Danny DeVito
American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
Danny DeVito is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for playing dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi, then moved between comic character roles and directing, including The War of the Roses and Matilda. Since 2006 he has played Frank Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Danny DeVito appears in 21 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1975 to 2026. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in comedy, drama and fantasy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Tim Burton (5), Kathleen Turner (4), Jack Nicholson (4), Barry Sonnenfeld (3), Sylvester Stallone (3).
Known for
- Taxi (1978), Louie De Palma. The abrasive dispatcher who earned him an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Frank Reynolds. Joins the series in its second season as the gleefully depraved patriarch of the gang.
- Matilda (1996), Harry Wormwood. Directs and stars as the crooked car salesman in the Roald Dahl adaptation.
- Twins (1988), Vincent Benedict. Plays opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger as the unlikely fraternal twin.
- L.A. Confidential (1997), Sid Hudgens. The sleazy tabloid publisher in Curtis Hanson’s crime drama.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Martini. An early screen role in the Milos Forman drama.
Shows
Movies
Jumanji: Open World
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Jumanji: The Next Level
Big Fish
The Virgin Suicides
Man on the Moon
Men in Black
L.A. Confidential
Matilda
Mars Attacks!
Get Shorty
Junior
Last Action Hero
Batman Returns
Hoffa
The War of the Roses
Twins
The Jewel of the Nile
Romancing the Stone
Terms of Endearment
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Danny DeVito been in?
- Danny DeVito appears in Jumanji: Open World (2026), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005), Big Fish (2003), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Man on the Moon (1999), Men in Black (1997), L.A. Confidential (1997), Matilda (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Get Shorty (1995) on The Remote.
- When was Danny DeVito born?
- Danny DeVito was born on 17 November 1944.
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