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Jerry Paris Biography (1925-1986)

Born July 25, 1925, in San Francisco, CA; died of a brain tumor in Los Angeles, CA, March 31, 1986; divorced; children: two sons and a daughter.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 25, 1925

San Francisco, California, United States

Death Details

March 31, 1986

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Artie, Those Whiting Girls, CBS, 1957.
• Agent Martin Flaherty, The Untouchables, ABC, 1959-60.
• Major Willie Williston, Steve Canyon, NBC, then ABC, 1959-60.
• Tim Rourke, Michael Shayne, NBC, 1960-61.
• Jerry Helper, The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1961-1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; EPISODIC; DIRECTOR
• That Girl, ABC, 1966-71.
• The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1964.
• The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970-74.
• Love, American Style, ABC, 1969-74.
• The Odd Couple, ABC, 1970-83.
• and producer, Happy Days, ABC, 1974-84.
• Credits; MOVIES; DIRECTOR
• The Feminist and the Fuzz, ABC, 1970.
• Evil Roy Slade, 1971.
• How to Break Up a Happy Divorce, 1976.
• Make Me an Offer, 1980.
• Also directed The Beanes of Boston.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Cyrano de Bergerac, 1950.
• Call Me Mister, 1951.
• The Wild One, 1954.
• The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, 1954.
• Marty, United Artists, 1955.
• The View from Pompey's Head, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
• Good Morning Miss Dove, 1955.
• D-Day: The Sixth of June, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
• Zero Hour, Paramount, 1957.
• The Lady Takes a Flyer, Universal, 1958.
• The Naked and the Dead, Warner Brothers, 1958.
• The Great Imposter, Universal, 1961.
• Also appeared in Outrage.
• PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR,EXCEPT AS NOTED Co-writer and associate producer, The Caretakers, United Artists, 1963.
• Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, Columbia, 1968.
• Never a Dull Moment, Buena Vista, 1968.
• How Sweet It Is, National General, 1968.
• Viva Max, Commonwealth United, 1969.
• The Grasshopper, National General, 1970.
• The Star Spangled Girl, 1971.
• Leo and Loree, 1980.
• Police Academy 2, Their First Assignment, Warner Brothers, 1985.
• Police Academy 3, Back in Training, Warner Brothers, 1986.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Medea.
• Anna Christie.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• The Front Page.