Robert Klein

Career timeline

1. 1942 · Born

   Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1970 · Screen debut

   The Landlord (Movie)

3. 1975 · Breakthrough

   Saturday Night Live (TV)

4. 1990 · Writing debut

   Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Movie)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Anna Pigeon (TV)

Career in numbers

13 1970s

13 1980s

19 1990s

18 2000s

11 2010s

3 2020s

• Comedy49
• Drama28
• Romance13
• Crime9
• Tv Movie8
• Mystery7

Highest-rated title Heartland 2007 8.3 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Klein in our catalogue.

James Burrows

3 titles together

Jonathan Katz

2 titles together

Peter Stebbings

2 titles together

Dick Wolf

2 titles together

Daniel Sackheim

2 titles together

BD Wong

2 titles together

Robert Moore

2 titles together

Eric Schaeffer

2 titles together

Garry Shandling

2 titles together

Eric Stoltz

2 titles together

1. 2026 Anna Pigeon as Bank Manager 7.1 TV
2. 2024 Notice to Quit Movie
3. 2021 Before I Go as Jasper Movie
4. 2017 Will & Grace as Martin Adler 7.5 TV
5. 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Mayor of New York 4.6 Movie
6. 2014 Madam Secretary as Lester Clark 7.0 TV
7. 2014 The Mysteries of Laura as Leo Diamond 7.2 TV
8. 2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One as The Mayor 4.5 Movie
9. 2012 National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie as CEO Movie
10. 2011 Demoted as Bob Farrell 4.8 Movie
11. 2011 Dirty Movie as The CEO 3.3 Movie
12. 2010 Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced as Robert Klein Movie
13. 2010 Gravity as Father Anthony TV
14. 2010 The Back-Up Plan as Dr. Scott Harris 6.1 Movie
15. 2009 The Good Wife as Lyle 7.6 TV
16. 2008 Life on Mars as Elliott Casso 6.4 TV
17. 2008 Definitely, Maybe as Robert Klein 6.9 Movie
18. 2007 Heartland as Dwayne Trent 8.3 TV
19. 2007 Reign Over Me as Jonathan Timpleman 7.2 Movie
20. 2006 Ira & Abby as Seymour Black 5.6 Movie
21. 2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Mervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") Movie
22. 2004 The Stones as Stan Stone TV
23. 2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Phillip Warren 6.9 Movie
24. 2002 Two Weeks Notice as Larry Kelson 6.4 Movie
25. 2002 People I Know as Dr. Sandy Napier 5.2 Movie
26. 2002 The Safety of Objects as Howard Gold 6.5 Movie
27. 2002 I'm with Lucy as Dr. Mort Zalkind 5.4 Movie
28. 2001 Piñero as Doctor Movie
29. 2001 Bob Patterson as Landau TV
30. 2000 Yes, Dear as Robert Klein 6.7 TV
31. 2000 From Where I Sit as Lenny Movie
32. 1999 Goosed as Mel Movie
33. 1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as (archive footage) Movie
34. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dwight Stannich 8.0 TV
35. 1999 The Contract as Jackson Movie
36. 1998 The King of Queens as Bruce Degner 7.2 TV
37. 1998 Next Stop Wonderland as Arty Lesser 6.0 Movie
38. 1998 Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time as Self 7.4 Movie
39. 1998 Primary Colors as Norman Asher 6.2 Movie
40. 1996 One Fine Day as Dr. Martin 6.5 Movie
41. 1995 Jeffrey as Skip Winkley 6.3 Movie
42. 1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Robert (voice) 7.8 TV
43. 1994 Mixed Nuts as Mr. Lobel 5.4 Movie
44. 1994 Radioland Murders as Father Writer 5.9 Movie
45. 1994 Duckman as Uncle Mo Dorkin (voice) 7.3 TV
46. 1993 Frasier as Gary (voice) 7.7 TV
47. 1992 Mad About You as Stan Freitus 6.8 TV
48. 1990 Law & Order as Rick Mason 7.3 TV
49. 1990 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel as Narrator (voice) Movie
50. 1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Wyatt (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) 6.2 Movie
51. 1988 Dangerous Curves as Bam Bam Movie
52. 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "Wordplay") 7.7 TV
53. 1985 George Burns Comedy Week TV
54. 1985 The Best of John Belushi as Various Characters Movie
55. 1985 The Comedy Factory as Robert Morgan TV
56. 1985 This Wife for Hire as Alan Harper Movie
57. 1985 Poison Ivy as 'Big Irv' Klopper 6.0 Movie
58. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Barney Drake 7.5 TV
59. 1983 Pajama Tops as Lenny Jolie-Jolie Movie
60. 1983 Your Place... or Mine? as Nick Movie
61. 1982 The Last Unicorn as The Butterfly (voice) 7.3 Movie
62. 1982 Family Ties as Roger "Eggy" Erdman 7.2 TV
63. 1981 Nobody's Perfekt as Walter Movie
64. 1979 The Bell Jar as Lenny Movie
65. 1979 They're Playing Our Song as Vernon Gersch Movie
66. 1978 Hooper as Roger Deal 6.3 Movie
67. 1977 Dick Clark's Good Old Days Movie
68. 1977 The Gang 6.1 Movie
69. 1975 The Gypsy 6.2 Movie
70. 1975 Saturday Night Live as Guest (uncredited) 6.9 TV
71. 1974 Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers TV
72. 1972 Rivals as Peter Movie
73. 1971 The Pursuit of Happiness as Melvin Lasher Movie
74. 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat as Barney 6.2 Movie
75. 1970 The Landlord as Peter 6.0 Movie

1. 2010 Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced Movie
2. 2005 Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue Movie
3. 1990 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Movie

1. 1978 Puzzle Movie

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