Charles Grodin dies: 'Midnight Run,' 'Heartbreak Kid' actor was 86
View Comments Charles Grodin, the TV and movie actor who brought his droll delivery to films such as "The Heartbreak Kid," "Midnight Run" alongside Robert De Niro, and the "Beethoven" family dog movies, has died. He was 86. Grodin died Tuesday at his Wilton, Connecticut, home from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, confirmed to USA TODAY. Grodin also starred in "Dave," "The Woman in Red," and "Heaven Can Wait." On Broadway, he starred with Ellen Burstyn in the long-running 1970s comedy "Same Time, Next Year." In the 1990s, Grodin made his mark as a liberal commentator on radio...