Cary Elwes is remembering Rob Reiner on what would have been his 79th birthday. Elwes, who starred in one of Reiner's most iconic films, The Princess Bride, took to Instagram on Friday, March 6 to honor the late filmmaker, who died in December 2025, three months before his 79th birthday.

There are fictional heroes, and then there is Westley. When Cary Elwes looked up from that farmyard and said “As you wish” for the first time in 1987, an entire generation felt it in their chest — and never quite forgot it.

Rob Reiner, left, was "someone I wanted in my life," actor Cary Elwes writes in a new tribute to his friend, who was found dead in his home with his wife in mid-December. (Ari Perilstein / Getty Images for El Cuarton Films) "The Princess Bride" star Cary ...

The pair first worked together in the 1980s and remained close friends in the years after

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Many celebrities have posted online tributes to Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, after their deaths this month — and now, Cary Elwes, who led the cast of Reiner’s fan-favorite movie The Princess Bride, has added his voice to the chorus. “Enough time has passed that I can finally put my grief into words.

The actor was amused to learn of the 1987 fantasy film's draw in Utah Disney+ Chris Sarandon still appreciates the love he gets for The Princess Bride nearly four decades later. The actor, 83, looked back at his time playing Prince Humperdinck, heir to ...

"Still hard to believe you're gone," the actor wrote.