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.