Charlie Brill

Charlie Brill
Born
Charlie Sanford Brill

(1938-01-13) January 13, 1938 (age 86)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • voice artist
Years active1958–2010
Spouse
(m. 1960; died 2024)
Children1

Charlie Sanford Brill (born January 13, 1938)[1] is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.

Career

Brill's first motion picture was The Beast of Budapest. He appeared in Blackbeard's Ghost and The Amazing Dobermans. He played Klingon spy Arne Darvin in the Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (1967) and reprised the role nearly 30 years later in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" (1996).[2] He and his wife Mitzi McCall played Capt. Harry Lipschitz and Mrs. Frannie Lipschitz on the long-running series Silk Stalkings.

Brill and McCall performed sketch comedy on The Ed Sullivan Show on the same episode as The Beatles' first appearance on February 9, 1964. They were interviewed in 2005 for the "Big Break" episode of PRI radio program This American Life regarding their Beatles-Sullivan experience, including a dressing room encounter with John Lennon.[3]

In 1968 and 1969, Brill and McCall appeared on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, but only as the violently bickering couple in "The Fun Couple" sketches. Brill was a frequent panelist, along with McCall, on the 1970’s celebrity-couples game show Tattletales.[citation needed] Brill portrayed Robert, the hairdresser on the short-lived 1979 NBC series, Supertrain.

Brill has been working as a voice actor in animation. On television, he supplied the voice of the main character Grimmy in the animated series of Mother Goose and Grimm (which starred Mitzi McCall as Mother Goose) and in several movies, including voices in the two Flintstones features Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby and I Yabba-Dabba Do!. He also voiced King Poppin' Lockin' and a tired artist in an episode of the hit Cartoon Network series Grim & Evil. He has voiced several other characters in three other shows by Hanna-Barbera, including Tom & Jerry Kids; Droopy, Master Detective; and Yo Yogi!.

Personal life

Brill was married to actress and comedienne Mitzi McCall from 1960 until her death in 2024. They have one daughter.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Beast of Budapest Josef
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost Edward
1976 The Amazing Dobermans Professor
1978 Matilda Barker
1980 Midnight Madness Tenant #1
1980 Pray TV Dr. Ramirez
1980 Seems Like Old Times Court clerk Uncredited
1981 Longshot Moe
1982 Young Doctors in Love Doctor Quick
1983 Off the Wall Doctor Quick
1983 The Man Who Wasn't There Rastafani
1986 The Malibu Bikini Shop Sol Felderman
1988 Bloodstone Inspector Ramesh
1989 W.B., Blue and the Bean Alan
1989 Deep Blood Ben's Father
1990 Wishful Thinking Marty Anderson
1990 Dead Men Don't Die Director
2000 Boys Life 3 Winkler
2010 Limbo Lounge Devil

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Broken Arrow Pina Episode: "The Duel"
1958 Man with a Camera Shivvy Brewster Episode: "Closeup on Violence"
1966 My Mother the Car Baxter Episode: "Over the Hill to the Junkyard"
1967 Good Morning World Milton Pervis Episode: "Knits to You, Sir"
1967 Star Trek: The Original Series Arne Darvin Episode: 'The Trouble with Tribbles"
1968–1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Regular Performer 10 episodes
1975 Police Woman Di Marco Episode: "Pattern for Evil"
1977, 1980 One Day at a Time 2 episodes
1978 CHiPs Tow-Truck Driver Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"
1979 Wonder Woman Mr. Smith Episode: "Going, Going, Gone"
1979 Supertrain Robert 5 episodes
1979 Archie Bunker's Place Levy Episode: "Bosom Partners"
1979 Young Love, First Love Mr. Quinlan Television film
1981 The Incredible Hulk Solly Diamond Episode: "King of the Beach"
1982 9 to 5 Fricano Episode: "Herassment"
1982 Hart to Hart Marty Willis Episode: "Harts and Fraud"
1984 Simon & Simon Mr. Valente Episode: "Double Play"
1984 Fame Jennings Episode: "Stages"
1985 E/R Charlie / Pete the Bartender 2 episodes
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Joe Episode: "Love on the Run"
1985, 1987 1st & Ten Ron / Director 2 episodes
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Jango Hart Episode: "Wrong Number"
1986 Sledge Hammer! Suspect Episode: "They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?"
1987 Hill Street Blues Robert DiNapoli Episode: "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"
1987 New Monkees Harvey Porkbladder B.D.D. Episode: "Test Tube Tube"
1987 Murder, She Wrote Rudy Episode: "Witness for the Defense"
1988 The Munsters Today Douglas Carswell CEO Episode: "Corporate Munsters"
1989 Charles in Charge Jamal Episode: "Chargin' Charles"
1989 Jake and the Fatman Henry Casano Episode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
1990 Without Her Consent Court Clerk Television film
1990 Dragnet Bartender Episode: "Housewife Hunter"
1990 Married... with Children Eugene Bundy Episode: "And Baby Makes Money"
1991 They Came from Outer Space Art Decko Episode: "Animal Magnetism"
1991 Yo Yogi! Voice 9 episodes
1991–1992 Mother Goose and Grimm Grimmy 10 episodes
1992 Flying Blind Saul Episode: "The Secret of My Great Dress"
1993 I Yabba-Dabba Do! Additional voices Television film
1993 FBI: The Untold Stories Agent Moran Episode: "Mary"
1993–1999 Silk Stalkings Capt. Harry Lipschitz / Myron 129 episodes
1996 Ellen Del Shapiro Episode: "Too Hip for the Room"
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Arne Darvin Episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations"
1998 Sliders Barry Lipschitz Episode: "Lipschitz Live!"
1998–1999 Suddenly Susan Leon 3 episodes
2001 For Your Love Briggs Episode: "The Replacements"
2001 Port Charles Tom Murphy 3 episodes
2002 7th Heaven Mr. Tallridges 2 episodes
2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Irwin's Grandpa / Tired Artist
2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody John Episode: "Club Twin"

References

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 13, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 13, 2023 includes celebrities Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023. Actor Charlie Brill is 85
  2. ^ LAURIE ULSTER (March 11, 2021). "13 Original Series Actors Who Couldn't Get Enough Trek". StarTrek.com.
  3. ^ "Human Spectacle 2015". 2 October 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Mitzi McCall, Comic Game Show Cut-Up Who Followed the Beatles on TV, Dies at 93".