Biography
Bob Dishy was is an actor.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Frank
After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make am...

The Wackness
2008
as Grandpa Shapiro
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions wit...

Along Came Polly
2004
as Irving Feffer
Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the mome...
Labor Pains
2000
as Grant
A New York City columnist falls in love with -- and quickly gets pregnant by -- a free-spirited artist who promptly vanishes for eight months.

Judy Berlin
1999
as Arthur Gold
Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants (a lone...

A Fish in the Bathtub
1999
as Lou Moskowitz
A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.

Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
as George Langston
Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—...

Don Juan DeMarco
1994
as Dr. Paul Showalter
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric trea...

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994
as Glen Schwartz
When a couple breaks up after four years together, the man is told that the son he has raised as his own isn't his biological one. He must fight to ke...

My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Murray the Gravedigger
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win he...

Used People
1992
as Jack Berman
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice ye...

Stay Tuned
1992
as Murray Seidenbaum
Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to ...

Critical Condition
1987
as Dr. Foster
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital ...

Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986
as Jack
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his ...

Author! Author!
1982
as Morris Finestein
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, a...

First Family
1980
as Vice President Shockley
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

The Last Married Couple in America
1980
as Howard
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. ...

The Good Doctor
1978
as Various Roles
A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.

The Big Bus
1976
as Dr. Kurtz
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disaste...

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975
as Jordan Oliver
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), h...

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1974
as Ed Huxley
When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls a gun on him and orders him to take his clothes o...

Pure Goldie
1971
A comedy/variety special hosted by Goldie Hawn featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Bob Dishy, and the Muppets.

Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Jerry
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy....

Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
as Cop
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.

The Tiger Makes Out
1967
as Jerome "Jerry" Fiske
During a typically disaster-filled day, Ben Harris, an angry and frustrated bachelor mailman living in a cluttered Greenwich Village basement, learns ...

Damn Yankees
1967
as Rocky
Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr. Applegate...