Jerry Paris

Jerry Paris
Paris (right) alongside Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show
Born	William Gerald Paris (1925-07-25)July 25, 1925 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1986(1986-03-31) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University UCLA The Actors Lab Actors Studio
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1949–1986
Spouse	Ruth Benjamin ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 1980)​
Children	3

William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925^[1] – 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.