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?
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.
Marty DiBergi
The earnest documentarian following a fading British rock band in This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a mockumentary Reiner also directed.
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).
Role in Sleepless in Seattle
A supporting appearance in Nora Ephron's beloved romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle (1993).
Role in Bullets Over Broadway
A memorable supporting appearance in Woody Allen's 1994 comedy set in 1920s New York theater.
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.
Garth Sweetzer (New Girl)
A recurring role as a powerful entertainment executive on the Fox sitcom New Girl (2012-2018).
Role in Primary Colors
Appearing in the political drama loosely based on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, Primary Colors (1998).
Role in EDtv
A supporting appearance in Ron Howard's 1999 comedy about a man whose entire life is broadcast on television.
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