Peter Bonerz

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Biography: 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.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA

Birthday: August 06, 1938

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Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Bastard
Jennifer on My Mind
Medium Cool
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Viewer Direction Advised
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A Storm in Summer
Petulia
Man on the Moon
Nobody's Perfekt
Mirror, Mirror
Catch-22
Funnyman
Serial
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
A Session with the Committee
Your Place... or Mine?
Fuzz