A look back at the career of comedy legend Don Rickles.
Rickles, left, pretends to strangle fellow comedian Red Buttons before the annual Stag Roast in Los Angeles on Nov. 10, 1977. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press)
Rickles speaks during the Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony for “Toy Story” director John Lasseter in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2011. (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)
Comedians Phyllis Diller and Rickles say goodbye at the Van Nuys Airport after a quick trip to Las Vegas to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Stardust Hotel, in 2003. (Béatrice de Géa / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickles poses before signing copies of his new book ‘’Rickle’s Book’’ at Book Soup on May 31, 2007, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Mark Mainz / Getty Images)
Rickleswas the subject of the documentary “Mr. Warmth,” which ran on HBO in December 2007. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Rickles won an Emmy for performance in a variety or music program for “Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project” at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2008. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
Rickles attends the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring Shirley MacLaine at Sony Studios in Culver City onJune 7, 2012. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)
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Rickles relaxes at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on June 12,2013. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Rickles is photographed in his Los Angeles home on Oct. 12, 2015, around the release of a box set of Rickles’ 1970s-era TV specials and his TV series, “CPO Sharkey.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
