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Donald Jay Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York. Following the Golden Era of Hollywood, he remained active until early 2017. He got his start in night clubs, toiling for over 20 years, until 1958, when he made his film debut in Run Silent Run Deep (1958). The movie was a big hit. Afterward, Rickles continued acting, starring in films like X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963), Bikini Beach (1964), Enter Laughing (1967), and Kelly's Heroes (1970). In 1973, Don became a regular on Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts.

From 1973-84, he appeared frequently on Dean's show, paying tribute to some of his friends, like Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and was even the roast master on the roast for Dean Martin himself. In 1976, he had his own TV series CPO Sharkey (1976), which enjoyed a two year run. After 1984, he slowed down, appearing in a few minor film roles. In 1995, he made a comeback, appearing with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995) in the role of the grouchy Mr. Potato Head. In 1999, he returned as Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story 2 (1999). He died on April 6, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, aged 90. He is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California, in the Courts of Tanach.

(1998) TV commercial: Fidelity Investments

(2002) TV commercial: Glad Drawstrings trash bags

(1966) Unsold pilot: Starred in a comedy pilot called &quot;The Unpardonables&quot;, about a group of prison inmates who refused parole in order to stay behind bars where they lived a safe, cushy life.

(1970) Unsold pilot: Starred in a variety special called &quot;The Don Rickles Show&quot; that included a sketch patterned on <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001276/?ref_=nmwrk">Jackie Gleason</a>&#39;s <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0042114/?ref_=nmwrk">The Honeymooners (1955)</a>.

Radio: Sometimes served as the announcer for the radio drama &quot;Nightbeat,&quot; which starred <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0522481/?ref_=nmwrk">Frank Lovejoy</a>.

(1987) TV commercials: Anso V Worry-Free Carpet

(1974) TV commercial: Right Guard deodorant

(2005) TV commercial (PBS): American Stroke Asoociation.

(2011) TV commercial: Snickers candy bars (w/<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000582/?ref_=nmwrk">Joe Pesci</a>).

(April 11, 1979) Guest appeared on the daytime talk program &quot;Zap&quot;.

(1979) TV commercial: Diet 7 Up (w/<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0004812/?ref_=nmwrk">Lynda Carter</a>)

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