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Biography

Started as a writer/actor with a Pittsburg theater company before starting a career in advertising. In the late 1960's he teamed up with Tom…more

Born

7/3/1939, Baltimore, Maryland

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Star (3)

Role
- The Duck Factory
  Marty Fenneman
  - S 1: Ep 13 Call Me Responsible
    7/11/84
  - S 1: Ep 12 You Always Love the One You Hurt
    7/4/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Children's Half Hour
    6/27/84
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Duck Stops Here
    6/20/84
  - S 1: Ep 9 It Didn't Happen One Night
    6/13/84
  - + 8 More Credits
- Open All Night
  Officer Steve
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Chicken Suit
    3/5/82
  - S 1: Ep 8 Such Good Friends
    2/12/82
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sitting Ducks
    2/5/82
  - S 1: Ep 6 Terry Runs Away
    1/9/82
  - S 1: Ep 5 First Love
    1/2/82
  - + 5 More Credits
- Make Your Own Kind of Music
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Make Your Own Kind of Music (8)
    9/7/71
  - S 1: Ep 7 Make Your Own Kind of Music (7)
    8/31/71
  - S 1: Ep 6 Make Your Own Kind of Music (6)
    8/24/71
  - S 1: Ep 5 Make Your Own Kind of Music (5)
    8/17/71
  - S 1: Ep 4 Make Your Own Kind of Music (4)
    8/10/71
  - + 3 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Nick Donnatello
  - S 5: Ep 12 Here's when life begins at
    4/6/91
  - S 4: Ep 13 Here's a good reason to check your answering machine on a regular basis
    7/6/90
  - S 4: Ep 6 Here's why restaurants have a minimum
    5/18/90
  - S 3: Ep 10 Here's a major organ interlude
    6/24/89
  - S 3: Ep 9 Here's some ducks all in a row
    6/17/89
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (9)

Role
- My Boys
  Jack Briscoe
  - S 3: Ep 9 Spring Training
    5/26/09
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Boyfriend Hat
    4/14/09
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Shirt Contest
    6/26/08
  - S 1: Ep 16 Ethics
    8/6/07
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Voice of bassett hound Dave
  - S 5: Ep 13 Here's a little touch of Harry in the night
    4/13/91
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Gary
  - S 4: Ep 2 Here are just a few things that could possibly go wrong
    4/13/90
- St. Elsewhere
  Chuck Brechman
  - S 3: Ep 14 Whistle, Wyler Works
    1/2/85
- Family Ties
  Ron Davis
  - S 1: Ep 19 Suzanne Takes You Down
    3/16/83
  - S 1: Ep 2 Not With My Sister You Don't
    9/29/82
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Waiter
  - S 5: Ep 1 Enter Mrs. Peeper
    9/25/76
  - S 2: Ep 8 Mister Emily Hartley
    11/3/73
- Rhoda
  Business Man
  - S 1: Ep 1 Joe
    9/9/74
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 12 Host: Bing Crosby / Mary Costa / Sergio Franchi
    1/3/70
- Away We Go
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
    7/22/67
Writer (8)

Role
- Public Morals
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Blue Cover
    10/30/96
- Black Tie Affair
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 One
    5/29/93
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 13 Here's a little touch of Harry in the night
    4/13/91
  - S 3: Ep 1 Here's a cute way to wrap up the holiday season
    4/17/89
  - S 2: Ep 13 Here's that old shadow on the wall [originally scheduled for 6 Jul 88]
    4/17/89
  - S 2: Ep 12 Here's another cryptic message from upstate
    6/29/88
  - S 2: Ep 10 Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn
    6/15/88
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Slap Maxwell Story
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    9/23/87
- The Muppet Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Muppets Take Manhattan
    7/13/84
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Great Muppet Caper
    6/26/81
- Buffalo Bill
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 11 A Hero
    3/8/84
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Girl on the Jetty
    2/23/84
  - S 2: Ep 6 Jo-Jo's Problem (2)
    2/2/84
  - S 2: Ep 5 Jo-Jo's Problem (1)
    1/26/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Fan
    8/17/83
  - + 3 More Credits
- Open All Night
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Night Moves
    11/28/81
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 24 Peeper Two
    2/28/76
  - S 4: Ep 15 Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    12/20/75
  - S 4: Ep 10 Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    11/15/75
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Heavyweights
    10/11/75
  - S 4: Ep 3 Death of a Fruitman
    9/27/75
  - + 14 More Credits
Director (3)

Role
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 13 Here's a little touch of Harry in the night
    4/13/91
  - S 3: Ep 13 Here's a leisurely stroll through the park
    7/15/89
  - S 3: Ep 8 Here's a rough way to learn a foreign language
    6/10/89
  - S 3: Ep 1 Here's a cute way to wrap up the holiday season
    4/17/89
  - S 2: Ep 13 Here's that old shadow on the wall [originally scheduled for 6 Jul 88]
    4/17/89
  - + 18 More Credits
- The Slap Maxwell Story
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    9/23/87
- Public Morals
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Tuna Cover
Story (2)

Role
- The Muppet Show
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Muppets Take Manhattan
    7/13/84
- Public Morals
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 5 The White Cover
Producer (1)

Role
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Producer
  - S 4: Ep 15 Bob Has to Have His Tonsils Out, So He Spends Christmas Eve in the Hospital
    12/20/75
  - S 4: Ep 9 Who is Mr. X?
    11/8/75
Creator (7)

Role
- Public Morals
  Creator
- Black Tie Affair
  Creator
  - S 1: Ep 1 One
    5/29/93
- The Slap Maxwell Story
  Creator
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Creator
- Open All Night
  Creator
- We've Got Each Other
  Creator
- The Tony Randall Show
  Creator
Teleplay (2)

Role
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Teleplay
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Separation Story
    10/5/74
- Public Morals
  Teleplay
  - S 1: Ep 5 The White Cover
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- Black Tie Affair
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 One
    5/29/93
- The Bob Newhart Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 4: Ep 16 No Sale
    1/3/76

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Jay Tarses

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Writer (8)

Director (3)

Story (2)

Producer (1)

Creator (7)

Teleplay (2)

Executive Producer (2)

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