ACTOR

Jerry Paris

1925 - 1986

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William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) 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, and for directing the majority of the episodes of the sitcom Happy Days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Paris has received more than 801,007 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Paris is the 9,139th most popular actor (down from 8,493rd in 2019), the 13,410th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,432nd in 2019) and the 4,290th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jerry Paris ranks 9,139 out of 13,578. Before him are Louis Mandylor, Drake Bell, Raymond Hatton, Adele Jergens, Peter Serafinowicz, and Michael O'Keefe. After him are Stacy Martin, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Wendy Richard, Kate Flannery, Melody Thomas Scott, and Riz Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jerry Paris ranks 526. Before him are Frank Kameny, Nat Hentoff, Philip Carey, Alexei Guryshev, Albert Paulsen, and Ebrahim Alkazi. After him are Keshav Dutt, Johnny Horton, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Peter Hirsch, Nina Bawden, and Bill Dixon. Among people deceased in 1986, Jerry Paris ranks 298. Before him are Anna Neagle, Bessie Head, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Romeo Rivers, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Paul Frees. After him are Roberto Hodge, Ted Knight, Adolph Caesar, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Noel Streatfeild, and Martin Gabel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Paris ranks 13,410 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Charles (1938), Raymond Hatton (1887), Adele Jergens (1917), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Bow Wow (1987), and Michael O'Keefe (1955). After him are Julie Felix (1938), Rod Blagojevich (1956), William Safire (1929), Kate Flannery (1964), Bob Seagren (1946), and Melody Thomas Scott (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jerry Paris ranks 4,290. Before him are Fred Melamed (1956), Brit Marling (1983), Drake Bell (1986), Raymond Hatton (1887), Adele Jergens (1917), and Michael O'Keefe (1955). After him are Kate Flannery (1964), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Deidre Hall (1947), Kevin Corrigan (1969), Peter Scolari (1955), and Charles Murray (1872).

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Television and Movie Roles

Marty
Tommy
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.
Apr 11o 19557.455 / 10
The Caine Mutiny
Ens. Barney Harding
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Jun 24o 19547.1 / 10
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Priest in Police Line-up (uncredited)
When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...
Mar 20o 19865.81 / 10