Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried, known simply as Gilbert Gottfried, is an American comedian, actor, and broadcaster. He was born on February 28, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York.
Gilbert was widely known for his iconic voice and voice acting. According to TMZ, Gilbert’s rep, Glenn Schwartz, revealed the actor died from a “heart abnormality called Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II.”
Dara and Gilbert wedded in 2007 and were married for 15 years before his unfortunate death on April 12, 2022.
The couple have been blessed to have two children together: Lily Aster Gottfried, and Max Aaron Gottfried. Their daughter Lily Aster was born in 2007, and their son Max Aaron was born in 2009.
Dara Kravitz is an American filmmaker and a radio podcaster.
His family issued a statement on Facebook to comment on the death of the global icon. Their post read; “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness.
“In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend, and father to his two young children.”
Gilbert Gottfried Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The House of God | Paramedic | |
| 1985 | Bad Medicine | Tony Sandoval | |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Sidney Bernstein | |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Dentist | |
| Katy Meets the Aliens | X (voice) | English version | |
| 1989 | Never on Tuesday | Lucky Larry Lupin | |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Johnny Crunch | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| Seriously…Phil Collins | Roger | ||
| Problem Child | Mr. Peabody | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor | |
| Look Who’s Talking Too | Joey, The Baby Gym Instructor | ||
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 | Mr. Peabody | |
| Horror Hall of Fame 2 | Boris | ||
| Highway to Hell | Hitler | ||
| 1992 | Aladdin | Iago the Parrot (voice) | |
| 1994 | House Party 3 | Luggage Clerk | |
| Thumbelina | Berkeley Beetle (Mr. Beetle) (voice) | ||
| The Return of Jafar | Iago the Parrot (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
| Saved By The Bell: Wedding In Las Vegas | Burt Banner | ||
| Double Dragon | Walter | ||
| 1995 | The Magic Gift of the Snowman | Charlatan (voice) | |
| Problem Child 3: Junior in Love | Dr. Peabody | ||
| 1996 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Iago the Parrot (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Be Cool about Fire Safety! | Seymour Smoke (voice) | ||
| Escape from It’s a Wonderful Life | Angry man on porch | ||
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Mr. Harry Karp | |
| Def Jam’s How to Be a Player | Tony the Doorman | ||
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Compulsive Dog (voice) | |
| 1999 | Goosed | Alan Levy | |
| 2001 | Longshot | Mr. Chadwick | |
| 2002 | Mickey’s House of Villains | Iago the Parrot (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | The Amazing Floydini | Magic Store owner | |
| Back by Midnight | Security Guard | ||
| Funky Monkey | Dr. Spleen | ||
| Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events | Duck | ||
| 2005 | The Aristocrats | Himself | |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins | “I’m Freezing My Nuts Off” Penguin (voice) | |
| 2007 | Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams | Iago the Parrot (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes | Himself | |
| 2009 | The Lindabury Story | Himself | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Grayson the Goose | ||
| 2011 | Miss December | The Police Officer | |
| 2013 | Beecher Baby Bouncer | Himself | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 2016 | The Comedian’s Guide to Survival | Himself | |
| Director’s Cut | Superintendent | ||
| Unbelievable!!!! | Major LeGrande Bushe | ||
| Gender Bender | Dr. Montalto | ||
| Life, Animated | Himself | ||
| The Comedian | Gilbert Gottfried | ||
| Hospital Arrest | Jerome Carter | ||
| 2017 | Gilbert | Himself | |
| 80s Creature House | Grim Reaper | ||
| Animal Crackers | Mario Zucchini (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Abnormal Attraction | Pig Man | |
| 2018 | Boy Band | Mort (voice) | |
| 2019 | Super Gidget | Infestor (voice) | Short |
| 2020 | A Wrestling Christmas Miracle | Rice | |
| 2020 | The Truth About Santa Claus | Dr. Leland | |
| TBA | Hassle at the Castle | Ratley | Pre-production; Final film role, posthumous release |
Gilbert Gottfried TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1981 | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | Cast member; 12 episodes |
| 1983–1984 | Thicke of the Night | ||
| 1987 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Babcock | “Say Hello to a Good Buy” |
| 1989-1998 | USA Up All Night | Saturday night host | |
| 1990 | Superboy | Nick-Nack (voice) | |
| 1991 | Night Court | Oscar Brown | |
| 1993–1995 | Bonkers | Two-Bits (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Problem Child | Mr. Peabody | |
| 1994 | Living Single | Larry Friedlander | |
| 1994–1995 | Aladdin | Iago the Parrot (voice) | 83 episodes |
| 1994 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Jerry the Bellybutton Elf / Adonis (voice) | |
| 1994–1997 | Duckman | Art DeSalvo (voice) | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | Wings | Lewis | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Married… with Children | Himself | “Ship Happens” |
| Adventures in Wonderland | Mike McNasty | “Pie Noon” | |
| Mad About You | Spanky’s Master | “The Couple” | |
| Bump in the Night | Stink Bug (voice) | ||
| Aladdin on Ice | Iago the Parrot (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1995–1996 | Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Additional Characters (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Roy | “The Tale of Station 109.1” |
| In the House | Mr. Comstock | ||
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Additional voices | ||
| Escape From It’s a Wonderful Life | Angry Man on Porch | ||
| Big Bag | Himself | Troubles the Cat segment | |
| 1997–1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Mister Mxyzptlk (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Bear in the Big Blue House | Large Possum (voice) | “Welcome to Woodland Valley Part 2” |
| 1998 | Cosby | Cellmate | “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” |
| Noddy | Jack Frost | “Jack Frost is Coming to Town” | |
| Hercules | Minister Clion (voice) | ||
| 1999 | Dilbert | Accounting Troll (voice) | “Hunger” |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Himself | Episodes 503 and 506 | |
| Timon & Pumbaa | The Woodpecker (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Jerry Seinfeld, Patrick Swayze (voices) | |
| 2001–2002 | The Fairly OddParents | Dr. Bender / Wendel (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | Disney’s House of Mouse | Iago the Parrot (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2002–2022 | Cyberchase | Digit, Widget (voices) | Daytime Emmy [Nominee] Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Children’s Daytime Emmy Awards 2009 |
| 2002 | Son of the Beach | Noccus Johnstein | “Chip’s A Goy” and Hamm Stroker’s Suck My Blood |
| Celebrity Deathmatch | Himself (voice) | “Gottfried in the Arena” | |
| 2003 | Becker | Alan | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Comic | “Last Laugh” | |
| 2004 | Home Movies | Tonko the Parrot (voice) | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Various sketches | 8 episodes | |
| Celebrity Paranormal Project | |||
| I Love Toys | |||
| Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Himself | Part I: 100-81 | |
| 2005 | Billy and Mandy Save Christmas | Santa Claus (voice) | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Emperor’s New School | Additional voices | Season 2, Episode 11 |
| Family Guy | Horse (voice) / Dog Whistle (voice) | Episode: “Boys Do Cry” / “Big Trouble in Little Quahog” | |
| My Gym Partner’s a Monkey | Rick Platypus (voice) | “That Darn Platypus” | |
| 2008 | Hannah Montana | Barney Bitman | “(We’re So Sorry) Uncle Earl” |
| I Love the New Millennium | 4 Episodes | ||
| Comedy Central Roast: Bob Saget | Himself | ||
| The Replacements | “A Buzzwork Orange” | ||
| Back at the Barnyard | Barn Buddy (voice) | “Barn Buddy” | |
| Big & Small | Small (voice) | ||
| Sesame Street | Denny the Distractor | “Hurry Up, You’re Running Out of Time” | |
| The View | Horny the Dwarf | Joy’s Month in ReView | |
| The Weird Al Show | Himself | ||
| Pyramid | Celebrity Guest | ||
| Hollywood Squares | Regular | ||
| 2009 | Star-ving | “Gilbert’s Kid” | |
| Comedy Central Roast: Joan Rivers | |||
| Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy | |||
| 2010 | ‘Til Death | Tommy | Guest starred |
| Comedy Central Roast: David Hasselhoff | Himself | ||
| Robotomy | Tickle Me Psycho (voice) | “The Playdate” | |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast: Donald Trump | Himself | |
| Roast of Facebook | |||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leo Gerber | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Comedy Central Roast: Roseanne Barr | Himself | |
| The Burn with Jeff Ross | |||
| 2013–2014 | TruTV Presents: World’s Dumbest… | ||
| 2013 | Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off | ||
| Celebrity Wife Swap | “Gilbert Gottfried/Alan Thicke” | ||
| Mad | Linkong, Father, Crash (voices) | ||
| 2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Ranginald Bagel (voice) | |
| The Celebrity Apprentice 7 | Himself | ||
| Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends | |||
| Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas | Mr. Greenway (voice) | ||
| Last Comic Standing | Himself | ||
| Big Brother 16 | Otev (voice) | ||
| Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: We’re Newbridge, We’re Comin’ To Get Ya! | Himself | ||
| Anger Management | Dudley | Guest starred | |
| 2014–2022 | Akame Ga Kill Abridged | Generic Male Friend (voice) | Online web show |
| 2014–2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Kraang Subprime (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Mighty Magiswords | Prohyas’ Stomach (voice) | Guest starred |
| Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | Ron McDonald | TV movie | |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Strip Club MC | Episode: “Pilot” |
| Justice League Action | Mister Mxyztplk (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2017–2019 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Jared Kushner (voice) / Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Ron McDonald | TV movie |
| Episodes | Himself | Season 5, Episode 1 | |
| Cash Cab | |||
| The Untitled Action Bronson Show | Season 1, Episode 7 | ||
| 2018 | Crashing | Episode: “The Atheist” | |
| The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time | Rand McDonald | TV Movie | |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | Genie (voice) | Episode: “Meanie Genie” | |
| Arrested Development | ShoeDini Advertiser (voice) | Episode: “Sinking Feelings” | |
| 2019 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Himself/Redaction/Samantha/Lord Sexy | 3 episodes |
| Critters: A New Binge | Uncle | 5 episodes | |
| Historical Roasts | Adolf Hitler | Episode: “Anne Frank” | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Himself (Cameo)/Sal(voice) | “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout”/”The Hankering” (2 Episodes) | |
| 2020 | Karate Tortoise | Rat Bastard | Legend of the Shelled Vigilante |
| 2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years | Shecky (voice) | Episode: “Wise Kraken” |
| 2022 | Smiling Friends | God | Episode: “Charlie Dies and Doesn’t Come Back” |
