Jack Riley passed away today at the age of 80 from pneumonia and an infection according to Deadline.
He is best known for playing Mr Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show. Mr Carlin was unlikable; but yet the way Riley played him, you couldn’t help but to love him. The next generation of TV viewers loved him as Uncle Stu Pickles on The Rugrats and All Grown Up. While those are his two biggest roles, he guest starred on some of our favorite shows throughout the decades like Hogan’s Heroes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Happy Days, Family Ties, One Day at a Time, Diff’rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, Night Court, Family Matters, Friends, Coach, The Drew Carey Show, Seinfeld, That ’70s Show and many more. Riley also can be seen in several of Mel Brooks movies like High Anxiety, History of the World Part 1 and Spaceballs.
Today let’s honor him by watching one of many memorable and enjoyable roles.
