Jerry Paris
Jerry Paris | |
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Paris (right) alongside Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show | |
| Born | William Gerald Paris July 25, 1925 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1986 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1949–1986 |
| Spouse |
Ruth Benjamin
(m. 1954; died 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
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.