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Beethoven, The Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run actor Charles Grodin dies aged 86 – ABC News
Charles Grodin, who starred as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in Midnight Run to the father…
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who starred as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller Midnight Run to the bedeviled father in the Beethoven comedies, has died aged 86.
Key points:
- Charles Grodin was remembered by Steve Martin as “one of the funniest people I ever met”
- He starred in the Beethoven comedies, later reflecting that he was “delighted” they wanted him to appear
- The actor also hosted…
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