Jack Riley

Biography: While serving his two-year hitch in the Army, Jack Riley performed in "Rolling Along of 1960," a military travelling show. After his discharge, Riley attended John Carroll University, then resumed his show-business activities as an actor, comedian, and "special material" writer for such stars as Mort Sahl, Rowan and Martin and Don Rickles. He made his film debut in 1962's The Days of Wine and Roses, and later essayed eccentric roles in such laugh-spinners as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1979). Active in television since 1966, Riley was a comedy-ensemble player in Keep on Truckin' (1975) and The Tim Conway Show (1980 edition), and occasionally popped up on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, impersonating Lyndon Johnson. His most celebrated TV role was the supremely paranoid Elliot Carlin in The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78), a role he later reprised (under various character names) in such series as Alf and St. Elsewhere. He was also cast as TV station manager Leon Buchanan in theWhile serving his two-year hitch in the Army, Jack Riley performed in "Rolling Along of 1960," a military travelling show. After his discharge, Riley attended John Carroll University, then resumed his show-business activities as an actor, comedian, and "special material" writer for such stars as Mort Sahl, Rowan and Martin and Don Rickles. He made his film debut in 1962's The Days of Wine and Roses, and later essayed eccentric roles in such laugh-spinners as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1979). Active in television since 1966, Riley was a comedy-ensemble player in Keep on Truckin' (1975) and The Tim Conway Show (1980 edition), and occasionally popped up on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, impersonating Lyndon Johnson. His most celebrated TV role was the supremely paranoid Elliot Carlin in The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78), a role he later reprised (under various character names) in such series as Alf and St. Elsewhere. He was also cast as TV station manager Leon Buchanan in the two-episode sitcom Roxie (1987), and was heard as the voice of Stu Pickles on the animated series Rugrats (1991- ). Extremely active in the LA theatrical scene, Jack Riley starred in such stage productions as 12 Angry Men and Small Craft Warnings. RIley died in 2016, at age 80. Expand

Jack Riley's Scores

Average career score: 56
Highest Metascore: 62 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II
Lowest Metascore: 38 Rugrats Go Wild
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 1 out of 5
5 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
38 Rugrats Go Wild Jun 13, 2003 Stuart 'Stu' Pickles / Stuart 'Stu' Pickles 8.0
62 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II Nov 17, 2000 Stuart 'Stu' Pickles 6.3
62 The Rugrats Movie Nov 20, 1998 Stu Pickles tbd
61 To Be or Not to Be Dec 16, 1983 Dobish / Dobish 6.1
55 High Anxiety Dec 25, 1977 The Desk Clerk / The Desk Clerk 7.1