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William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) 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.
By the mid-60s, Jerry was a regular director on the show and won an Emmy for his efforts during the 1963-1964 season. Highly encouraged (he also won a Directors Guild Award down the road), he decided to abandon acting and concentrate solely on behind-the-camera work.
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- San Francisco, California, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jerry Paris. Director: The Dick Van Dyke Show. Glimpsed here and there throughout the 1950s, usually in amiable supporting roles on film, it was as in television that Jerry Paris found his true calling.
- July 25, 1925
- March 31, 1986
Apr 2, 1986 · Jerry Paris, an actor and director in films and television, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications caused by an inoperable brain tumor. He was 60...
Apr 2, 1986 · Jerry Paris, whose versatility enabled him to walk a delicate line between performing as a comic and then telling comedians how to perform, died Monday of a brain tumor, it was learned Tuesday.
William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) 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.
Paris has gained attention recently for his leadership of a campaign against violence in movies. He took an ad in Hollywood trade papers asking his fellow directors to join in a pledge against unnecessary violence.