Rob Reiner remembered: 'All in the Family' star dead at 78

The cast from 'All in the Family,' stand in the doorway of their television address, 704 Hauser Street, Astoria, Queens, New York, and are, from left, American actors Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Carroll O'Connor, and Sally Struthers. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner at the height of his fame as Meathead on 'All in the Family.' (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner being kissed on the cheek by Sally Struthers in their dressing room while his dad Carl Reiner holds back her hair. (Art Zelin/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner in the film 'Fire Sale', directed by Alan Arkin, 1977.  (20th Century Fox/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor arrive for an "All In The Family" taping in 1972. (Ron Galella via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner poses for a portrait in 1986. (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Bruce Willis and Rob Reiner in ‘The Story Of Us.’ (Getty Images)

The Princess Bride castmates, Cary Elwes, and Mandy Patinkin have fun with director, Rob Reiner in Toronto. (Erin Combs/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner with the cast of 1984's This is Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Micahel McKean. (Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection)

John Travolta and Rob Reiner in a scene from ‘Primary Colors.’ (Francois Duhamel/Sygma via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner directs 'The American President', 1995. (Universal/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner and Morgan Freeman on location for 'Summer at Dog Dave's' in 2011 in Greenwood Lake, New York. (Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Tom Cruise with director Rob Reiner in 'A Few Good Men', 1992. ( Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner directs Michael Douglas in 'The American President', 1995.  (Universal/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner on the set of 'North' in 1995. (Andy Schwartz/Fotos International/Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin and James Woods listen to Rob Reiner during the making of the film 'Ghosts Of Mississippi', 1996.  (Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)

Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, and Meg Ryan on set of WhenHarry Met Sally…' in 1989. (Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection)

Rob Reiner with Michele Singer at the Premiere of 'When Harry Met Sally…' in 1989. (Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer in 2012. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner at "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" Los Angeles Premiere held at The Egyptian Theatre on September 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Penny Marshall as Matty Perlman and Rob Reiner as Alan Corkus on set of the TV Movie "More Than Friends" in 1978. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner with his then-wife Penny Marshall, circa 1970, New York. (Art Zelin/Getty Images)

Norman Lear and Rob Reiner pose together in Los Angeles in 1987. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Carl Reiner and Rob Reiner were honored with a Hand and Footprint Ceremony, part of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 7, 2017 in Hollywood. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty)

Rob Reiner with his star on the Hollywood Boulevard. (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers  at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, in 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Zooey Deschanel and Rob Reiner in a scene from the "Misery" episode of 'New Girl'. (FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner in 1987. (George Rose/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner at Cannes in 2022.  (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Rob Reiner died at the age of 78.  (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)