Jerry Stiller, 
Actor and Comedian, Dead at 92 His son, actor and director Ben Stiller, 
announced his father's death via Twitter. Ben Stiller, Twitter Jerry Stiller became widely known 
with a recurring role on 'Seinfeld' as 
Frank Costanza, George's hot-headed father. After 'Seinfeld,' Stiller starred on 
'King of Queens' from 1998 until 2007. His show business career 
spanned nearly seven decades. By the 1960s, the comedy duo he 
created with his wife, Anne Meara, was making 
regular appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' Stiller continued to work 
in television and on Broadway 
throughout the 1970s. He was nominated for an 
Emmy Award for his work on 'Seinfeld.'