Michael/Mike "Meathead" Stivic (Rob Reiner) called for a very particular type of performance. Archie and Edith Bunker's son-in-law on "All in the Family" was the progressive foil to the Bunkers ...

Reiner gained wider recognition for his role as Meathead on All in the Family. While his success as a television actor continued, he began to direct Movies for Television including Sonny Boy (1974) ...

As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Archie and Edith Bunker's (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton, respectively) son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, on All in ...