fiction.wikisort.org - ActorWilliam Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925[1] – March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and for directing the majority of the episodes of the sitcom Happy Days.
American actor and director (1925-1986)
Jerry Paris |
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Born | William Gerald Paris (1925-07-25)July 25, 1925
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Died | March 31, 1986(1986-03-31) (aged 60)
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Alma mater | - New York University
- UCLA
- The Actors Lab
- Actors Studio
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Occupation | Actor, director |
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Years active | 1949–1986 |
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Spouse(s) | Ruth Benjamin
(m. 1954 ; died 1980 ) |
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Children | 3 |
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Early life
Paris was born in San Francisco, California. His name, as frequently reported, was indeed Paris, and not Grossman, a stepfather's surname he never adopted.[2] Paris' mother's maiden name was Esther Mohr.[3]
After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he attended New York University and the Actors Studio in New York City. After graduating, Paris moved to Los Angeles, where he attended UCLA and studied acting at the Actors Lab in Hollywood.[4][5]
Career
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Paris had roles in films such as The Caine Mutiny, The Wild One, and Marty. He also played Martin "Marty" Flaherty, one of Eliot Ness's men, in a recurring role in the first season of ABC-TV's The Untouchables, besides making guest appearances on other television series. (His character in The Untouchables series was based on similarly named real-life Untouchable Martin J. Lahart.)[citation needed]
After having directed some episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show in which he also played the recurring character of next-door neighbor and dentist Jerry Helper, Paris won an Emmy Award in the 1963-64 season for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy for the series. He later devoted himself to directing both in film and television, including The Partridge Family and Here's Lucy (including the famous third season opener featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton), but he worked most notably on Happy Days, where he directed 237 of the show's 255 episodes. Imitating Hitchcock, he appeared uncredited in at least one episode of every season.[citation needed]
Paris also directed episodes of Laverne & Shirley, The Odd Couple, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Ted Knight Show, and Blansky's Beauties. He returned to directing feature films in 1985's Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment and 1986's Police Academy 3: Back in Training. In all, he is credited with directing episodes of 57 TV titles and as an actor in 105 titles.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1954, Paris married Ruth Benjamin. They had three children. They remained married until Ruth's death in 1980.[citation needed]
On March 18, 1986, Paris was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors discovered he had a brain tumor. He underwent two surgeries, but doctors were unable to remove the tumor. Paris remained hospitalized until his death on March 31 at the age of 60.[5] A private memorial was held at Paris' home in Pacific Palisades on April 2.[1]
Filmography
Actor
Director
- The Silent Service, two episodes (1957)
- The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963–66)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
- The Munsters (1964)
- Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
- That Girl (1966)
- Hey, Landlord (1966–67) (TV series)
- Sheriff Who? (1967) (TV pilot)
- Never a Dull Moment (1968)
- How Sweet It Is! (1968)
- Here's Lucy (1968) (TV series)
- Love, American Style (1969)
- Viva Max! (1969)
- The Partridge Family (1970 pilot)
- The Grasshopper (1970)
- McCloud (1970)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
- The Odd Couple (1970–75)
- Barefoot in the Park (1970 TV series)
- But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
- The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
- Two on a Bench (1971) (TV)
- What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)
- Star Spangled Girl (1971)
- Call Her Mom (1972)
- Evil Roy Slade (1972)
- Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV pilot)
- Keeping Up with the Joneses (1972) (TV pilot)
- The Couple Takes a Wife (1972) (TV)
- Every Man Needs One (1972) (TV)
- Thicker Than Water (1973) (TV series)
- Break Up (1973) (TV special)
- Happy Days (1974–84) (TV series)
- Only with Married Men (1974)
- The Fireman's Ball (1975) (TV pilot)
- When Things Were Rotten (1975) (TV series)
- Good Heavens (1976) (TV series)
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976)
- Blansky's Beauties (1977) (TV series)
- The Ted Knight Show (1978) (TV series)
- Make Me an Offer (1980)
- Leo and Loree (1980)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
- You Again? (1986) (TV series)
References
- Cook, Joan (April 2, 1986). "Jerry Paris, TV Director, 60". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- Berrin, Danielle (October 10, 2010). "Tom Bosley, Ron Howard and the Jewyness of 'Happy Days'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- Steel, Bert (July 20, 1968). "Thumbnail of a young man who's really going places". Windsor Star. p. D1. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Brant, Marley (2006). Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms, 1974-1984. Billboard Books. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8230-8933-8.
- Folkart, Burt A. (April 2, 1986). "Jerry Paris, TV Comic, Director, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
External links
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
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1950s | |
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1960s |
- Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
- Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)
- Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)
- John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
- No Award (1965)
- William Asher for Bewitched (1966)
- James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
- Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
- Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
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1970s |
- Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry on, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
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1980s |
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't it Romantic" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
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