Don Rickles has died at his home in Los Angeles of kidney failure aged 90, it's been announced.

Renowned for his quick-fire insults, the American stand-up comic - known as Mr. Warmth -became a Hollywood staple racking up appearances over five decades in films including Kelly's Heroes and Martin Scorsese's Casino.

But it was his voice work across all three Toy Story films - and its specials - as beloved character Mr. Potato Head which many will remember him by (most notably, his memoir reads, his grandchildren) bringing heart to an otherwise potato-shaped grump.

It was to Rickle's credit that Mr. Potato Head worked; the moodiest of all of Andy's toys, in lesser hands he could have been an unlikable curmudgeon. It's Rickles who brings Potato Head's positives to the fore: his enduring love (for his wife), his fierce dedication (to Andy) and, above all else, his stubborn loyalty (mainly to Buzz when he's convinced Woody has de-limbed him).

It's also hard to believe these seven seconds would pack as much of a laugh as they still do without Mr. Warmth's delivery.



Rickle's co-stars - Woody and Buzz Lightyear themselves, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen - both paid tribute to their friend.

Allen told Entertainment Tonight: “Don Rickles is one of the biggest reasons I am a comic today. I feel bad, mostly for everyone in Heaven who will now learn first hand from the sharpest wits ever, what it’s like to be Rickled.”