2018), and Albert Schnur in the dramedy series The Bear (2025). He was also a co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment.
He received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. Reiner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
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2025 Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life as Self (archive footage)
2025 The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy as Self (archive footage)
2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Marty DiBergi Characters, Producer, Director, Writer
2025 From Darkness to Light as Self (archive footage)
2024 God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism Producer
2023 Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2023 Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self Director, Producer
2023 Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2022 Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
2022 Family Squares as Narrator (voice)
2021 The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self
2020 A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as The Grandfather
2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2018 Andre the Giant as Self
2017 Shock and Awe as John Walcott Director, Producer
2017 LBJ Director, Producer
2017 Sandy Wexler as Marty Markowitz
2016 Being Charlie Producer, Director
2016 The Last Laugh as Self
2016 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You as Self
2015 Everything Is Copy as Self
2014 And So It Goes as Artie Director, Producer
2014 The Case Against 8 as Self
2014 The Wolf Pack as Self
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street as Max Belfort
2012 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington as Self - Interviewee
2012 True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Director, Screenplay, Producer
2012 8 Director
2011 When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Rob Reiner
2011 These Amazing Shadows as Self
2010 Flipped Director, Screenplay, Producer
2009 Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" as Self
2009 The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air as Self
2007 The Bucket List Producer, Director
2006 Everyone's Hero as Screwie (voice)
2005 Rumor Has It... Director
2005 To Be a Father Director
2004 Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo as Self
2004 Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile as Self
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Self
2003 The Road to The Sure Thing
2003 Alex & Emma as Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren Director, Producer
2003 Misery Loves Company as Self
2002 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2001 The Majestic as Studio Executive (voice)
2001 As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
2001 How Harry Met Sally… as Self
2001 Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
2000 Catching Up with Marty DiBergi as Marty DiBergi
2000 Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me as Self Writer
1999 The Story of Us as Stan Kogen Director, Producer
1999 Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
1999 The Muse as Rob Reiner
1999 EDtv as Mr. Whitaker
1999 Forever Hollywood as Self
1998 Primary Colors as Izzy Rosenblatt
1997 Good Will Hunting Thanks
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Director, Producer
1996 Mad Dog Time as Albert the Chauffeur
1996 The First Wives Club as Dr. Morris Packman
1996 Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial as Albert Maltz
1995 The American President Producer, Director
1995 For Better or Worse as Dr. Plosner
1995 Bye Bye Love as Dr. David Townsend
1994 Mixed Nuts as Dr. Kinsky
1994 Bullets Over Broadway as Sheldon Flender
1994 North Director, Producer
1993 Sleepless in Seattle as Jay
1992 A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Marty DiBergi
1992 A Few Good Men Director, Producer
1992 The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! as Self
1991 All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1990 Misery as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) Director, Producer
1990 The Spirit of '76 as Dr. Cash
1990 Postcards from the Edge as Joe Pierce
1990 Partners in Life as Max King III Executive Producer
1989 When Harry Met Sally... Director, Producer
1987 Throw Momma from the Train as Joel
1987 The Princess Bride Director, Producer
1986 Johnny Appleseed as Jack Smith
1986 Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started as Marty DiBergi
1986 Stand by Me Director
1985 Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
1985 The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters
1985 The Sure Thing Director
1984 This Is Spinal Tap as Marty DiBergi Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
1982 The Million Dollar Infield as Monte Miller Producer, Teleplay
1981 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as Marty DiBergi Writer, Director
1979 The Jerk as Truck Driver Picking Up Navin (uncredited)
1978 More Than Friends as Alan Corkus Writer, Producer
1977 US Against the World as Self
1977 Fire Sale as Russel Fikus
1974 How Come Nobody's on Our Side? as Miguelito
1974 Sonny Boy Director, Writer, Producer
1974 Thursday's Game as Joel Forrest
1972 The Picture as Bud
1971 Summertree as Don
1970 Where’s Poppa? as Roger
1970 Halls of Anger as Leaky Couloris
1967 The Big Mouth as Guy on Beach (uncredited)
1967 Enter Laughing as Clark Baxter