
Danny DeVito
Biography
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence as the irascible dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He plays Frank Reynolds on the long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2006 - present). In film, DeVito is known for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Head Office (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Twins (1988…
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Filmography
Acting (208)
Movies (156)
Jumanji 3
2026 Upcomingas Eddie
Dec 23
Cop Origin Story
2026
Thank You Very Much
2025as Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025as Self - Presenter
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
2025as Self
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024as Janitor
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024as Self
Poolman
2024as Jack Denisoff
A Sudden Case of Christmas
2024as Lawrence Armanetti
Migration
2023as Uncle Dan (voice)
Haunted Mansion
2023as Bruce Davis
Minions & More Volume 2
2022as The Lorax (voice)
The Survivor
2022as Charley Goldman
Minions & More Volume 1
2022as The Lorax (voice)
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021as Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021as Self (archive footage)
The One and Only Ivan
2020as Bob (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019as Eddie
Dumbo
2019as Maximilian "Max" Medici
Animal Crackers
2018as Chesterfield (voice)
Smallfoot
2018as Dorgle (voice)
The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter
2018as Uncle Jack (voice)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017as Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017as Self
Wiener-Dog
2016as Dave Schmerz
The Comedian
2016as Jimmy Berkowitz
Curmudgeons
2016as Jackie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016as Self
All the Wilderness
2014as Walter Pembry
Today's the Day
2014as Mr. Bees
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
2014as The Lorax
The Lorax
2012as The Lorax (voice)
Forces of Nature
2012as The Lorax (voice)
Hotel Noir
2012as Eugene Portland
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011as Aldo
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011as Self (EV1 Driver)
When in Rome
2010as Al Russo
Inside the Actor's Workshop
2010as Actor
I'm Still Here
2010as Danny DeVito
Solitary Man
2009as Jimmy Marino
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009as Frank Reynolds
House Broken
2009as Cathkart
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009as Frank Reynolds
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009as Self
Just Add Water
2008as Merl
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008as Self
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
2008as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008as Self
Reno 911!: Miami
2007as District Attorney
Even Money
2007as Walter
The Good Night
2007as Mel
Nobel Son
2007as Gastner
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007as Self
10 Items or Less
2006as Big D
Deck the Halls
2006as Buddy Hall
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006as Booth
The Oh in Ohio
2006as Wayne the Pool Guy
Relative Strangers
2006as Frank Menure
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006as Self
My Girlfriend's Abroad
2006as Uncle Rick (uncredited)
Be Cool
2005as Martin Weir
The Divine Bette Midler
2005as Self
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005as Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005as Himself
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005as Self
Christmas in Love
2004as Brad La Guardia
The Misbehavers
2004as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Catching Kringle
2004as General Needham
Big Fish
2003as Amos Calloway
Duplex
2003as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Anything Else
2003as Harvey Wexler
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002as Self
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002as Self
Death to Smoochy
2002as Burke Bennett
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002as Self
Heist
2001as Mickey Bergman
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001as Max Fairbanks
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001as The Penguin (archive footage)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001as Self
The Virgin Suicides
2000as Dr. Horniker
Drowning Mona
2000as Chief Wyatt Rash
Screwed
2000as Grover Cleaver
Man on the Moon
1999as George Shapiro
The Big Kahuna
1999as Phil Cooper
Living Out Loud
1998as Pat Francato
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998as Al Goldstein
Men in Black
1997as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Hercules
1997as Philoctetes (voice)
L.A. Confidential
1997as Sid Hudgens
The Rainmaker
1997as Deck Shifflet
Completely Cuckoo
1997as Self
Matilda
1996as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)
Space Jam
1996as Swackhammer (voice)
Mars Attacks!
1996as Rude Gambler
Get Shorty
1995as Martin Weir
Little Red Riding Hood
1995as Wolfie (voice)
Junior
1994as Dr. Larry Arbogast
Renaissance Man
1994as Bill Rago
The World of Jim Henson
1994as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Worm TV Host
Last Action Hero
1993as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993as Rocks (voice)
Jack the Bear
1993as John Leary
Batman Returns
1992as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Hoffa
1992as Bobby Ciaro
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992as Self
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
Other People's Money
1991as Lawrence Garfield
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991as Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990as Herbert (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
1990as Vic
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990as Self (archive footage)
The War of the Roses
1989as Gavin D'Amato
Two Daddies?
1989as George Johnson (voice)
Twins
1988as Vincent Benedict
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988as Self
A Very Special Christmas Party
1988as Self
Tin Men
1987as Ernest Tilley
Throw Momma from the Train
1987as Owen Lift
Ruthless People
1986as Sam Stone
Wise Guys
1986as Harry Valentini
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986as Grundle King (voice)
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986as Self
The Jewel of the Nile
1985as Ralph
Head Office
1985as Frank Stedman
Happily Ever After
1985as George Johnson (voice)
Romancing the Stone
1984as Ralph
Johnny Dangerously
1984as Burr
The Ratings Game
1984as Vic De Salvo
All The Kids Do It
1984as Ackroyd
Terms of Endearment
1983as Vernon Dahlart
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
Night of 100 Stars
1982as Self
Going Ape!
1981as Lazlo
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1980as Self
The Gong Show Movie
1980as Performer
Valentine
1979as Dewey
Swap Meet
1979as Max
Goin' South
1978as Hog
The Van
1977as Andy
The World's Greatest Lover
1977as Assistant Director
The Money
1976as Bartender
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976as Vince D'Angelo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975as Martini
Deadly Hero
1975as Harry
Minestrone
1975as Lodovico
Scalawag
1973as Fly Speck
Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30
1973as Petey
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972as Adrian
Lady Liberty
1971as Fred Mancuso
Dreams of Glass
1970as Thug
Sniff
as William Keys
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
Television (52)
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025as Self
History of the World: Part II
2023as Czar Nicholas
Arnold
2023as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Welcome to Wrexham
2022as Self
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022as Giuseppe
Little Demon
2022as Satan (voice)
Abbott Elementary
2021as Frank
Stars in the House
2020as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
The Kominsky Method
2018as Dr. Wexler
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014as Chemist
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Deadbeat
2014as Giuseppe Monamocce
Rick and Morty
2013as Dr. Dogballs (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005as Frank Reynolds
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005as Frank Reynolds
Made in Hollywood
2005as Self
Father of the Pride
2004as Emerson (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
Reno 911!
2003as Danny DeVito
Karen Sisco
2003as Charlie Lucre
Ed
2000as Dr. Jack Carmichael
Bette
2000as Danny DeVito
The Magic Hour
1998as Self
The View
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self
Pearl
1996as Dean Martin
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
1995as Self
Friends
1994as Roy
The Larry Sanders Show
1992as Danny DeVito
The Simpsons
1989as Herbert Powell (voice)
Amazing Stories
1985as Herbert
Goldene Kamera
1984as Self
Angie
1979as Uncle Cheech
The Associates
1979as Alan Swathmore (uncredited)
Taxi
1978as Louie De Palma
Delvecchio
1976as Anthony 'Beanzie' Marott
Saturday Night Live
1975as Adrian (uncredited)
Starsky & Hutch
1975as John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso
Police Woman
1974
Sesame Street
1969as Danny DeVito
The Oscars
1953as Self
Today
1952as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Winner
Crew (69)
Movies (59)
Drag
2026Producer
He Watches
2022Producer
Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
2022Executive Producer
Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
2021Executive Producer
The Fixies: Top Secret
2017Other
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017Executive Producer
Curmudgeons
2016Director
Curmudgeons
2016Producer
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014Producer
Feed Me
2013Thanks
Skin Deep
2011Director
Nest of Vipers
2011Director
Blood Lust
2011Director
Freedom Writers
2007Producer
Reno 911!: Miami
2007Producer
Even Money
2007Producer
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006Executive Producer
Relative Strangers
2006Producer
Be Cool
2005Producer
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005Director
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005Thanks
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005Writer
Along Came Polly
2004Producer
Garden State
2004Executive Producer
Duplex
2003Director
Camp
2003Producer
Death to Smoochy
2002Director
How High
2001Producer
The Caveman's Valentine
2001Producer
Erin Brockovich
2000Producer
Drowning Mona
2000Executive Producer
Man on the Moon
1999Producer
Out of Sight
1998Producer
Living Out Loud
1998Producer
The Pentagon Wars
1998Executive Producer
Gattaca
1997Producer
Matilda
1996Director
Matilda
1996Producer
Sunset Park
1996Producer
Feeling Minnesota
1996Producer
Get Shorty
1995Producer
Pulp Fiction
1994Executive Producer
Reality Bites
1994Producer
Hoffa
1992Director
Hoffa
1992Producer
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990Director
The War of the Roses
1989Director
Throw Momma from the Train
1987Director
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
1985Director
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
1985Writer
The Ratings Game
1984Director
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983Director
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
1983Writer
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976Director
Minestrone
1975Director
Minestrone
1975Writer
The Sound Sleeper
1973Director
The Sound Sleeper
1973Editor
The Sound Sleeper
1973Writer
Television (10)
Game 7
2024Executive Producer
Little Demon
2022Executive Producer
Reno 911!
2003Producer
Karen Sisco
2003Executive Producer
The American Embassy
2002Producer
The Funkhousers
2002Producer
Kate Brasher
2001Producer
Amazing Stories
1985Director
Mary
1985Director
Taxi
1978Director
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