Charles Grodin, star of 'Midnight Run' and 'Beethoven,' dead at 86

Actor/comedian Charles Grodin died Tuesday at his home from bone marrow cancer. He was 86. Photo: AP

US actor, talk-show host and writer Charles Grodin, best known for his comic deadpan performances in films such as Midnight Run and Beethoven, has died aged 86 from bone marrow cancer, his son told AFP Tuesday (May 18).

Grodin starred alongside Robert De Niro in action-comedy Midnight Run, as well as in the 1976 remake of King Kong and a Golden Globe-nominated lead role in rom-com The Heartbreak Kid.