 Publicity photo of Don Rickles. Image by Joseph Scandore-management, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Don RicklesDon Rickles Don Rickles American comedian and actor (1926–2017) This article is about the stand-up comedian. For the radio and television announcer, see Donald Rickles. Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American actor and stand-up comedian 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 series titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972). A veteran headline performer at Las Vegas hotel-casinos… (Source: Wikipedia)
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