Deceased
How Did Jerry Paris Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 60Also known asWilliam Gerald ParisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/07/1925Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied31/03/1986Died inLos AngelesCausebrain cancerWikidataQ1381411 ↗TMDb#41720 ↗
William Gerald Paris 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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallMovie | Self | 54 |
| 1972 | Evil Roy SladeMovie | Souvenir Salesman (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries | Assistant to the Director | 46 |
| 1969 | Love, American StyleSeries | — | 44 |
| 1968 | Never a Dull MomentMovie | Police Photographer (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is!Movie | Umpire (uncredited) | 43 |
| 1963 | The FugitiveSeries | Jim Prestwick | 38 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries | Jerry Helper | 36 |
| 1961 | Ben CaseySeries | — | 36 |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredSeries | Harry White | 36 |
| 1960 | The Great ImpostorMovie | Defense Lieutenant | 35 |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesSeries | Agent Martin Flaherty | 34 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian EyeSeries | — | 34 |
| 1959 | StartimeSeries | Grimes | 34 |
| 1959 | The DetectivesSeries | — | 34 |
| 1959 | No Name on the BulletMovie | Harold Miller | 34 |
| 1959 | CareerMovie | Allan Burke | 34 |
| 1959 | The AlaskansSeries | — | 34 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripSeries | — | 33 |
| 1958 | The Naked and the DeadMovie | Goldstein | 33 |
| 1958 | The Female AnimalMovie | Hank Lopez | 33 |
| 1957 | SugarfootSeries | Cully Abbott | 32 |
| 1957 | Zero Hour!Movie | Tony Decker | 32 |
| 1956 | D-Day the Sixth of JuneMovie | Raymond Boyce | 31 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie!Series | Joe Grady | 31 |
| 1956 | Never Say GoodbyeMovie | Joe | 31 |
| 1956 | I've Lived BeforeMovie | Russell Smith, Copilot | 31 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Fred Piper | 30 |
| 1955 | Navy LogSeries | — | 30 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourSeries | Ferguson | 30 |
| 1955 | The MillionaireSeries | Robert R. 'Bob' Fielding | 30 |
| 1955 | MartyMovie | Tommy | 30 |
| 1955 | Not as a StrangerMovie | Thompson (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1954 | The Caine MutinyMovie | Ens. Barney Harding | 29 |
| 1954 | Drive a Crooked RoadMovie | Phil | 29 |
| 1954 | The Lone WolfSeries | Paul | 29 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | Larry Grossblatt | 28 |
| 1953 | The Glass WallMovie | Tom | 28 |
| 1953 | The Wild OneMovie | Dextro (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1953 | You Are ThereSeries | Newsman | 28 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreSeries | Eddie Nigh | 27 |
| 1952 | Monkey BusinessMovie | Scientist (uncredited) | 27 |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to CollegeMovie | Lefty Edwards | 27 |
| 1951 | Submarine CommandMovie | Sgt. Gentry | 26 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | — | 26 |
| 1951 | Bright VictoryMovie | Reynolds the Medic (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1950 | Woman in HidingMovie | Customer at Newsstand (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreSeries | Richard | 25 |
| 1950 | OutrageMovie | Frank Marini | 25 |
| 1950 | The Flying MissileMovie | Andy Mason | 25 |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the RedheadMovie | Radio Station Call Boy (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1950 | My Foolish HeartMovie | — | 25 |
| 1950 | FrenchieMovie | Perry (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1950 | Cyrano de BergeracMovie | Cadet | 25 |
| 1949 | D.O.A.Movie | Bellhop (uncredited) | 24 |