Jerry Paris
Jerry Paris (born July 25, 1925 in San Francisco , California , † March 31, 1986 in Los Angeles , California; actually William Gerald Grossman ) was an American actor and director and producer for film and television .
Live and act
As a director he is best known for the first two sequels of Police Academy - Dumber Than The Police Allowed . He was actually supposed to direct the fourth part of the series, but he previously died of a tumor . He gained his first experience as a director with the staging of episodes from various television series in the 1960s. He also shot numerous episodes of the Dick Van Dyke Show . In 1964 he received an Emmy for this work . He made his first feature film in 1967 with The Spinner , a Jerry Lewis comedy . He then worked with Dick Van Dyke on the Walt Disney film How do you steal a painting? ( Never a Dull Moment , 1968) together. And in Viva Max! ( Viva Max , 1969) Peter Ustinov was part of the party.
He was involved as a producer on the television series Happy Days . He began his career as an actor in 1949 in a small role in Game fever , reached its peak his acting career in 1954 in the war drama The Caine Mutiny ( The Caine munity ) alongside Humphrey Bogart .
He was married to Ruth Benjamin from 1954 until her death in 1980 and they had three children together. One son, Andrew Paris , appeared in the role of Bud Kirkland in the first three sequels of Police Academy . The daughter Julie Paris is also active in the film business as an actress.
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1949: Kesselschlacht (Battleground) unnamed
- 1954: The Caine Mutiny (The Caine Mutiny)
- 1955: Marty
- 1955: ... and not as a stranger (Not as a Stranger)
- 1956: Between Heaven and Hell (D-Day the Sixth of June)
- 1958: The Naked and the Dead (The Naked and the Dead)
- 1958: Always Trouble with Women (The Lady Takes a Flyer)
As a director
- 1967: Der Spinner (Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River)
- 1968: How do you steal a painting? (Never a Dull Moment)
- 1968: The turquoise bikini (How Sweet It Is!)
- 1969: Viva Max! (Viva Max)
- 1985: Police Academy 2 - Now it's just getting started (Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment)
- 1986: Police Academy 3 - ... and nobody can stop you (Police Academy 3: Back in Training)
Web links
- Jerry Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paris, Jerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grossman, William Gerald (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1986 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |