“I did a picture 40 years ago with Carroll O'Connor and Telly Savalas, God rest their souls, and Clint Eastwood, called 'Kelly's Heroes,' which we filmed in Yugoslavia for six months.”

American stand-up comedian and actor

Don Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his insult comedy. He worked across film and television from the 1950s into the 1990s. His film credits include Run Silent, Run Deep, Enter Laughing, Kelly's Heroes, and Casino. On television, he starred in C.P.O. Sharkey from 1976 to 1978, and earlier headlined two half-hour shows that shared his name, one on ABC and one on CBS.