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Danny DeVito

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.

Aliases
  • Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
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Filmography

Hercules

1997
as Philoctetes (voice)

Matilda

1996
as Harry Wormwood

Dumbo

2019
as Max Medici

Space Jam

1996
as Mr. Swackhammer (voice)

Batman Returns

1992
as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019
as Eddie

Migration

2023
as Uncle Dan

Haunted Mansion

2023
as College History Professor

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024
as janitor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975
as Martini

L.A. Confidential

1997
as Sid Hudgens

Big Fish

2003
as Amos Calloway

The Lorax

2012
as The Lorax (voice)

The Virgin Suicides

2000
as Dr. Horniker

Smallfoot

2018
as Dorgle

Mars Attacks!

1996
as Rude Gambler

When in Rome

2010
as Al

Twins

1988
as Vincent Benedict

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002
as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')

Duplex

2003
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)

The One and Only Ivan

2020
as Bob

Look Who's Talking Now!

1993
as Rocks (voice)

Last Action Hero

1993
as Whiskers (Voice)

The Ratings Game

1984
as Vic De Salvo

I'm Still Here

2010
as Himself

Going Ape!

1981
as Lazlo

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History

2013
as Danny DeVito

The Nightman Cometh: Live

2009
as Frank Reynolds

Living Out Loud

1998
as Pat Francato

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

Throw Momma from the Train

1987
as Owen / Ned 'Little Ned' Lift

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

2005
as Himself

Salinger

2013

Even Money

2006
as Walter

Reno 911!: Miami

2007
as District Attorney

Romancing the Stone

1984
as Ralph

Today's the Day

2014
as Mr. Bees

Screwed

2000
as Grover Cleaver

Drowning Mona

2000
as Chief Wyatt Rash

The Van

1977
as Andy

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986
as Grundle King (voice)

Other People's Money

1991
as Lawrence Garfield

Renaissance Man

1994
as Bill Rago

Head Office

1985
as Frank Stedman

Felony

1994
as Featured Extra

Hurricane Sandy Coming Together

2012
as Danny DeVito

Wise Guys

1986
as Harry Valentini

Be Cool

2005
as Martin Weir

Deadly Hero

1975

The Jewel of the Nile

1985
as Ralph

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017
as Himself

Scalawag

1973
as Fly Speck

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

1992
as Danny DeVito

Money

1991

Car Wash

1976
as Joe (scenes deleted)

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994
as Worm TV Host

Billy Connolly A Bafta Tribute

2002
as Himself

The War of the Roses

1989
as Gavin D'Amato

Jack Nicholson - Das teuflische Grinsen Hollywoods

2017
as Himself (archive footage)

Jack the Bear

1993
as John Leary

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

1983
as Vince D'Angelo

The Divine Bette Midler

2005
as Danny DeVito

The World's Greatest Lover

1977
as Assistant Director

Poolman

2024
as Jack Denisoff

Christmas In Love

2004
as Brad

Just Add Water

2008
as Merl

Deck the Halls

2006
as Buddy Hall

A Sudden case of Christmas

2024
as Lawrance Armanetti

Terms of Endearment

1983
as Vernon Dahlart

House Broken

2009
as Cathkart

The Good Night

2007
as Mel

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

2005
as Himself

Death to Smoochy

2002
as Burke Bennett

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

2008
as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)

Relative Strangers

2006
as Frank Menure

The Rainmaker

1997
as Deck Shifflet

Danny DeVito & the Contract

2007
as Himself

Man on the Moon

1999
as George Shapiro

Inside the Actor's Workshop

2010
as Actor

Lady Liberty

1971
as Fred Mancuso

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

2017
as Himself

Animal Crackers

2017
as Chesterfield (voice)

The Oh in Ohio

2006
as Wayne the Pool Guy

Hotel Noir

2012
as Eugene Portland

The Survivor

2022
as Charlie Goldman

Heist

2001
as Mickey Bergman

The Comedian

2016
as Jimmy Berkowitz

Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls

1980
as Danny DeVito

Forces of Nature

2012
as The Lorax (voice)

Hoffa

1992
as Bobby Ciaro

Girl Walks Into a Bar

2011
as Aldo

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006
as Danny DeVito

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

1972
as Adrian

Nobel Son

2007
as Gastner

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

1973
as Petey

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001
as Max Fairbanks

Anything Else

2003
as Harvey Wexler

10 Items or Less

2006
as Big D

Branford Marsalis: Steep

1991
as Danny DeVito

Goin' South

1978
as Hog, Moon's Old Gang

Get Shorty

1995
as Martin Weir

Solitary Man

2009
as Jimmy

Wiener-Dog

2016
as Dave Schmerz

Junior

1994
as Dr. Larry Arbogast

The Earth Day Special

1990

Tin Men

1987
as Ernest Tilley

Minestrone

1975
as Lodovico

Ruthless People

1986
as Sam Stone

Johnny Dangerously

1984
as Burr

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2005
as Booth

School, Girls & You!

1983
as Vince D'Angelo (segment "The Selling of Vince D'Angelo")

Completely Cuckoo

1997
as Himself

All the Wilderness

2014
as Dr. Pembry

Molly and The Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After

1985
as George Johnson (voice)

My Girlfriend's Abroad

2006
as Uncle Rick

Dreams of Glass

1970
as Thug

The Big Kahuna

2000
as Phil Cooper

Director

Movie Matilda 1996
Movie Duplex 2003
Movie Throw Momma from the Train 1987
Movie The Ratings Game 1984
Movie The War of the Roses 1989
Movie The Selling of Vince D'Angelo 1983
Movie St. Sebastian
Movie Death to Smoochy 2002
Movie The Sound Sleeper 1973
Movie Hoffa 1992
Movie Minestrone 1975
Movie School, Girls & You! 1983

Writer

Movie The Sound Sleeper 1973
Movie Minestrone 1975

Producer

Movie Pulp Fiction 1994
Movie Matilda 1996
Movie Freedom Writers 2007
Movie Erin Brockovich 2000
Movie Gattaca 1997
Movie Along Came Polly 2004
Movie How High 2001
Movie A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014
Movie Bye Bye Benjamin 2006
Movie Living Out Loud 1998
Movie Garden State 2004
Movie Reno 911!: Miami 2007
Movie Reality Bites 1994
Movie Be Cool 2005
Movie St. Sebastian
Movie Camp 2003
Movie Feeling Minnesota 1996
Movie The Sound Sleeper 1973
Movie Man on the Moon 1999
Movie Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story 2017
Movie Hoffa 1992
Movie Get Shorty 1995
Movie Minestrone 1975
Movie Out of Sight 1998