Actor
Danny DeVito
Born 17 November 1944 · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Danny DeVito is an American actor, comedian and director, known for his short stature, raspy voice and brash comic energy. He rose to fame as dispatcher Louie De Palma on the sitcom Taxi, then built a film career spanning comedy, drama and voice work, and co-founded the production company Jersey Films.
Key films
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
His early breakout film role, in the Best Picture-winning drama that brought him to wide attention.
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Hit adventure comedy that began his successful screen partnership with Michael Douglas.
Twins (1988)
Blockbuster comedy pairing him with Arnold Schwarzenegger, cementing his status as a leading comic star.
The War of the Roses (1989)
He directed and acted in this dark comedy about a bitter divorce, showing his skill behind the camera.
Batman Returns (1992)
His transformative turn as the Penguin remains one of his most iconic roles.
Key awards
- 1980 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (Taxi)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 173
- 1970Dreams of Glass · as ThugActor
- 1971Lady Liberty · as Fred MancusoActor
- 1972Hot Dogs for Gauguin · as AdrianActor
- 1973Scalawag · as Fly SpeckActor
- 1973Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 · as PeteyActor
- 1973The Sound SleeperDirector
- 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · as MartiniActor
- 1975Deadly Hero · as HarryActor
- 1975MinestroneDirector
- 1975Minestrone · as LodovicoActor
- 1976The Money · as BartenderActor
- 1976The Selling of Vince D'Angelo · as Vince D'AngeloActor
- 1976The Selling of Vince D'AngeloDirector
- 1977The World's Greatest Lover · as Assistant DirectorActor
- 1977The Van · as AndyActor
- 1978Goin' South · as HogActor
- 1979Swap Meet · as MaxActor
- 1979Valentine · as DeweyActor
- 1980The Gong Show Movie · as PerformerActor
- 1980Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls · as SelfActor
- 1981Going Ape! · as LazloActor
- 1982Night of 100 Stars · as SelfActor
- 1983Terms of Endearment · as Vernon DahlartActor
- 1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4Director
- 1983Likely Stories Vol. 2Actor
- 1984Romancing the Stone · as RalphActor
- 1984Johnny Dangerously · as BurrActor
- 1984The Ratings Game · as Vic De SalvoActor
- 1984The Ratings GameDirector
- 1984All The Kids Do It · as AckroydActor
- 1985The Jewel of the Nile · as RalphActor
- 1985Head Office · as Frank StedmanActor
- 1985Happily Ever After · as George Johnson (voice)Actor
- 1985A Lovely Way to Spend an EveningDirector
- 1986Ruthless People · as Sam StoneActor
- 1986Wise Guys · as Harry ValentiniActor
- 1986My Little Pony: The Movie · as Grundle King (voice)Actor
- 1986The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special · as SelfActor
- 1987Throw Momma from the TrainDirector
- 1987Throw Momma from the Train · as Owen LiftActor
- 1987Tin Men · as Ernest TilleyActor
- 1988Twins · as Vincent BenedictActor
- 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie · as SelfActor
- 1988A Very Special Christmas Party · as SelfActor
- 1989The War of the Roses · as Gavin D'AmatoActor
- 1989The War of the RosesDirector
- 1989Two Daddies? · as George Johnson (voice)Actor
- 1990The Earth Day Special · as VicActor
- 1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1990Amazing Stories: The Movie II · as HerbertActor
- 1990Amazing Stories: The Movie IIDirector
- 1991Other People's Money · as Lawrence GarfieldActor
- 1991Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide · as SelfActor
- 1991Branford Marsalis: Steep · as SelfActor
- 1992Batman Returns · as PenguinActor
- 1992HoffaDirector
- 1992Hoffa · as Bobby CiaroActor
- 1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin · as SelfActor
- 1993Last Action Hero · as Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1993Look Who's Talking Now! · as Rocks (voice)Actor
- 1993Jack the Bear · as John LearyActor
- 1994Junior · as Dr. Larry ArbogastActor
- 1994Renaissance Man · as Bill RagoActor
- 1994The World of Jim Henson · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Worm TV HostActor
- 1995Get Shorty · as Martin WeirActor
- 1995Little Red Riding Hood · as Wolfie (voice)Actor
- 1996Space Jam · as Swackhammer (voice)Actor
- 1996Mars Attacks! · as Rude GamblerActor
- 1996MatildaDirector
- 1996Matilda · as Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1997Men in Black · as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)Actor
- 1997Hercules · as Philoctetes (voice)Actor
- 1997L.A. Confidential · as Sid HudgensActor
- 1997The Rainmaker · as Deck ShiffletActor
- 1997Completely Cuckoo · as SelfActor
- 1998Living Out Loud · as Pat FrancatoActor
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as Al GoldsteinActor
- 1999Man on the Moon · as George ShapiroActor
- 1999The Big Kahuna · as Phil CooperActor
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · as SelfActor
- 1999Saturday Night Live: Christmas · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2000The Virgin Suicides · as Dr. HornikerActor
- 2000Drowning Mona · as Chief Wyatt RashActor
- 2000Screwed · as Grover CleaverActor
- 2001Heist · as Mickey BergmanActor
- 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? · as Max FairbanksActor
- 2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes · as The Penguin (archive footage)Actor
- 2001America | A Tribute to Heroes · as SelfActor
- 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember · as Danny DeVito / Famous Mini Me ('Austinpussy')Actor
- 2002Death to SmoochyDirector
- 2002Death to Smoochy · as Burke BennettActor
- 2002Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers · as SelfActor
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes · as SelfActor
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary · as SelfActor
- 2003Big Fish · as Amos CallowayActor
- 2003DuplexDirector
- 2003Duplex · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2003Anything Else · as Harvey WexlerActor
- 2004Christmas in Love · as Brad La GuardiaActor
- 2004Catching Kringle · as General NeedhamActor
- 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2004The Misbehavers · as SelfActor
- 2005Be Cool · as Martin WeirActor
- 2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'Director
- 2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' · as SelfActor
- 2005My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson · as SelfActor
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found · as SelfActor
- 2005The Divine Bette Midler · as SelfActor
- 2005Be Cool, Very Cool · as SelfActor
- 2006Deck the Halls · as Buddy HallActor
- 200610 Items or Less · as Big DActor
- 2006The Oh in Ohio · as Wayne the Pool GuyActor
- 2006Relative Strangers · as Frank MenureActor
- 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as BoothActor
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as SelfActor
- 2006My Girlfriend's Abroad · as Uncle Rick (uncredited)Actor
- 2007Reno 911!: Miami · as District AttorneyActor
- 2007The Good Night · as MelActor
- 2007Nobel Son · as GastnerActor
- 2007Even Money · as WalterActor
- 2007Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' · as SelfActor
- 2008Just Add Water · as MerlActor
- 2008Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' · as SelfActor
- 2008Little Spirit: Christmas in New York · as Cab Driver / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight · as SelfActor
- 2009Solitary Man · as Jimmy MarinoActor
- 2009House Broken · as Tom CathkartActor
- 2009A Very Sunny Christmas · as Frank ReynoldsActor
- 2009The Nightman Cometh: Live · as Frank ReynoldsActor
- 2009Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · as SelfActor
- 2010When in Rome · as Al RussoActor
- 2010I'm Still Here · as Danny DeVitoActor
- 2010Inside the Actor's Workshop · as ActorActor
- 2011Girl Walks Into a Bar · as AldoActor
- 2011Revenge of the Electric Car · as Self (EV1 Driver)Actor
- 2011Nest of VipersDirector
- 2011Skin DeepDirector
- 2011Blood LustDirector
- 2012The Lorax · as The Lorax (voice)Actor
- 2012Hotel Noir · as Eugene PortlandActor
- 2012Forces of Nature · as The Lorax (voice)Actor
- 2014All the Wilderness · as Walter PembryActor
- 2014Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection · as The LoraxActor
- 2014Today's the Day · as Mr. BeesActor
- 2016Wiener-Dog · as Dave SchmerzActor
- 2016The Comedian · as Jimmy BerkowitzActor
- 2016CurmudgeonsDirector
- 2016Curmudgeons · as JackieActor
- 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows · as SelfActor
- 2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · as SelfActor
- 2017Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story · as SelfActor
- 2018Smallfoot · as Dorgle (voice)Actor
- 2018Animal Crackers · as Chesterfield (voice)Actor
- 2018The Flying Carsons: Part 1 - Hunter · as Uncle Jack (voice)Actor
- 2019Jumanji: The Next Level · as EddieActor
- 2019Dumbo · as Maximilian "Max" MediciActor
- 2020The One and Only Ivan · as Bob (voice)Actor
- 2021Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale · as SelfActor
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Minions & More Volume 1 · as The Lorax (voice)Actor
- 2022The Survivor · as Charley GoldmanActor
- 2022Minions & More 2 · as The Lorax (voice)Actor
- 2023Migration · as Uncle Dan (voice)Actor
- 2023Haunted Mansion · as Bruce DavisActor
- 2024Beetlejuice Beetlejuice · as JanitorActor
- 2024Poolman · as Jack DenisoffActor
- 2024A Sudden Case of Christmas · as Lawrence ArmanettiActor
- 2025Thank You Very Much · as SelfActor
- 2025Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert · as Self - PresenterActor
- 2025PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! · as SelfActor
- 2026Jumanji: Open World · as EddieActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.