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Jerry Paris

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Born

7/25/1925, San Francisco, CA

Died

3/31/1986

Birth Name

William Gerald Paris

Gender

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Jerry Parris

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Jerry Paris began his entertainment career on Broadway, where he appeared in plays such as Anna Christie and Medea. He also appeared in numerous films, including The Caine Mutiny, The Wild One, and Marty.

In addition to appearing as dentist Jerry Helper in The Dick Van Dyke Show,

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Credits

Star (12)

Role
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
  Star
  2010
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training
  Star
  1986
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Jerry Helper
  - S 4: Ep 9 Three Letters from One Wife
    11/18/64
  - S 3: Ep 26 Scratch My Car and Die
    3/25/64
- Michael Shayne
  Tim Rourke
  - S 1: Ep 32 Dead Air
    5/19/61
  - S 1: Ep 31 It Takes A Heap O'Dyin'
    5/12/61
  - S 1: Ep 30 No Shroud for Shayne
    5/5/61
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Trouble With Ernie
    4/21/61
  - S 1: Ep 28 Date With Death
    4/14/61
  - + 27 More Credits
- The Untouchables
  Agent Martin Flaherty
  - S 1: Ep 16 The St. Louis Story
    1/28/60
  - S 1: Ep 15 Star Witness
    1/14/60
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Noise Of Death
    1/14/60
  - S 1: Ep 13 Syndicate Sanctuary
    1/7/60
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Underground Railway
    12/31/59
  - + 11 More Credits
- Steve Canyon
  Major Willie Williston
  - S 1: Ep 34 Operation Firebee
    6/2/59
  - S 1: Ep 33 Sabotage
    5/26/59
  - S 1: Ep 32 Operation U.F.O.
    5/19/59
  - S 1: Ep 31 Room 313
    5/5/59
  - S 1: Ep 30 The Korean Story
    4/28/59
  - + 29 More Credits
- Career
  Allan Burke
  1959
- No Name on the Bullet
  Star
  1959
- Those Whiting Girls
  Artie
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Man in the House
    9/30/57
  - S 2: Ep 12 Margaret Whiting's Sister
    9/23/57
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Army Camp Show
    9/16/57
  - S 2: Ep 10 Margaret's Romance
    9/9/57
  - S 2: Ep 9 What Price Publicity?
    8/26/57
  - + 8 More Credits
- D-Day The Sixth Of June
  Star
  1956
- The Naked Street
  Star
  1955
- The Caine Mutiny
  Star
  1954
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Jerry Helper
  - S 5: Ep 31 The Gunslinger
    5/25/66
  - S 5: Ep 29 Love Thy Other Neighbor
    5/4/66
  - S 5: Ep 27 The Man from My Uncle
    4/20/66
  - S 5: Ep 22 Buddy Sorrell, Man and Boy
    3/2/66
  - S 5: Ep 21 Dear Sally Rogers
    2/23/66
  - + 113 More Credits
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Recurring Role
  - S 5: Ep 17 The Making of a Councilman
    1/26/66
  - S 5: Ep 9 Viva Petrie
    11/10/65
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Man from Emperor
    10/21/64
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Lady and the Babysitter
    10/7/64
  - S 3: Ep 24 How to Spank a Star
    3/11/64
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Jack Sullivan (voice only)
  - S 4: Ep 9 Three Letters from One Wife
    11/18/64
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  announcer #2 (voice only)
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth
    2/19/64
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  announcer (voice only)
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Alan Brady Show Presents
    12/18/63
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Uncle Spunky (voice only)
  - S 2: Ep 32 When a Bowling Pin Talks, Listen
    5/8/63
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Mr. Thompson (voice only)
  - S 2: Ep 28 Divorce
    4/10/63
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  excercise show host (voice only)
  - S 2: Ep 20 It May Look Like a Walnut!
    2/6/63
Guest Star (49)

Role
- Love, American Style
  Dr. Paul Meltz
  - S 2: Ep 6 Love and the Psychiatrist
    10/9/70
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
- It's Happening
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 42 The Collage / Lee Marvin / Jerry Paris
    9/10/68
- That Girl (1966)
  The Director - uncredited
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Jim Prestwick
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Girl from Little Egypt
    12/24/63
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Jay Breacher
  - S 5: Ep 13 Falling Stars
    1/4/63
- Hawaiian Eye
  Martin Short
  - S 4: Ep 8 A Night with Nora Stewart
    11/27/62
- Ben Casey
  Mr. Tarlow
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Night That Nothing Happened
    10/8/62
- 87th Precinct
  Douglas Masters
  - S 1: Ep 30 Girl in the Case
    4/30/62
- General Electric Theater
  Larry Grossblatt
  - S 10: Ep 22 Ten Days in the Sun
    3/4/62
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Michael Hearn
  - S 3: Ep 13 Point of No Return
    1/12/62
- Cain's Hundred
  Harry White
  - S 1: Ep 11 Five for One
    12/5/61
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Tom Gardiner
  - S 4: Ep 7 Big Boy Blue
    11/3/61
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Jack Sullivan (voice only)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Uncle Spunky (voice only)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  announcer (voice only)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  excercise show host (voice only)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Jerry
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Mr. Thompson (voice only)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  announcer #2 (voice only)
- Ben Casey
  Guest Star
- Ford Startime
  W. E. Grace
  - S 1: Ep 27 Incident at a Corner
    4/5/60
- The Alaskans
  Walter Collier
  - S 1: Ep 21 Peril at Caribou Crossing
    2/28/60
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Guest Star
- Steve Canyon
  Maj. Williston
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Robbery
    2/19/59
  - S 1: Ep 19 Operation Souvenir
    1/29/59
- Sugarfoot
  Cully Abbott
  - S 2: Ep 2 Brink of Fear
    9/30/58
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Fred Piper
  - S 3: Ep 36 The Safe Place
    6/8/58
- Colt .45
  Joe Bullock
  - S 1: Ep 14 Blood Money
    1/17/58
- Telephone Time
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink
    10/15/57
- Playhouse 90
  Chevak
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Dark Side of the Earth
    9/19/57
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 176 Sound of Fear
    6/13/57
  - S 2: Ep 17 Sound of Fear
    9/27/56
- The Millionaire
  Bob Fielding
  - S 3: Ep 38 The Bob Fielding Story
    6/12/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Joe Elliot
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Great American Hoax
    5/15/57
- Hey Jeannie!
  Joe Grady
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Rock 'N' Roll Kid
    11/24/56
- Navy Log
  Al
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Big A
    10/24/56
- You Are There
  Sailor
  - S 5: Ep 3 Decatur's Raid at Tripoli
    9/23/56
- The Bob Cummings Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 34 Scramble for Grandpa
    5/24/56
- TV Reader's Digest
  Charles Sussman
  - S 2: Ep 28 Uncle Sam's C Men
    4/23/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Wally Benson
  - S 1: Ep 26 Whodunit
    3/25/56
- Navy Log
  Joe Gish
  - S 1: Ep 21 Little More Than a Brother
    2/7/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Ferguson
  - S 1: Ep 8 Yacht on the High Sea
    1/11/56
- Crossroads (1955)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 With All My Love
    10/28/55
- Front Row Center
  Mark Eisen
  - S 1: Ep 6 Kitty Foyle
    7/13/55
- TV Reader's Digest
  Associate Surgeon
  - S 1: Ep 25 Six Hours of Surgery
    7/4/55
- The Lone Wolf
  Paul
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Las Vegas Story
    5/14/55
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Ed Hunnicutt
  - S 2: Ep 18 Mantrap
    1/28/54
- Fireside Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Traitor
    9/1/53
- Dragnet
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Big Sorrow
    9/25/52
- Out There (1951)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Misfit
    11/18/51
Writer (1)

Role
- The Caretakers
  Writer
  2010
Director (26)

Role
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
  Director
  2010
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training
  Director
  1986
- Happy Days
  Director
  - S 11: Ep 22 Fonzie's Spots
    9/24/84
  - S 11: Ep 21 Good News, Bad News
    7/19/84
  - S 11: Ep 20 School Dazed
    7/12/84
  - S 11: Ep 19 Low Notes
    7/5/84
  - S 11: Ep 18 So How Was Your Weekend?
    6/28/84
  - + 232 More Credits
- Blansky's Beauties
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 My Nephew's Debut
    4/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 9 Nancy Meets Pa Bates
    4/16/77
  - S 1: Ep 8 Nancy Remembers Laverne
    4/9/77
  - S 1: Ep 6 Anthony Falls in Love
    3/26/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nancy Goes Sheik
    3/19/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- Good Heavens
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Big Break
    6/5/76
- Laverne & Shirley
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Bachelor Party
    2/3/76
- When Things Were Rotten
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Capture of Robin Hood
    9/10/75
- Karen (1975)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 What Are Friends For?
    4/3/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Visitors
    2/13/75
- The Odd Couple
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 16 Felix the Horse Player
    1/23/75
  - S 4: Ep 22 One for the Bunny
    3/22/74
  - S 4: Ep 9 Felix Directs
    11/9/73
  - S 3: Ep 23 The Murray Who Came to Dinner
    3/23/73
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Odyssey Couple
    3/2/73
  - + 13 More Credits
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 24 Lt. Preston of the 4th Calvary
    3/18/74
  - S 3: Ep 22 A Fake Matisse is Better Than a Real Anzelowitz
    3/4/74
  - S 3: Ep 13 Mr. Dazzle
    12/17/73
  - S 3: Ep 12 What Your Best Friend Doesn't Know
    12/3/73
  - S 3: Ep 9 Preston Au Naturale
    11/12/73
  - + 1 More Credits
- McCloud
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 3 A Cowboy in Paradise
    1/20/74
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 Don't Break the Chain
    11/20/71
  - S 2: Ep 9 And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
    11/13/71
  - S 2: Ep 3 He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother
    10/2/71
- Star Spangled Girl
  Director
  1971
- The Partridge Family
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 This is My Song
    12/4/70
  - S 1: Ep 1 What? And Get Out of Show Business?
    9/25/70
- Barefoot In The Park
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 In Sickness and in Health
    10/15/70
  - S 1: Ep 3 You'll Never Walk Alone
    10/8/70
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Bed
    10/1/70
- Here's Lucy
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 4 Lucy and the Drum Contest
    10/5/70
  - S 3: Ep 1 Lucy Meets the Burtons
    9/14/70
- The Grasshopper
  Director
  1970
- Love, American Style
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 27 Love and the Good Deal
    11/24/69
  - S 1: Ep 1 Love and a Couple of Couples
    9/29/69
- Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
  Director
  1968
- How Sweet It Is!
  Director
  1968
- Never a Dull Moment
  Director
  1968
- That Girl (1966)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 Break a Leg
    11/10/66
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 32 The Last Chapter
    6/1/66
  - S 5: Ep 31 The Gunslinger
    5/25/66
  - S 5: Ep 30 Long Night's Journey into Day
    5/11/66
  - S 5: Ep 28 You Ought to Be in Pictures
    4/27/66
  - S 5: Ep 26 Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc.
    4/13/66
  - + 47 More Credits
- The Munsters
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 29 Herman the Rookie
    4/8/65
  - S 1: Ep 28 Movie Star Munster
    4/1/65
  - S 1: Ep 20 Bats of a Feather
    2/4/65
- The Bill Dana Show
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 15 Jose, The Old Man
    1/10/65
  - S 2: Ep 13 Glick, The Strongman
    12/27/64
  - S 2: Ep 12 Tonsils for Two
    12/20/64
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Brat
    1/5/64
  - S 1: Ep 7 Honeymoon Suite
    11/10/63
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Farmer's Daughter
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 30 The Morley Report
    4/15/64

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Director (26)

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