Peter Bonerz

Peter Bonerz

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.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA
    Birthday
    8/6/1938
The Bastard
The Bastard
5
Jennifer on My Mind
Jennifer on My Mind
3.8
Medium Cool
Medium Cool
6.8
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
6.2
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
0
Viewer Direction Advised
Viewer Direction Advised
0
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
7.7
A Storm in Summer
A Storm in Summer
6
Petulia
Petulia
5.9
Man on the Moon
Man on the Moon
7.2
Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt
3.6
Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
0
Catch-22
Catch-22
6.7
Funnyman
4.4
Serial
Serial
5.8
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
6.7
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
7.5
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
0
A Session with the Committee
A Session with the Committee
0
Your Place... or Mine?
Your Place... or Mine?
0
Fuzz
Fuzz
5.4
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