Warm Up To Don Rickles

The list author says:
	"(1958)  Don Rickles made his movie debut playing Petty Officer 1st Class Ruby in this World War II drama."

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	"(1961)  The episode "Mr. Dingle, the Strong" originally aired on March 3, 1961.  Burgess Meredith plays Luther Dingle, a timid vacuum-cleaner salesman who is given the strength of 300 men by visiting Martians.  Don Rickles plays a bar patron who gives Mr. Dingle a hard time."

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	"(1963)  Dr. James Xavier (Ray Milland) creates a drug that, when applied to the eyes, enables the user to see beyond the normal realm of sight.  It also gives the user the power to see through objects.  Don Rickles plays a supporting character named Crane."

The list author says:
	"In "Muscle Beach Party" (1964), Don Rickles plays Jack Fanny, who coaches a stable of body builders.  In "Bikini Beach" (1964), Don Rickles plays Big Drag, the owner of a local drag strip.  In "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965), Don Rickles plays Big Drop, the owner/manager of a parachuting school."

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	"(1964)  Tommy Kirk stars as Gogo, a Martian teenager who is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion.  Don Rickles has a cameo as a Martian named Big Bang."

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	"The episode "Halloween With The Addams Family" originally aired on 10/30/64.  The Addams family are preparing for their favorite holiday, Halloween.  Claude (Don Rickles) and Marty (Skip Homeier) are two bank robbers who are on the run from the police, and decide to hide out at the Addams home."

The list author says:
	"Don Rickles plays a convict named Lyle Delp in the episodes "4 1/2" (originally aired on 11/4/64), and "The Alan Brady Show Goes To Jail" (originally aired on 11/11/64).  Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie: "You mean you held us up at combpoint?  You don't even need a comb!"  Don as Lyle Delp (putting his hand behind his bald head): "You really know how to hurt a guy!"

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	"In the episode "Dance With Me, Herman" (originally aired on 2/18/65), Don Rickles plays the crooked owner of a dance school named Doc 'Happy' Havemeyer."

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	"The episode "Jed's Temptation" originally aired on 2/24/65.  At the racetrack, Jed is enjoying great success, because he can tell which horse will win.  Granny gives money to Fred (Don Rickles), so he can buy food.  Instead, he bets on the horses, and wins!  Granny stays with Fred, and they bet on the remaining races."

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	"The episode "My Buddy, The War Hero" originally aired on 3/12/65.  Sgt. Jim Mason (Don Rickles) visits his buddy Sgt. Vince Carter (Frank Sutton).  Gomer (Jim Nabors) doesn't want them to remember different accounts of what happened when they were in the Korean War."

The list author says:
	"The episode "The Luck Of Newton Munroe" originally aired on 4/12/65.  Don Rickles plays Newton Monroe, a traveling salesman who sells whatever he can out of the trunk of his car.  Barney Fife (Don Knotts) runs him in for peddling without a permit, and decides to keep Newton working around the courthouse."

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	"The episode "The Return Of Bald Eagle" originally aired on 10/12/65.  Don Rickles plays an Indian named Bald Eagle, who single-handedly attacks Fort Courage.  When the attack fails, Bald Eagle is captured.  He manages to escape, and takes Captain Wilton Parmenter (Ken Berry) with him."

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	"The episode "The Kidnapper" originally aired on 11/28/66.  Don Rickles plays Norbert Wiley, a compulsive crook who is on the lam, and happens to land on the island.  He swears that he wants to overcome his zeal to steal, so the castaways try to help reform him."

The list author says:
	"The episode "Lucy The Fight Manager" originally aired on 2/20/67.  Lucy Carmichael (Lucille Ball) encourages Eddie Rickles (Don Rickles), a washed-up boxer, to come out of retirement for one more match.  That way, he can earn enough money to open a flower shop."

The list author says:
	"The episode "Night Train To Madrid" originally aired on 3/22/67.  Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) and Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) try to prevent Frank Bodie (Don Rickles), a rude USO comedian, from igniting an international scandal."

The list author says:
	"The episode "My Master, The Weakling" originally aired on 10/10/67.  Don Rickles plays Kiski, who teaches a physical fitness course.  Unfortunately, Jeannie (Barbara Eden) gave Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) the personality of his mother!"

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	"(1967)  In this movie, Reni Santoni stars as David Kolowitz, a would-be actor who gets his first part in a play.  Don Rickles plays a supporting character named Harry Hamburger."

The list author says:
	"The episodes "The Little Black Book; Part 1" originally aired on 1/27/68, and "The Little Black Book; Part 2 originally aired on 2/3/68.  Max's old army buddy Sid (Don Rickles) arrives unexpectedly, and wants to go out on the town.  He uses Max's little black book to arrange a double date.  The black book is really a KAOS code book, and their dates turn out to be KAOS agents."

The list author says:
	"(1968)  This recording features every four-letter word and insult you can imagine, delivered by Johnny Carson, Flip Wilson, Ed Sullivan, and other celebrities, including Don Rickles himself.  The sound quality of the recording is as rough as the language!"

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	"(1968)  This comedy album was recorded live at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas."

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	"(1969)  This comedy album features Don Rickles fielding questions from five panelists, and skewering all that was hip and happening in the late sixties."

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	"(1970)  During World War II, Kelly (Clint Eastwood) learns of a German bank located behind enemy lines containing millions of dollars in gold bars.  Crapgame (Don Rickles), Big Joe (Telly Savalas), and Oddball (Donald Sutherland) help Kelly steal the gold for themselves."

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	"(1975)  This show was taped at a Las Vegas nightclub lounge.  None of the celebrities in the audience, including James Caan and Don Adams, are spared Don's barbs and insults."

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	"The episode "Nell And The Kid" originally aired on 4/28/83.  Don Rickles plays Max, a delicatessen owner who takes in a young girl that tried to shoplift from him.  This episode was actually a pilot for a proposed spin-off, but NBC decided not to make it a series."

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	"(1988)  Mobster Louis Keaton (Abe Vigoda), now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit.  Policeman and old friend Jake (Don Rickles) is called in to keep Keaton safe, and to investigate the hit.  He's working with Mike Gable (Lee Majors), a cop who takes an immediate dislike to the aging gangster."

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	"(1990)  The episode "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" originally aired on 6/5/90.  Bobcat Goldthwait plays Billy Goldman, a ventriloquist who seeks out his long retired idol Mr. Ingles (Don Rickles), hoping that he will teach him about mastering ventriloquism.  Instead, he discovers a shocking secret!"

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	"(1992)  Sal 'the Shark' Macelli (Robert Loggia) is a mafia kingpin who is bitten by a female vampire, and turns into a vampire.  Sal begins to create an organized crime family of vampires, including his consigliere Manny Bergman (Don Rickles)."

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	"(1995)  Sam 'Ace' Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is a mob-connected casino operator in Las Vegas, who marries Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone).  Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) is a made-man of the Mafia, who arrives in town with an ambitious agenda of his own.  Don Rickles plays casino manager Billy Sherbert."

The list author says:
	"(1995) In this computer-animated feature film, Don Rickles voices the character of Mr. Potato Head.  Don as Mr. Potato Head: "You uncultured swine!  What're you looking at, ya hockey puck?"

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	"(1998)  In this animated feature, both Don Rickles (Cornwall) and Eric Idle (Devon) voice the character of a Two-Headed Dragon."

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	"(1998)  Mitch Weaver (Norm MacDonald) and Sam McKenna (Artie Lange) find success in the revenge-for-hire business.  In the scene where Mitch and Sam are getting berated by Mr. Hamilton (Don Rickles), he started insulting Norm McDonald and not his Mitch Weaver character. Of course, that didn't make it into the movie."

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	"(1998)  Don Rickles plays Mr. Wilson in this movie.  Mr. Wilson wishes Dennis had another old man to bother.  When Dennis' grandfather (George Kennedy) moves in with Dennis, Mr. Wilson is very happy, until he finds out that Grandpa can do everything better than him."

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	"(1999)  Don Rickles once again voices the character of Mr. Potato Head in this sequel to the hit computer-animated feature film."

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	"(2004)  Gigot (William H. Macy) is a mute building superintendent who befriends Lou, a young girl abandoned by her mother.  With the help of Ira (Don Rickles), an elderly tenant in Gigot's building, and Gloria (Catherine O'Hara), Gigot's supportive girlfriend, Gigot and Lou are able to turn their lives around."

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	"(2005)  This documentary concerns the most famous dirty joke of all time, whose punch line is always "the Aristocrats!"  Don Rickles is one of the 100 comedians who tells the joke."

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	"(2007)  Don Rickles finally wrote his autobiography.  He wanted to be a serious actor, but started out as a comic in strip clubs, and worked his way up.  His big break came when Frank Sinatra heard him, and Don gladly used Sinatra's influence to get him better gigs.  Don Rickles went on to become a living legend of comedy."

The list author says:
	"(2007)  This is an Emmy Award-winning documentary, directed by John Landis, about Don Rickles.  It includes performance clips from throughout Don's career, interspersed with recent interviews with him.  There are also interviews from several comedians and celebrities who have encountered Don over the years, including Bob Newhart, Robin Williams, Clint Eastwood and Robert De Niro."

The list author says:
	"The Charlie Rose interview with Don Rickles originally aired on August 30, 2007."

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	"(2008)  In his autobiography, Don describes his comedic style.  "I stumbled upon a self-styled theatrical performance.  I discovered that my kind of storytelling had nothing to do with canned jokes and written routines.  It took a while, but I found a distinct sense of sarcasm and humorous exaggeration; I found my own comedic voice."

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	"(2008)  This book is a collection of letters to celebrities and notable historical figures.  Don to Clint Eastwood: "How many guys could do a movie about Iwo Jima from the Japanese point of view?  I got nervous; I thought you were going to let them win!"  Don to Santa Claus: "Kiss my jingle bells!"