Rob Reiner
Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He 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. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by 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 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). He acted in films such as 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 co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
27 directing credits · 162 acting credits
Directing · 27
Flipped
2010
The Princess Bride
1987
Stand by Me
1986
Misery
1990
A Few Good Men
1992
When Harry Met Sally...
1989
The Bucket List
2007
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
Rumor Has It...
2005
The American President
1995
And So It Goes
2014
North
1994
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
The Story of Us
1999
Shock and Awe
2017
The Sure Thing
1985
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
LBJ
2017
Alex & Emma
2003
Being Charlie
2016
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
8
2012
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
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Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
Sonny Boy
1974
To Be a Father
2005
Acting · 162
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Frasier
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
New Girl
2011
30 Rock
2006
The View
1997
Batman
1966
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Good Fight
2017
The Rockford Files
1974
The Bear
2022
60 Minutes
1968
Hannah Montana
2006
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
The Odd Couple
1970
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
All in the Family
1971
That Girl
1966
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
People's Choice Awards
1975
Room 222
1969
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
The Partridge Family
1970
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
America 2-Night
1978
This Is Your Life
1952
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Pauw & Witteman
2006
Misery
1990
Steve
2017
Primetime Glick
2001
Hollywood
2020
About a Boy
2014
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017
The History of Comedy
2017
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
Good Heavens
1976
Hey Landlord!
1966
Postcards from the Edge
1990
The Majestic
2001
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
The Jerk
1979
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Wie ben ik?
1990
EDtv
1999
TV Revolution
2004
The First Wives Club
1996
And So It Goes
2014
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
2020
Bullets Over Broadway
1994
Throw Momma from the Train
1987
Primary Colors
1998
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
Everyone's Hero
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
Sandy Wexler
2017
De Nationale IQ test
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Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
Mixed Nuts
1994
Hopeless Pictures
2005
Getting Together
1971
The Story of Us
1999
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
Morton & Hayes
1991
Knevel & Van den Brink
2007
HAPPYish
2015
Shock and Awe
2017
Bureau Kruislaan
1992
CBS Evening News
1961
The Big Mouth
1967
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
Mad Dog Time
1996
The Last Laugh
2016
Tussen De Oren
2007
Andre the Giant
2018
Alex & Emma
2003
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
The Muse
1999
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
J.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
1979
Free Country
1978
Bye Bye Love
1995
Family Squares
2022
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
Where’s Poppa?
1970
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
On Air
2009
Everything Is Copy
2015
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
The Spirit of '76
1990
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004
Summertree
1971
The Beat with Ari Melber
2017
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
The Wolf Pack
2014
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000
Fire Sale
1977
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
Albert
2006
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
For Better or Worse
1995
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
US Against the World
1977
Forever Hollywood
1999
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021
From Darkness to Light
2025
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
More Than Friends
1978
The Million Dollar Infield
1982
Enter Laughing
1967
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
Thursday's Game
1974
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
The Best of John Belushi
1985
The Picture
1972
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
1974
Partners in Life
1990
Halls of Anger
1970
Johnny Appleseed
1986
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004
The Case Against 8
2014
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
Late Night Stars of Poker
2008
The Road to The Sure Thing
2003
Misery Loves Company
2003
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
How Harry Met Sally…
2001
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986
Scenes from a Friendship
2019
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
2001