Carl Reiner, a driving force in American comedy since the 1950s, has died aged 98 at his home in California.
Key points:
- Reiner created and co-starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show
- He was a frequent partner of fellow US comedy great Mel Brooks
- His agent said he died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills
Reiner’s career spanned seven decades and every medium from theatre and audio recordings to television and movies.
His film credits included directing George Burns in 1977’s Oh, God! and Steve Martin in The Jerk, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid and The Man with Two Brains.
He later appeared as an elderly con man in the 2001 r