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William Gerald Paris professionally known as Jerry Paris, 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.
Birth Name
William Gerald Paris
Born
Saturday, 25 July 1925
Died
Monday, 31 March 1986
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | Dr. Jerry Helper | 2023 |
Being Mary Tyler Moore | Jerry Helper | 2023 |
The Sixties | Dr. Jerry Helper | 2013 |
Pioneers of Television | Dr. Jerry Helper / Self | 2008 |
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Self | 2005 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Jerry Helper | 2004 |
Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Priest in Police Line-up | 1986 |
Leo and Loree | Tony | 1980 |
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Himself / Self | 1979 |
Happy Days | Professor / Photographer / Heckler / Doctor | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic | Dr. Jerry Helper | 2023 |
Being Mary Tyler Moore | Jerry Helper | 2023 |
The Sixties | Dr. Jerry Helper | 2013 |
Pioneers of Television | Dr. Jerry Helper / Self | 2008 |
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Self | 2005 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Jerry Helper | 2004 |
Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Priest in Police Line-up | 1986 |
Leo and Loree | Tony | 1980 |
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Himself / Self | 1979 |
Happy Days | Professor / Photographer / Heckler / Doctor | 1974 |
Every Man Needs One | Marty Ranier | 1972 |
Evil Roy Slade | Souvenir Salesman | 1972 |
The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Assistant to the Director | 1971 |
But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Harry | 1970 |
Love, American Style | Dr. Paul Meltz (segment "Love and the Psychiatrist") / Man Walking on Sidewalk (segment "Love and the Uncoupled Couple") | 1969 |
Never a Dull Moment | Police Photographer | 1968 |
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | Baseball Umpire | 1968 |
Hey, Landlord | Man on Sidewalk | 1966 |
That Girl | The Director | 1966 |
The Fugitive | Jim Prestwick | 1963 |
The Caretakers | Passerby Lorna Bumps on Street | 1963 |
The Eleventh Hour | Marty Kane | 1962 |
The Lloyd Bridges Show | Pete | 1962 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | Jerry Helper / Blake / Jack Sullivan / Mr. Thompson on TV / TV Newsman | 1961 |
Ben Casey | Mr. Tarlow | 1961 |
87th Precinct | Douglas Masters | 1961 |
Cain's Hundred | Harry White | 1961 |
The Great Impostor | Defense Lieutenant | 1960 |
Michael Shayne | Tim Rourke | 1960 |
The Detectives | Michael | 1959 |
Career | Allan Burke | 1959 |
Hawaiian Eye | Martin Short | 1959 |
Startime | Grimes | 1959 |
The Alaskans | Walter Collier | 1959 |
Markham | Paul Stevens | 1959 |
No Name on the Bullet | Harold Miller | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Agent Martin Flaherty / Martin Flaherty | 1959 |
77 Sunset Strip | Jay Breacher / Tom Gardiner | 1958 |
Steve Canyon | Maj. 'Willie' Williston | 1958 |
The Naked and the Dead | Goldstein | 1958 |
Sing Boy Sing | Arnold Fisher | 1958 |
The Lady Takes a Flyer | Willie Ridgely | 1958 |
The Female Animal | Hank Galvez / Hank Galvez (not Lopez) | 1958 |
Man on the Prowl | Woody | 1957 |
Zero Hour! | Tony Decker | 1957 |
Colt .45 | Joe Bullock | 1957 |
Sugarfoot | Cully Abbott | 1957 |
The Web | Frank Nelson | 1957 |
The George Sanders Mystery Theater | Howard | 1957 |
The Silent Service | O'Kane / Capt. Richard O'Kane | 1957 |
Code 3 | Deputy Sheriff Stitts | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | Chevak | 1956 |
Hey, Jeannie! | Joe Grady | 1956 |
I've Lived Before | Russell Smith, Copilot / Russell Smith - Co-Pilot | 1956 |
D-Day the Sixth of June | Raymond Boyce | 1956 |
Never Say Goodbye | Joe | 1956 |
Hell's Horizon | Cpl. Pete Kinshaw | 1955 |
Good Morning, Miss Dove | Maurice Levine | 1955 |
The View from Pompey's Head | Ian Garrick | 1955 |
Crossroads | Cpl. Reynolds | 1955 |
Crusader | Barney | 1955 |
The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Ferguson / Joe Elliot | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fred Piper / Wally Benson | 1955 |
Celebrity Playhouse | Bill Feldman | 1955 |
Navy Log | Al / Joe Gish | 1955 |
The Naked Street | Latzi Franks / Latzi | 1955 |
Those Whiting Girls | Artie the Accompanist / Artie | 1955 |
Not as a Stranger | Thompson | 1955 |
Marty | Tommy | 1955 |
Unchained | Joe Ravens | 1955 |
The Millionaire | Bob Fielding | 1955 |
TV Reader's Digest | Associate Surgeon / Charles Sussman | 1955 |
The Bob Cummings Show | Capt. Henry Barnes | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Police Photographer | 1954 |
About Mrs. Leslie | Mr. Harkness | 1954 |
The Caine Mutiny | Ens. Barney Harding | 1954 |
Prisoner of War | Axel Horstrom | 1954 |
The Lone Wolf | Paul | 1954 |
Drive a Crooked Road | Phil | 1954 |
The Wild One | Dextro | 1953 |
Flight to Tangier | Policeman in Car | 1953 |
Sabre Jet | Bert Flanagan / Capt. Bert Flanagan | 1953 |
The Glass Wall | Tom | 1953 |
You Are There | Newsman / Sailor | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Larry Grossblatt | 1953 |
The Ford Television Theatre | Ed Hunnicutt / Eddie Nigh | 1952 |
Bonzo Goes to College | Lefty Edwards | 1952 |
Monkey Business | Scientist | 1952 |
Death Valley Days | Emmanuel Gruber / Brian Brophy | 1952 |
Dragnet | Jack Blaine | 1951 |
Submarine Command | Sgt. Gentry | 1951 |
Bright Victory | Reynolds / Reynolds - the Medic | 1951 |
Her First Romance | Camp Counsellor | 1951 |
Call Me Mister | Air Force Pilot in Skit | 1951 |
Frenchie | Perry | 1950 |
The Flying Missile | Crewman Andy Mason / Andy Mason | 1950 |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Cadet | 1950 |
Lux Video Theatre | Richard / Charlie Harris | 1950 |
Outrage | Frank Marini | 1950 |
The Web | Frank Nelson | 1950 |
The Reformer and the Redhead | Radio Station Call Boy | 1950 |
D.O.A. | Bellhop | 1950 |
Starlight Theatre | Otis | 1950 |
Woman in Hiding | Customer at Newsstand | 1950 |
My Foolish Heart | Usher | 1949 |
Battleground | German Sergeant | 1949 |
Sword in the Desert | Levitan | 1949 |
The Lady Gambles | Horse Player | 1949 |
Front Row Center | Mark Eisen | 1945 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Happy Days | 1974 |
Every Man Needs One | 1972 |
But I Don't Want to Get Married! | 1970 |
The Caretakers | 1963 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1966 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | Won |