Rob Reiner (1946 - 2025): A gifted director's life in pictures
Looking back at the the life of director and actor Rob Reiner and the classic films he created, including 'Stand by Me' and 'This Is Spinal Tap.'
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Jim Nabors as Pvt. Gomer Pyle and guest star Rob Reiner in an episode of "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C." Image dated October 13, 1966. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Actress Penny Marshall, actor George Segal, and actor Rob Reiner (L-R) on the set of the movie Where's Poppa in May, 1970 in Long Island, New York. (Photo by David Attie/Getty Images)
Rob Reiner makes a cameo in the sitcom ‘The Partridge Family’ in the episode ‘A Man Called Snake’ in 1971. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
American actor, writer and director Carl Reiner (right) with his son Rob Reiner at a celebrity baseball game, August 1972. (Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Tony Randall, Garry Marshall, Sheldon Leonard, Rob Reiner, Penny Marshall, Jack Klugman on the set of ‘The Odd Couple’ in 1974 (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Penny Marshall appearing in the ABC tv series 'Good Heavens' episode 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' in 1976. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
American actors Rob Reiner and Sally Struther, as married couple Mike and Gloria Stivic, look at hand of cards in a scene from an unidentified episode of the television series 'All in the Family,' Los Angeles, California, 1979. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Jerry O'Connell, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Corey Feldman are gathered around together in a scene from the Oscar-nominated film 'Stand By Me', 1986. This was one of the films that established Reiner’s early success as a director. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)
Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, and Rob Reiner on the set of The Princess Bride, 1987. (IMDB)
Director Rob Reiner watches the finishing touches as Harry Connick Jr. sings for the sound track to the movie "When Harry Met Sally" circa 1989. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Actors James Caan and Kathy Bates who Best Actress for her role in 'Misery', 1990 that Reiner directed and produced. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
Tom Cruise listening to Director Rob Reiner in between scenes from the film 'A Few Good Men', 1992. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)
American director, producer, and actor Rob Reiner gestures near a camera while crew members surround him outdoors on the set of his film, 'North' in 1994. (Photo by Andy Schwartz/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Steve Martin, Rita Wilson and Juliette Lewis at a wedding in a scene from the Reiner-directed film 'Mixed Nuts', 1994. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)
Alec Baldwin and James Woods listen to director Rob Reiner in between scenes from the film 'Ghosts Of Mississippi', 1996. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)
U.S. film director Rob Reiner (L) speaks to US President Bill Clinton (R) after the morning session of the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning held at the White House in Washington in 1997. The Clinton's hosted the symposium, stressing the importance of parental interaction with children especially in the early months of life. (LUKE FRAZZA/AFP via Getty Images)
Actor Martin Freeman, director Rob Reiner and actor Jack Nicholson arrend the UK premiere of 'The Bucket List' at the Vue cinema, Leicester Square on January 23, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gets a kiss from actor Rob Reiner at a fundraising event at the Wilshire Theater in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 2008. Hillary Clinton insisted she could still win the Democratic Party nomination, despite calls from several supporters of rival Barack Obama that she admit defeat "I know I can win, that's why I do this every day," Clinton told reporters after landing in Burbank, California, on a fundraising trip. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Director Rob Reiner and actor Morgan Freeman filming on location for "Summer at Dog Dave's" on August 4, 2011 in Greenwood Lake, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Opponents of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage bill, actor Robert Reiner (C) writer Dustin Lance Black (2nd L) celebrate with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) and councilman Eric Garcetti (L) at Los Angeles City Hall on February 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the voter-approved Proposition 8 measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer attend the premiere of "The Wolf of Wall Street" after starring in the critically acclaimed film in 2013. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(L-R) Gage Munroe, Chris O'Dowd, Rob Reiner, Patrick Stewart, Rachel McAdams, Carry Elwes, George Laraque, Donald Glover, and director Jason Reitman attend Jason Reitman's Live Read during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Ryerson Theatre on September 12, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Brian de Rivera Simon/WireImage)
Honorees Carl Reiner (L) and Rob Reiner attend the Carl and Rob Reiner Hand and Footprint Ceremony during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for TCM)
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner promote their film 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in 2025. (Disney/Randy Holmes)
JIMMY KIMMEL, SPINAL TAP (Photo by Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images)
