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Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995).
Don Rickles. Actor: Kelly's Heroes. Donald Jay Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York. Following the Golden Era of Hollywood, he remained active until early 2017.
Apr 6, 2017 · Don Rickles, the acidic stand-up comic who became world-famous not by telling jokes but by insulting his audience, died on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. The cause was kidney...
Apr 7, 2017 · Don Rickles, a comedian and actor known for his abrasive humor, died Thursday from kidney failure at his Los Angeles home, according to his publicist, Paul Shefrin.
Apr 6, 2017 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed comedian whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90.
Apr 7, 2017 · He was the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy. Despite jokes that from other comics might have inspired boycotts, he was idolized by everyone from Joan Rivers and Louis CK to Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman. James Caan once said that Rickles helped inspire the blustering Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather.”.
Apr 7, 2017 · Don Rickles died of kidney failure Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. His career took off in the late 1950s and '60s thanks, in part, to his friend and longtime supporter...
Apr 7, 2017 · Tom Hanks has led tributes to US comedian Don Rickles, who has died at the age of 90. Rickles, who voiced Mr Potato Head in the Toy Story films, died of kidney failure at his Los Angeles home...
Apr 6, 2017 · Legendary insult comic Don Rickles has died at the age of 90. Variety reports that the standup comedian, whose claims to fame include numerous feisty late-night TV appearances and...
Apr 6, 2017 · Don Rickles, the legendary comedian whose acid-tongued insults and cantankerous persona delighted audiences for generations, died on Thursday. He was 90. Rickles died of kidney failure at his...
