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Peter Bonerz

Directing 87 years old Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA ★ 0.5
Born: August 6, 1938

Biography

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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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (45)

Directing Credits (55)

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary Director 2019
Joey
Joey Director 2004
My Big Fat Greek Life
My Big Fat Greek Life Director 2003
Good Morning, Miami
Good Morning, Miami Director 2002
What I Like About You
What I Like About You Director 2002
Three Sisters
Three Sisters Director 2001
Movie Stars
Movie Stars Director 1999
The Hughleys
The Hughleys Director 1998
Getting Personal
Getting Personal Director 1998
Soul Man
Soul Man Director 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! Director 1997
Mr. Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes Director 1996
Pearl
Pearl Director 1996
Minor Adjustments
Minor Adjustments Director 1995
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth Director 1995
NewsRadio
NewsRadio Director 1995
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria Director 1995
Friends
Friends Director 1994
The Elvira Show
The Elvira Show Director 1993
Love & War
Love & War Director 1992
Flying Blind
Flying Blind Director 1992
Room for Two
Room for Two Director 1992
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Director 1991
True Colors
True Colors Director 1990
Wings
Wings Director 1990
Julie Brown: The Show
Julie Brown: The Show Director 1989
Doctor Doctor
Doctor Doctor Director 1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege Director 1989
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown Director 1988
Sharing Richard
Sharing Richard Director 1988
The Thorns
The Thorns Director 1988
My Sister Sam
My Sister Sam Director 1986
Together We Stand
Together We Stand Director 1986
ALF
ALF Director 1986
You Again?
You Again? Director 1986
Foley Square
Foley Square Director 1985
George Burns Comedy Week
George Burns Comedy Week Director 1985
The Recovery Room
The Recovery Room Director 1985
It's Your Move
It's Your Move Director 1984
E/R
E/R Director 1984
Maggie Briggs
Maggie Briggs Director 1984
Focus on Fishko
Focus on Fishko Director 1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 4
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 Director 1983
9 to 5
9 to 5 Director 1982
Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt Director 1981
Park Place
Park Place Director 1981
The Two of Us
The Two of Us Director 1981
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place Director 1979
Apple Pie
Apple Pie Director 1978
The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show Director 1976
Good Heavens
Good Heavens Director 1976
When Things Were Rotten
When Things Were Rotten Director 1975
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers Director 1974
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show Director 1972
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Director 1970

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