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Sep 24, 2003 · Sept. 24, 2003. Gordon Jump, who played a befuddled radio station manager on the sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' and made his mark in commercials as the lonely Maytag repairman, died on Monday at ...
In 1989, Jump took over the Maytag repairman role from Jesse White. In the 1990s, Jump starred in a short-lived revival of WKRP in Cincinnati entitled The New WKRP in Cincinnati. He appeared in the ninth and final season of Seinfeld, in which he played George Costanza's boss at a playground equipment company over two episodes.
Gordon Jump, the avuncular television actor best remembered as "the Big Guy" boss Arthur Carlson in the television series "WKRP in Cincinnati," and as "Ol' Lonely," the hapless repairman with ...
Sep 23, 2003 · September 23, 2003 / 9:16 AM EDT / AP. Gordon Jump, who played a befuddled radio station manager on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" and made his mark in commercials as the lonely Maytag repairman ...
Beyond his acting career, Gordon produced The Tony Randall Show (1976) and directed an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati (1978). In the last years of his life, he was readily recognizable as the lonely Maytag Washer repairman in commercials that ran on television for several years starting in 1989.
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Sep 22, 2013 · The Maytag Repairman From 1989 until his death in 2003, Jump played the ever-bored Maytag repairman, taking over for previous “Ol’ Lonely” Jesse White in the series of TV commercials. Guest ...
Sep 23, 2003 · Jump portrayed the Maytag repairman "Ol' Lonely," a well-recognized advertising symbol, from 1989 until he retired from the role in July and another actor took over. "Gordon was an incredibly talented actor and a remarkable human being," said Ralph Hake, chairman and chief executive officer of Maytag Corp.
