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Peter Bonerz
Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA
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. Jer…
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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.
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2022
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Movie The Maestro (voice)
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2019
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Movie Director
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2018
Viewer Direction Advised
Movie Self
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2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Movie Self
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2009
Parks and Recreation
TV show Doug Demarco
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2004
Joey
TV show Director
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2003
My Big Fat Greek Life
TV show Director
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2002
Good Morning, Miami
TV show Director
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2002
What I Like About You
TV show Director
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2002
Kim Possible
TV show Rabbi Katz (voice)
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2001
Three Sisters
TV show George Bernstein-Flynn
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1999
Man on the Moon
Movie Ed Weinberger
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1999
Movie Stars
TV show Director
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1998
The Hughleys
TV show Director
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1998
Getting Personal
TV show Director
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1997
George & Leo
TV show
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1997
Soul Man
TV show Director
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1997
Just Shoot Me!
TV show Director
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1996
Mr. Rhodes
TV show Director
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1996
Pearl
TV show Director
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1995
Minor Adjustments
TV show Director
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1995
The Naked Truth
TV show Director
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1995
NewsRadio
TV show Director
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1995
Hope and Gloria
TV show Director
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1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV show Sal (voice)
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1994
Friends
TV show Theater Patron (uncredited)
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1992
Love & War
TV show
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1992
Bob
TV show
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1992
Flying Blind
TV show Director
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1992
Room for Two
TV show Director
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1991
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Movie Dr. Jerry Robinson
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1991
Home Improvement
TV show Director
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1991
Dinosaurs
TV show Insurance Agent (voice)
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1990
True Colors
TV show Director
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1990
Dad's A Dog
Movie Tony Sheridan
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1990
Wings
TV show Director
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1989
Julie Brown: The Show
Movie Director
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1989
Doctor Doctor
TV show Director
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1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Movie Director
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1988
Murphy Brown
TV show Director
