Sidney Poitier was said to have once been offended by Mr. Rickles’s racial jokes. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project,” a 2007 documentary directed by John Landis, Mr. Poitier sang Mr. Rickles’s praises. Recalling the first time he saw Mr. Rickles perform, Mr. Poitier said: “He was explosive. “Make yourself at home, Frank,” Mr. Rickles said to Sinatra, whom he had never met. “Toy Story 4” is scheduled for release in 2019, but it is not known whether Mr. Rickles had done any recording for it before his death.

Source: New York Times April 06, 2017 18:30 UTC