Peter Bonerz
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Bonerz (born August 6, 1938 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is an American actor and director who is best known as the character Dr. Jerry Robinson on The Bob Newhart Show. Bonerz grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School, gaining his first theatrical experience with the Prep Players under rigid conditions. At Marquette University he participated in the Marquette University Players under the Rev. John J. Walsh, S.J. After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in 1960, he decided to seek a career in theater, beginning with The Premise, an improv group in New York. After compulsory service as a draftee in the US Army he joined The Committee, an improv troupe in San Francisco. His first network television appearance was in 1965 on The Addams Family in the Season Two episode "Morticia, The Writer". He had several more TV appearances in the late 1960s and also had a number of roles in several films, including Medium Cool (1969) and Catch-22 (1970). In 1972, he landed the popular supporting role of Dr. Jerry Robinson, the eccentric orthodontist on The Bob Newhart Show, whose most frequent comic foil was Marcia Wallace as Carol, the sharp-tongued secretary. He also directed 29 episodes. The show ran for six seasons, with ratings among the top 20 in the first three seasons. In one of his later acting roles he played a psychiatrist in Serial (1980). In 1986, Bonerz co-starred alongside Tuesday Weld and River Phoenix in the CBS television movie Circle of Violence, and would go on to direct a large number of sitcom episodes for series such as Friends, Murphy Brown, NewsRadio, Home Improvement, It's Your Move, and ALF. He also directed a few films, such as Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as The Maestro (voice)
Age 83 (now 87)
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
as Mr. Bentley
Age 31 (now 87)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as The Maestro (voice)
Age 83 (now 87)
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Director
Age 81 (now 87)
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
as Dr. Jerry Robinson
Age 53 (now 87)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Director
Age 50 (now 87)
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
as Peter Benfield
Age 48 (now 87)
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
as Carter Dowling
Age 38 (now 87)
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
as Mr. Bentley
Age 31 (now 87)
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Director
Age 36 (now 87)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Writer
Age 28 (now 87) The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Various
Age 28 (now 87)
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