Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who starred as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and the father in the Beethoven comedies, died Tuesday at 86. Grodin had bone marrow cancer and passed away at his home in Wilton, Conn., said his son, Nicholas Grodin. Known for his dead-pan style, Grodin also appeared in the films Dave, The Woman in Red, Rosemary's Baby and Heaven Can Wait. Grodin appears at a news conference announcing him as host of CNBC's primetime talk show The Charles Grodin Show on Nov. 15, 1994. Grodin and his first wife, Julia Ferguson, had a daughter, comedian Marion Grodin.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2021 18:28 UTC