William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for The Caine Mutiny (1954), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963-1966), and Happy Days (1974-1984).
He was married to Ruth Benjamin and they had three children.
Paris died in 1986 at the age of 60 from a brain tumor.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- 1949: The Lady Gambles as Horse Player (Uncredited Role)
- 1949: Sword In The Desert as Levitan (uncredited)
- 1949: Battleground as German Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1949: D.O.A. as Bellhop (uncredited)
- 1949: My Foolish Heart as Usher
- 1950: Woman In Hiding as Customer at Newsstand (uncredited)
- 1950: The Reformer And The Redhead as Radio Station Call Boy (uncredited)
- 1950: Outrage as Frank Marini
- 1950: Cyrano de Bergerac as a Cadet
- 1950: Frenchie as Perry (uncredited)
- 1950: The Flying Missile as Crewman Andy Mason
- 1951: Call Me Mister as Air Force Pilot in Skit (uncredited)
- 1951: Bright Victory as Reynolds (uncredited)
- 1951: Her First Romance as Camp Counsellor (uncredited)
- 1951: Submarine Command as Sgt. Gentry
- 1952: Monkey Business as Scientist (uncredited)
- 1952: Bonzo Goes To College as Lefty Edwards
- 1953: The Glass Wall as Tom
- 1953: Sabre Jet as Capt. Bert Flanagan
- 1953: Flight To Tangier as Policeman in Car (uncredited)
- 1953: The Wild One as Dextro (uncredited)
- 1954: Drive a Crooked Road as Phil
- 1954: Prisoner Of War as Axel Horstrom
- 1954: The Caine Mutiny as Ensign Barney Harding
- 1954: About Mrs Leslie as Mr. Harkness (uncredited)
- 1955: Chained as Joe Ravens
- 1955: Marty as Tommy
- 1955: Not As A Stranger as Thompson (uncredited)
- 1955: The Naked Street as Latzi
- 1955: The View From Pompeys Head as Ian Garrick
- 1955: Good Morning Miss Dove as Maurice Levine
- 1955: Hells Horizon as Cpl. Pete Kinshaw
- 1956: Never Say Goodbye as Joe
- 1956: D Day The Sixth Of June as Raymond Boyce
- 1956: Ive Lived Before as Russell Smith
- 1957: Zero Hour as Tony Decker
- 1957: Man On The Prowl as Woody
- 1958: The Female Animal as Hank Galvez
- 1958: The Lady Takes A Flyer as Willie Ridgely
- 1958: Sing Boy Sing as Arnold Fisher
- 1958: The Naked and the Dead as Goldstein
- 1959: No Name on the Bullet as Harold Miller
- 1959: Career as Allan Burke
- 1960: The Great Impostor as Defense Lieutenant
- 1963: The Caretakers as Passerby Lorna Bumps on Street (uncredited) (also producer and writer)
- 1968: Dont Raise The Bridge Lower The River as Baseball Umpire (also director)
- 1968: Never a Dull Moment as Police Photographer (uncredited) (also director)
- 1970: But I Dont Want To Get Married as Harry (also director and producer)
- 1972: Evil Roy Slade as Souvenir Salesman (uncredited) (also director)
- 1972: Every Man Needs One as Marty Ranier (also director and producer)
- 1980: Leo And Loree as Tony (also director)
- 1986: Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Priest in Police Line-Up (uncredited) (also director)
Television roles
- 1951: Starlight Theatre as Otis
- 1952: Dragnet as Jack Blaine
- 1953: The Web as Frank Nelson
- 1954: The Ford Television Theatre as Ed Hunnicutt/Eddie Nigh (2 episodes)
- 1954: The Lone Wolf as Paul
- 1955: Front Row Center as Mark Eisen
- 1955: Crossroads as Cpl. Reynolds
- 1955: Celebrity Playhouse as Bill Feldman
- 1955: Crusader as Barney
- 1955-1956: Lux Video Theatre as Richard/Charlie Harris (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: TV Readers Digest as Charles Sussman/Associate Surgeon (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: You Are There as Sailor/Newsman (2 episodes)
- 1956: The Bob Cummings Show as Capt. Henry Barnes
- 1956: Navy Log as Al/Joe Gish (2 episodes)
- 1956: Hey Jeannie as Joe Grady
- 1956-1957: The20th Century Fox Hour as Joe Elliot/Ferguson (2 episodes)
- 1956-1957: Playhouse 90 as Chevak (2 episodes)
- 1956-1958: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Fred Piper/Wally Benson (2 episodes)
- 1957: The Millionaire (1955) as Bob Fielding
- 1957: The Web as Frank Nelson
- 1957: Code 3 as Deputy Sheriff Stitts
- 1957: Those Whiting Girls as Artie the Accompanist
- 1957: The George Sanders Mystery Theater as Howard
- 1957: The Silent Service as Capt. Richard O'Kane
- 1957: Dr Hudsons Secret Journal as Doctor
- 1958: Colt 45 as Joe Bullock
- 1958: Sugarfoot as Cully Abbott
- 1959: Steve Canyon as Maj. 'Willie' Williston
- 1959: Markham as Paul Stevens
- 1959-1960: The Untouchables as Agent Martin Flaherty (16 episodes)
- 1960: The Alaskans as Walter Collier
- 1960: Startime as Grimes
- 1960-1961: Michael Shayne as Tim Rourke (27 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Death Valley Days as Emmanuel Gruber/Brian Brophy (2 episodes)
- 1961: Cains Hundred as Harry White
- 1961-1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Jay Breacher/Tom Gardiner (2 episodes)
- 1961-1966: The Dick Van Dyke Show as Jerry Helper/Blake/Jack Sullivan/TV Newsman/Mr. Thompson on TV (39 episodes)
- 1962: The Detectives as Michael
- 1962: General Electric Theater as Larry Grossblatt
- 1962: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Douglas Masters
- 1962: Ben Casey as Mr. Tarlow
- 1962: Hawaiian Eye as Martin Short
- 1962: The Lloyd Bridges Show as Pete
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Marty Kane
- 1963: The Fugitive as Jim Prestwick
- 1965-1966: That Girl as The Director (2 episodes)
- 1966: Hey Landlord as Man on Sidewalk
- 1970: Love, American Style as Dr. Paul Meltz/Man Walking on Sidewalk (2 episodes)
- 1973: The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Assistant to the Director
- 1975-1983: Happy Days as Professor/Doctor/Photographer/Heckler (4 episodes)
Director
- 1963-1965: The Bill Dana Show (6 episodes)
- 1963-1966: The Dick Van Dyke Show (84 episodes)
- 1964: The Farmer's Daughter
- 1964: The Joey Bishop Show
- 1965: Save Our Stream (short)
- 1965: That Girl
- 1966-1967: Hey Landlord (9 episodes)
- 1967: Sheriff Who (short)
- 1968: Never a Dull Moment
- 1968: How Sweet It Is
- 1969: Viva Max!
- 1969-1970: Love, American Style (3 episodes)
- 1970: The Grasshopper
- 1970: Here's Lucy
- 1970: Barefoot In The Park
- 1970: The Partridge Family
- 1970-1975: The Odd Couple (19 episodes)
- 1971: The Feminist And The Fuzz
- 1971: Cat Ballou
- 1971: Two On A Bench
- 1971: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- 1971: Whats A Nice Girl Like You
- 1971: Star Spangled Girl
- 1971: Scared Stiff (short)
- 1972: Call Her Mom
- 1972: Keeping Up With The Joneses (short)
- 1972: Wednesday Night Out (short)
- 1972: The Couple Takes A Wife
- 1972: Help Inc
- 1973: Thicker Than Water
- 1973: ABC Late Night
- 1973: Break Up
- 1973-1974: The New Dick Van Dyke Show (7 episodes)
- 1974: McCloud
- 1974: Ernie Madge And Artie (short) (also producer)
- 1974: Only With Married Men
- 1974: Paper Moon
- 1974-1984: Happy Days (237 episodes)
- 1975: Karen
- 1975: The Firemans Ball (short)
- 1975: When Things Were Rotten
- 1976: Laverne & Shirley
- 1976: Good Heavens
- 1976: How To Break Up A Happy Divorce
- 1977: Blanskys Beauties
- 1977: Best Friends (short)
- 1978: The Ted Knight Show
- 1978: Sister Terri (short)
- 1979: The Magical World Of Disney
- 1979: Beanes Of Boston (short)
- 1980: Make Me An Offer
- 1985: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
- 1986: Police Academy 3: Back in Training
- 1986: You Again
Producer
- 1976-1983: Happy Days (126 episodes)