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