Jerry Paris

Biography: Born in San Francisco, Jerry Paris was a graduate of New York University and UCLA, and joined the Actors Studio after serving in the navy during World War II. His earliest stage performances were in productions of Medea, Anna Christie, and The Front Page. He entered films in 1950, and his early screen credits include Outrage, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild One, The Caine Mutiny, Marty, and The Naked and the Dead. Paris was also a regular on the series The Untouchables from 1959 thru 1961 in the role of G-man Martin Flaherty. In 1961, he joined the cast of The Dick Van Dyke Show as Jerry Helper, the next door neighbor to Rob and Laura Petrie. During the early run of the show, Paris began pestering producer Carl Reiner for a chance to direct, and was given his opportunity in 1962 with the classic episode "It May Look Like a Walnut," a comic take on science fiction chillers that was highlighted by the spectacle of costar Mary Tyler Moore sliding out of a closet filled with 1100Born in San Francisco, Jerry Paris was a graduate of New York University and UCLA, and joined the Actors Studio after serving in the navy during World War II. His earliest stage performances were in productions of Medea, Anna Christie, and The Front Page. He entered films in 1950, and his early screen credits include Outrage, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild One, The Caine Mutiny, Marty, and The Naked and the Dead. Paris was also a regular on the series The Untouchables from 1959 thru 1961 in the role of G-man Martin Flaherty. In 1961, he joined the cast of The Dick Van Dyke Show as Jerry Helper, the next door neighbor to Rob and Laura Petrie. During the early run of the show, Paris began pestering producer Carl Reiner for a chance to direct, and was given his opportunity in 1962 with the classic episode "It May Look Like a Walnut," a comic take on science fiction chillers that was highlighted by the spectacle of costar Mary Tyler Moore sliding out of a closet filled with 1100 pounds of walnuts. Paris became a regular director on the show and won and Emmy in 1964 for his work. He subsequently went into feature filmmaking, including Viva Max and The Star-Spangled Girl, before returning to television, directing the pilot episode of Love American Style. He directed 35 episodes of The Odd Couple, and later spent a decade as producer and director of Happy Days, as well as directing the pilot episode of Laverne and Shirley. Paris created the character of Mork, played by Robin Williams, who was later spun off into the series Mork and Mindy. Paris returned to feature filmmaking in the late '80s with Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3. He died in 1993 after a long struggle with cancer. Expand

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tbd Steve Canyon: Season 1 Jun 16, 2018 Major Willie Williston / Maj. `Willie' Williston tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 11 Sep 27, 1983 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 10 Sep 28, 1982 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 9 Oct 6, 1981 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 8 Nov 11, 1980 Director / Charlie tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 7 Sep 11, 1979 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 6 Sep 12, 1978 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 5 Sep 13, 1977 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 4 Sep 21, 1976 Director tbd
tbd Laverne & Shirley (1983): Season 1 Jan 27, 1976 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 3 Sep 9, 1975 Director tbd
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 5 Sep 12, 1974 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 2 Sep 10, 1974 Director tbd
tbd Happy Days: Season 1 Jan 15, 1974 Director 9.8
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 4 Sep 14, 1973 Director tbd
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 3 Sep 15, 1972 Director tbd
tbd The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 2 Sep 18, 1971 Director tbd
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 2 Sep 17, 1971 Director tbd
tbd The Partridge Family: Season 1 Sep 25, 1970 Director tbd
tbd The Odd Couple: Season 1 Sep 24, 1970 Director tbd
tbd Love, American Style: Season 1 Sep 29, 1969 Director tbd
tbd That Girl: Season 1 Sep 8, 1966 Director tbd
tbd The Munsters: Season 2 Sep 16, 1965 Director tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 5 Sep 15, 1965 Recurring Role / Director / Jerry Helper tbd
tbd The Munsters: Season 1 Sep 24, 1964 Director tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 4 Sep 23, 1964 Jerry Helper / Recurring Role / Jack Sullivan (Voice Only) / Director / Jerry Helper tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 3 Sep 25, 1963 Jerry Helper / Recurring Role / Announcer #2 (Voice Only) / Director / Jerry Helper tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 2 Sep 26, 1962 Jack Sullivan (Voice Only) / Uncle Spunky (Voice Only) / Director / Jerry Helper tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 Oct 3, 1961 Jerry Helper / Director / Jerry Helper tbd
tbd The Untouchables: Season 1 Apr 20, 1959 Agent Martin Flaherty / Flaherty tbd