Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. He became well known as an insult comic. His prominent film roles included "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) with Clark Gable and "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) with Clint Eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a two-year run starring in the NBC television sitcom "C.P.O. Sharkey".
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