RIP Charles Grodin (1935–2021)

Charles Grodin, best known to Muppet fans as playing villain Nicky Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper has died.

Grodin made his big-screen debut in 1968 as the obstetrician who turns Mia Farrow’s Rosemary over to a coven of witches in Rosemary’s Baby.

Grodin starred in mamy Hollywood comedies from 1970's - 90s, including The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, Seems Like Old Times, Ishtar, Clifford and in first two Beethoven films.

In 1990, he played another Muppet villain, Disney World security guard Quentin Fitzwaller, in the TV special The Muppets at Walt Disney World. Grodin later appeared as part of a wealthy apartment hunting couple, with Susane Suranson, in the 1994 Sesame Street special Stars and Street Forever.

Grodin also had is own talk show on CNBC from 1995 - 1998 where he had Miss Piggy as a guest.

He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 1978 for The Paul Simon Special, and an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance alongside Kevin Kline in ’93’s Dave.

He will always flower sock wearing Nicky Holiday (whose voice was dubbed) to Muppet fans.

Charles Grodin was 86.