<Tr> <Td> Frank Costanza </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> John Randolph ( first appearance ) , Jerry Stiller ( later appearances ) </Td> <Td> George 's father . Utterly deranged and very quick to anger . Of Italian descent , he is a former cook in the Army and detests removing his shoes in other people 's homes . Because of his work as a travelling businessman , he speaks Korean . He invents the holiday Festivus , as a reaction to cultural commercialism of Christmas , and of which George has few fond memories . He has a phobia of spending silver dollars and suffers strongly from musophobia ; however , he has a genuine compassion for squirrels . He wears his sneakers in the swimming pool . His lawyer wears a cape . </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td> Frank Costanza </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> John Randolph ( first appearance ) , Jerry Stiller ( later appearances ) </Td> <Td> George 's father . Utterly deranged and very quick to anger . Of Italian descent , he is a former cook in the Army and detests removing his shoes in other people 's homes . Because of his work as a travelling businessman , he speaks Korean . He invents the holiday Festivus , as a reaction to cultural commercialism of Christmas , and of which George has few fond memories . He has a phobia of spending silver dollars and suffers strongly from musophobia ; however , he has a genuine compassion for squirrels . He wears his sneakers in the swimming pool . His lawyer wears a cape . </Td> </Tr>
who played george costanza 's father on seinfeld
who played george costanza 's father on seinfeld
John Randolph ( first appearance ) , Jerry Stiller
John Randolph ( first appearance ) , Jerry Stiller