What is the best Rob Reiner acting performance of his career?

Long before he became one of Hollywood's most beloved directors, Rob Reiner was already a TV legend as the liberal son-in-law opposite Archie Bunker. His acting career has continued in unexpected film and TV appearances for decades. Which of these roles is the definitive Rob Reiner performance?

1

Mike 'Meathead' Stivic

Archie Bunker's liberal, college-educated son-in-law sparring with his bigoted father-in-law in All in the Family (1971-1979), earning Reiner two Emmy Awards.

2

Marty DiBergi

The earnest documentarian following a fading British rock band in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a mockumentary Reiner also directed.

3

Max Belfort's Father

The exasperated but loving father watching his son's catastrophic Wall Street rise and fall in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

4

Role in Sleepless in Seattle

A supporting appearance in Nora Ephron's beloved romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle (1993).

5

Role in Bullets Over Broadway

A memorable supporting appearance in Woody Allen's 1994 comedy set in 1920s New York theater.

6

Role in Throw Momma from the Train

A cameo in Danny DeVito's 1987 dark comedy about a writer and his devoted but murderous student.

7

Garth Sweetzer (New Girl)

A recurring role as a powerful entertainment executive on the Fox sitcom New Girl (2012-2018).

8

Role in Primary Colors

Appearing in the political drama loosely based on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, Primary Colors (1998).

9

Role in EDtv

A supporting appearance in Ron Howard's 1999 comedy about a man whose entire life is broadcast on television.