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Jerry Paris (William Gerald Paris) was born on 25 July, 1925 in San Francisco, California, USA, is a Director, Actor, Producer. Discover Jerry Paris's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Jerry Paris networth?

Popular As William Gerald Paris
Occupation director,actor,producer
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 25 July 1925
Birthday 25 July
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Date of death 31 March, 1986
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Jerry Paris Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, Jerry Paris height is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) .

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Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Who Is Jerry Paris's Wife?

His wife is Ruth Benjamin (19 December 1954 - 13 August 1980) ( her death) ( 3 children)

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Wife Ruth Benjamin (19 December 1954 - 13 August 1980) ( her death) ( 3 children)
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Jerry Paris Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jerry Paris worth at the age of 61 years old? Jerry Paris’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from United States. We have estimated Jerry Paris's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Source of Income Director

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Timeline

1986

Now and then, Jerry would return to movie-making and helmed his last feature in 1986, Police Academy 3: Back In Training (1986), the year of his death. Diagnosed with brain cancer, he died of complications following surgery. He was 60 years young.

1974

There is some irony in his directing Henry Winkler as "The Fonz" in Happy Days (1974), Winkler's character deriving his style from Jerry and other Black Rebels Motorcycle Club members in The Wild One (1953).

1969

Working on such movies as Viva Max (1969) and Star Spangled Girl (1971), he eventually returned to familiar territory (TV sitcoms) and found his niche helming several popular shows including Happy Days (1974) (twice Emmy-nominated) and The Odd Couple (1970).

1963

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.

1961

In front of the camera, however, most fans will remember him as Jerry Helper, the next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie (Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore) on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961).

1959

After appearing as a regular in the series The Untouchables (1959) in 1959, Jerry found himself in classic company on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) in 1961 as next-door-neighbor Jerry Helper, and (of course) pal to Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Loose and fun-loving, Jerry loved to keep the laughs going on- and off-stage and continued to do so -- behind the camera. It was comic actor and "Dick Van Dyke Show" producer Carl Reiner who gave Jerry his first chance to direct on one of the show's episodes. The actor took to it like a duck to water.

1950

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.

1949

He turned to films in 1949 with unbilled bits but slowly progressed to a higher acting tier in such durable films as Outrage (1950), The Wild One (1953), The Caine Mutiny (1954), Marty (1955), The Naked and the Dead (1958) and The Great Impostor (1960). Hyperactive in nature, the tall, dark-haired actor was often cast as the genial or helpful pal of the star. He never found that one film role that might have moved him beyond the secondary character ranks. TV, however, would become a more accepting medium.

1947

He appeared dramatically on Broadway twice, making his debut in "Medea" (1947) in the bit part as a soldier, and later appearing in a 1952 revival of "Anna Christie", which starred Celeste Holm.

1925

He was born William Gerald Paris on July 25, 1925, in San Francisco, California. His father was a Russian immigrant; his mother, the former Esther Mohr, remarried when Jerry was a small child. Jerry's new stepfather, Milton Grossman, eventually adopted the boy and Jerry thereafter used the name William Gerald Grossman while growing up. He reverted back to his real name when he became an actor. He graduated from both New York University and UCLA, and studied at the Actor's Studio after serving in the Navy during WWII. Starting off onstage in such plays as "The Front Page".