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Peter Bonerz
Director

Peter Bonerz

6 Aug 1938Born
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Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USABirthplace

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.

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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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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 88 credits.

  1. TBAInformation ProcessingFilm
  2. 2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnFilm: The Maestro (voice)
  3. 2019Friends 25th: The One with the AnniversaryFilm: Director
  4. 2009Parks and RecreationSeries: Doug Demarco (1 episode)
  5. 2004JoeySeries: Director (3 episodes)
  6. 2003My Big Fat Greek LifeSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  7. 2002Good Morning, MiamiSeries: Director (10 episodes)
  8. 2002What I Like About YouSeries: Director (1 episode)
  9. 2002Kim PossibleSeries: Rabbi Katz (voice) (1 episode)
  10. 2001Three SistersSeries: George Bernstein-Flynn, Director (35 episodes)
  11. 1999Man on the MoonFilm: Ed Weinberger
  12. 1999Movie StarsSeries: Director (1 episode)
  13. 1998The HughleysSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  14. 1998Getting PersonalSeries: Director (1 episode)
  15. 1997George & LeoSeries (1 episode)
  16. 1997Soul ManSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  17. 1997Just Shoot Me!Series: Director (4 episodes)
  18. 1996Mr. RhodesSeries: Director (1 episode)
  19. 1996PearlSeries: Director (1 episode)
  20. 1995Minor AdjustmentsSeries: Director (1 episode)
  21. 1995The Naked TruthSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  22. 1995NewsRadioSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  23. 1995Hope and GloriaSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  24. 1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersSeries: Sal (voice) (1 episode)
  25. 1994FriendsSeries: Theater Patron (uncredited), Director (1 episode)
  26. 1993The Elvira ShowFilm: Director
  27. 1992Love & WarSeries: Director (1 episode)
  28. 1992BobSeries (1 episode)
  29. 1992Flying BlindSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  30. 1992Room for TwoSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  31. 1991The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary SpecialFilm: Dr. Jerry Robinson
  32. 1991Home ImprovementSeries: Director (29 episodes)
  33. 1991DinosaursSeries: Insurance Agent (voice) (1 episode)
  34. 1990True ColorsSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  35. 1990Dad's A DogFilm: Tony Sheridan
  36. 1990WingsSeries: Director (11 episodes)
  37. 1989Julie Brown: The ShowFilm: Director
  38. 1989Doctor DoctorSeries: Director (1 episode)
  39. 1989Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeFilm: Director
  40. 1988Murphy BrownSeries: Director (93 episodes)
  41. 1988Sharing RichardFilm: Director
  42. 1988The ThornsSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  43. 1986Circle of Violence: A Family DramaFilm: Peter Benfield
  44. 1986My Sister SamSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  45. 1986Together We StandSeries: Director (1 episode)
  46. 1986ALFSeries: Director (9 episodes)
  47. 1986You Again?Series: Director (3 episodes)
  48. 1985Foley SquareSeries: Director (9 episodes)
  49. 1985George Burns Comedy WeekSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  50. 1985The Recovery RoomFilm: Director
  51. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher (1 episode)
  52. 1984It's Your MoveSeries: Director (1 episode)
  53. 1984E/RSeries: Director (22 episodes)
  54. 1984Maggie BriggsSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  55. 1983Focus on FishkoFilm: Director
  56. 1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4Film: Director
  57. 1983Your Place... or Mine?Film: Phil
  58. 19829 to 5Series: Franklin Hart, Director (29 episodes)
  59. 1981Nobody's PerfektFilm: Randall Kendall, Director
  60. 1981Park PlaceSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  61. 1981The Two of UsSeries: Director (8 episodes)
  62. 1980SerialFilm: Leonard
  63. 1979Mirror, MirrorFilm: Andrew McLaren
  64. 1979Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  65. 1978Apple PieSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  66. 1978The BastardSeries: Girard (1 episode)
  67. 1976How to Break Up a Happy DivorceFilm: Carter Dowling
  68. 1976The Tony Randall ShowSeries: Director (1 episode)
  69. 1976Good HeavensSeries: Director (1 episode)
  70. 1975When Things Were RottenSeries: Director (1 episode)
  71. 1974Paul Sand in Friends and LoversSeries: Director (1 episode)
  72. 1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeries: Jerry Robinson, Director (142 episodes)
  73. 1972FuzzFilm: Buck
  74. 1972Sanford and SonSeries (1 episode)
  75. 1971Jennifer on My MindFilm: Sergei Wasserman
  76. 1971McMillan & WifeSeries (1 episode)
  77. 1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries: Director (1 episode)
  78. 1970Catch-22Film: Captain J.S. McWatt
  79. 1970A Storm in SummerFilm: Stanley
  80. 1969Medium CoolFilm: Gus

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