<Li> Arthur Spooner ( played by Jerry Stiller ) is Carrie 's widowed father , who has been married three times . His fourth marriage is to Spence 's mother ( played by Anne Meara , Stiller 's real - life wife ) during the final season . Arthur is the classic oddball of the family . He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own uninsured home , burning it to the ground in the pilot episode . Very volatile , Arthur is mostly known for his incoherent , irascible outbursts . He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he has been through in his past . Arthur regularly causes chaos in the Heffernan household and gets on Doug 's and Carrie 's nerves . They sometimes have trouble finding time alone because Arthur tends to get in the way . Arthur also tries to cause trouble with Doug 's friends . He especially bullies Spence but also ( unsuccessfully ) tries it on Deacon , who often refers to him as `` the old man '' . </Li>
<Li> Arthur Spooner ( played by Jerry Stiller ) is Carrie 's widowed father , who has been married three times . His fourth marriage is to Spence 's mother ( played by Anne Meara , Stiller 's real - life wife ) during the final season . Arthur is the classic oddball of the family . He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own uninsured home , burning it to the ground in the pilot episode . Very volatile , Arthur is mostly known for his incoherent , irascible outbursts . He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he has been through in his past . Arthur regularly causes chaos in the Heffernan household and gets on Doug 's and Carrie 's nerves . They sometimes have trouble finding time alone because Arthur tends to get in the way . Arthur also tries to cause trouble with Doug 's friends . He especially bullies Spence but also ( unsuccessfully ) tries it on Deacon , who often refers to him as `` the old man '' . </Li>
who plays carries father on king of queens
who plays carries father on king of queens
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller