Jerry Paris' Death
Born (Birthday) July 25, 1925
Death Date March 31, 1986
Age of Death 60 years
Cause of Death Brain Tumor
Place of Death Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession TV Actor
The TV actor Jerry Paris died at the age of 60. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Jerry Helper, the Petries’ next-door neighbor on the Dick Van Dyke show who also directed many of the episodes of the series, Happy Days.
He studied at New York University and UCLA, and trained at the Actors Studio after a sting in the Navy during World War II.
Beginning on Broadway in bit roles, he moved to television, starting with uncredited parts and moving to buddy roles that he exemplified on the Dick Van Dyke show.
Personal Life
He had three children with wife, Ruth Benjamin.
He and Celeste Holm appeared together on a Broadway production of Anna Christie, one of his only two Broadway drama roles.
How did Jerry Paris die?
On March 18, 1986, Paris was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors discovered he had a brain tumor. He underwent two surgeries, but doctors were unable to remove the tumor. Paris remained hospitalized until his death on March 31 at the age of 60.