Biography
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 - April 12, 2022) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gottfried's persona as a comedian features an exaggerated shrill voice and emphasis on crude humor. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin animated films and TV show, Digit LeBoid in the PBS Kids show Cyberchase, and Kraang Subprime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Gottfried was the voice of the Aflac Duck until 2011. He appeared in the...
Known For
Complete Filmography

When We Went MAD!
2025
as Self
A historical documentary and tribute to the legacy and influence of MAD Magazine featuring interviews with MAD celebrity readers, along with MAD artis...

From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Explores Jerry Lewis' unreleased 1972 film "The Day the Clown Cried," its mysterious disappearance, and the search for footage. Includes interviews wi...

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2025
as Self
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024
as Self
For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-sp...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023
as David Doubldy (voice)
In 1980s Hollywood, action star Johnny Cage is looking to become an A-list actor. But when his costar, Jennifer, goes missing from set, Johnny finds h...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023
In Memory Of
In 1980s Hollywood, action star Johnny Cage is looking to become an A-list actor. But when his costar, Jennifer, goes missing from set, Johnny finds h...

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
as Self
In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows...

Minions & More Volume 2
2022
as Infestor (voice)
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black...

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
as Reed
Leroy, Reggie and Cheruce Paloni host a Halloween special full of spooky shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.

Records
2021
as Self
Twenty-one years after Alan Zweig’s groundbreaking first feature documentary Vinyl, Zweig returns to the topic of compulsive record collecting with ne...

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have...

The Great Escape of Mr. Swag Boss
2021
as Paramilitary Pilot
Mr. Swag Boss is forced out of hiding after angering the Chinese cyber defense. Having no one to turn to, he makes for his greatest escape, yet.

The Truth About Santa Claus
2020
as Dr. Leland
A man does not want children but after a “run-in” with Santa finds the true “gift” of Christmas.

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020
as Rice
An 11-year old phenom wrestler with an undefeated record, Kace Gabriel gives up the sport to write/direct a movie. He believes that if the film makes ...

Unbelievable!!!!!
2020
as LeGrande Bushe
The crazy exploits of four off-beat astronauts who travel to the Moon on a rescue mission to determine the fate of two Space Agency comrades who have ...

This Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue...

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
2020
as Self
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying...

Super Gidget
2019
as Infester (voice)
When Max is kidnapped by an army of squirrels, Super Gidget is the only one who can save him. It turns out that Max's captor is a flea with the power ...

Boy Band
2019
as Mort (voice)
Decades after their last hit, the Heartthrob Boyz find themselves out of time, out of cash, and out of shape as they attempt to finish the album they ...

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as Rand McDonald
Our hero Fin has battled sharks all over the globe, but in this last installment he will tackle the final shark-tier - time travel.

Abnormal Attraction
2018
as Pig Man
In a world where mythical creatures are real, monsters and humans are forced to coexist; and as prejudice and insecurity pulls everyone apart, three s...

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the...

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Ron McDonald
Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharknado.

Animal Crackers
2017
as Mario Zucchini (voice)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

Gilbert
2017
as Self
The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried.

Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

The Comedian
2016
as Gilbert Gottfried
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know...

Hospital Arrest
2016
as Carter
A group of miscreant doctors has been sentenced to prison at the hospital they destroyed. Each physician crazier than the next, they could be topped b...

The Comedian's Guide to Survival
2016
as Himself
One man's journey around the world to discover the secret of comedy.

Midnight Show
2016
as Gilbert
A serial killer is about to get on his revenge with the people inside a movie theater during a midnight showing.

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
as Ron McDonald
The new installment of the Sharknado franchise takes place 5 years after Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! There have been no Sharknados in the intervening yea...

Can We Take a Joke?
2016
as Himself
In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their abili...

Director's Cut
2016
as Superintendent
Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF. Unhappy with the film, he steals the footage and kidnaps act...

Life, Animated
2016
as Himself
At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost fou...

The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...

Rock Story
2015
as Dwayne Smiley
A former teen pop star is now a criminal defense attorney, and bound to a wheelchair. When her coworker tries to get a band off the ground, she sends ...

The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange
2015
as Himself
In this comedy special, the legendary Artie Lange hosts a line up of the most deranged and hilarious minds in comedy that's not for the faint of heart...

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
2014
as Mr. Greenway (voice)
Santa narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms t...
The Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: "We're Newbridge, We're Comin' To Get Ya!"
2014
as Himself
Based on the popular Best Show of WFMU, comedy duo Scharpling and Wurster adapt a few of their most popular characters into a tourism advertisement fo...

A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Abraham Lincoln
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious ...
Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends
2014
as Gilbert
You are cordially invited to join Brett Gelman and his Hollywood friends for a lively night of dining, tasty showbiz chit-chat, and psychological tort...

When Jews Were Funny
2013
From the 1930's to the 1970's, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of we...

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012
as Self
It's Roseanne Barr's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Miss December
2011
as The Police Officer
A dark romantic comedy about Ari, a young woman whose poor taste in men may be the death of her when she tries to find love with her would-be killer. ...

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011
as Self
It's Donald Trump's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
as Self - Roaster
Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. From running in slo-mo o...

Jack and the Beanstalk
2009
as Grayson
A fairy tale character who is about to flunk out of fairy tale school, Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday or fail miserably, just like his fath...

Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
2009
as Self - Roaster
It's the "Queen of Mean", Joan Rivers turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Hysterical Psycho
2009
as Mr G
Comedian Dan Fogler's directorial debut. A theater troupe of horny teenagers are murdered one by one in the woods after being exposed to lunar radiati...

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
as Self
The aggravatingly amiable star of "Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos"

Heckler
2007
as Self
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Ja...

Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
2007
as Iago (voice)
Princess Aurora and Princess Jasmine learn valuable life lessons in two short stories.

CN Invaded Part 3: That Darn Platypus
2007
as Rick the Platypus (voice)
A platypus enrolls into CDMS, and he keeps rubbing into everyones face that he is a brain-sucking alien. Adam refuses to believe this, but the animals...

Farce of the Penguins
2006
as Freezing Nuts Penguin (voice)
In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best frien...

The Last Request
2006
as Bum
Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and ...

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.

Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes
2005
as Himself
The outrageous Gilbert Gottfried breaks down the walls of good taste in this hilarious, jaw-dropping DVD, recorded live in New York, City. He gleefull...

Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes
2005
Executive Producer, Writer
The outrageous Gilbert Gottfried breaks down the walls of good taste in this hilarious, jaw-dropping DVD, recorded live in New York, City. He gleefull...

Billy and Mandy Save Christmas
2005
as Santa Claus (voice)
Santa has been turned into a vampire, and only Billy and Mandy can turn him back and save Christmas.

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005
as Iago (voice)
It's an enchanted royal tea party, and your little princess is the guest of honor! There, she can sing along with all her favorite Disney Princesses a...

The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess
2005
as Iago (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy
2005
as Jeff's Cow
Blue collar comedian Jeff Foxworthy is skewered by his fellow comedians, friends, and others.

Back By Midnight
2005
as Security Guard
The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and pl...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and se...

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
as Self
The making of Disney's Aladdin

Funky Monkey
2004
as Dr. Spleen
A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange, the scientist gives the tee...

The Amazing Floydini
2004
as Strange Man
Floyd has never won Lotto. Nor has he won at OTB. He's a middle-aged flunk floundering from temp jobs to performing magic tricks in the street to earn...

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self
Caustic comic Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roast in his honor, emceed by Jeff Garlin. Dishing ou...

Mickey's House of Villains
2001
as Iago (voice)
The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house...

Longshot
2001
as Record Store Boss
Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerfu...

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
as Self
The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

Goosed
1999
as Alan Levy
Sheltered rich girl Charlene has an over-protective mother who insists that her daughter should marry a rich doctor. After Charlene's psychic predicts...

Kids Are Punny
1998
This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays...

Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Compulsive Dog (Voice)
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi...

Titey
1998
as Napoleon (voice)
A Saturday Night Live parody of a (fictional) Walt Disney film of the famous Titanic. Jason Alexander provides the voice for the ship, and Whoopi Gold...

How to Be a Player
1997
as Tony the Doorman
Dray is a young playboy whose only objective in life seems to be to have sex with as many girls as he can without getting caught by his girlfriend Lis...

Meet Wally Sparks
1997
as Harry Karp
Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
Escape From a Wonderful Life
1996
as Man on Porch (voice)
The comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade re-edit and redub Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." After 50 years of annual performances, George Bail...

Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Iago (voice)
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrify...

Be Cool About Fire Safety
1996
as Seemore Smoke (voice)
This video provides fire safety information about escape plans, emergency numbers and smoke alarms. Ir features animated characters including Jose the...

Aladdin on Ice
1995
as Iago (voice)(uncredited)
A retelling of the Disney film, Aladdin (1992). This was staged on ice, and featured songs and clips from the animated film.

Problem Child 3
1995
as Dr. Peabody
Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hock...

Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas
1994
as Bert Banner
In this conclusion of the long running series it finally happens: Kelly and Zack will marry. Zack's parents are against the early commitment and Kelly...

Silk Degrees
1994
as Rene
After she witnesses a mob murder, a woman hides out in a cabin in the woods under the protection of a pair of hardboiled federal agents.

The Return of Jafar
1994
as Iago (voice)
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop wi...

Thumbelina
1994
as Berkeley Beetle (voice)
Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to ...

House Party 3
1994
as Luggage Clerk
Hip Hop duo Kid & Play return in the second follow-up to their 1990 screen debut House Party. Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is taking the plunge and ma...

Aladdin
1992
as Iago (voice)
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
as Self
Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the cla...

Gilbert Gottfried: Command Performance
1992
as Himself
Comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried brings his brilliant blend of improvisation and impersonation to this uproarious 1992 stand-up special.

Gilbert Gottfried: Command Performance
1992
Writer
Comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried brings his brilliant blend of improvisation and impersonation to this uproarious 1992 stand-up special.

Highway to Hell
1991
as Hitler
Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will...

Problem Child 2
1991
as Igor Peabody
Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junio...

Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as Joey
Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his baby sister, Julie. Tension between the siblings aris...

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Roger - TV Executive
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lo...

Problem Child
1990
as Mr. Peabody
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping ...

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990
as Johnny Crunch
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientel...

Never on Tuesday
1989
as Lucky Larry Lupin (uncredited)
Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights - primarily semi-clad women on beaches. They hop into th...

Norman's Corner
1988
as Norman
A day in the life of a neurotic newsstand owner.

Norman's Corner
1988
Writer
A day in the life of a neurotic newsstand owner.

Hot to Trot
1988
as The Dentist
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he...

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Sidney Bernstein
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...

Gilbert Gottfried... Naturally
1987
Improvisation and impersonations.

Gilbert Gottfried... Naturally
1987
Writer
Improvisation and impersonations.

Bad Medicine
1985
as Dr. Tony Sandoval
Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school. But then...

The House of God
1984
as Paramedic
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown
1980
as Bernstein
1980 TV pilot