Peter Bonerz

Peter Bonerz

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1938-08-06 (85 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 88

TV Shows 59

Director 51

Movies 29

Voice 4

self 3

Writer 1

The Maestro (voice)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

Movie
6
Director
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (2019)

Movie
Self
Viewer Direction Advised

Viewer Direction Advised (2018)

Movie
Self
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

Movie
Doug Demarco
Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation (2009)

TV
6.2
Director
Joey

Joey (2004)

TV
6
Director
My Big Fat Greek Life

My Big Fat Greek Life (2003)

TV
Director
Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami (2002)

TV
Director
What I Like About You

What I Like About You (2002)

TV
4
Rabbi Katz (voice)
Kim Possible

Kim Possible (2002)

TV
6.2
Actor
Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool

Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool (2001)

Movie
George Bernstein-Flynn
Three Sisters

Three Sisters (2001)

TV
Ed Weinberger
Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon (1999)

Movie
9.5
Director
Movie Stars

Movie Stars (1999)

TV
Director
The Hughleys

The Hughleys (1998)

TV
Director
Getting Personal

Getting Personal (1998)

TV
Director
Soul Man

Soul Man (1997)

TV
Director
Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me! (1997)

TV
8
Director
Mr. Rhodes

Mr. Rhodes (1996)

TV
Director
Pearl

Pearl (1996)

TV
Director
Minor Adjustments

Minor Adjustments (1995)

TV
Director
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth (1995)

TV
Director
NewsRadio

NewsRadio (1995)

TV
Director
Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria (1995)

TV
Sal (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)

TV
6.89
Theater Patron (uncredited) / Director
Friends

Friends (1994)

TV
7.38
Director
The Elvira Show

The Elvira Show (1993)

Movie
Director
Love & War

Love & War (1992)

TV
Director
Flying Blind

Flying Blind (1992)

TV
Director
Room for Two

Room for Two (1992)

TV
Dr. Jerry Robinson
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special (1991)

Movie
Director
Home Improvement

Home Improvement (1991)

TV
7
Insurance Agent (voice)
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs (1991)

TV
6.6
Director
True Colors

True Colors (1990)

TV
Director
Wings

Wings (1990)

TV
6.4
Director
Julie Brown: The Show

Julie Brown: The Show (1989)

Movie
Director
Doctor Doctor

Doctor Doctor (1989)

TV
Director
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)

Movie
5.23
Director
Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown (1988)

TV
6
Director
Sharing Richard

Sharing Richard (1988)

Movie
Director
The Thorns

The Thorns (1988)

TV
Pete Benfield
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

Movie
Director
My Sister Sam

My Sister Sam (1986)

TV
Director
Together We Stand

Together We Stand (1986)

TV
Director
ALF

ALF (1986)

TV
7.2
Director
You Again?

You Again? (1986)

TV
Director
Foley Square

Foley Square (1985)

TV
Director
George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week (1985)

TV
Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Director
It's Your Move

It's Your Move (1984)

TV
Director
E/R

E/R (1984)

TV
Director
Maggie Briggs

Maggie Briggs (1984)

TV
Phil
Your Place... or Mine?

Your Place... or Mine? (1983)

Movie
Franklin Hart
Nine to Five

Nine to Five (1982)

TV
Director
Nobody's Perfekt

Nobody's Perfekt (1981)

Movie
Director
Park Place

Park Place (1981)

TV
Director
The Two of Us

The Two of Us (1981)

TV
Leonard
Serial

Serial (1980)

Movie
Andrew McLaren
Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror (1979)

Movie
Director
Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place (1979)

TV
Director
Apple Pie

Apple Pie (1978)

TV
Girard
The Bastard

The Bastard (1978)

Movie
Carter Dowling
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976)

Movie
Director
The Tony Randall Show

The Tony Randall Show (1976)

TV
Director
Good Heavens

Good Heavens (1976)

TV
Director
When Things Were Rotten

When Things Were Rotten (1975)

TV
Director
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)

TV
Dr. Jerry Robinson
The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

TV
4.9
Buck
Fuzz

Fuzz (1972)

Movie
Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son (1972)

TV
10
Sergei Wasserman
Jennifer on My Mind

Jennifer on My Mind (1971)

Movie
McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife (1971)

TV
1
Director
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

TV
6.67
Captain J.S. McWatt
Catch-22

Catch-22 (1970)

Movie
1.5
Stanley
A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer (1970)

Movie
Gus
Medium Cool

Medium Cool (1969)

Movie
Mr. Bentley
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)

Movie
6
Various
A Session with the Committee

A Session with the Committee (1969)

Movie
Earl
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Self (uncredited)
Petulia

Petulia (1968)

Movie
Perry
Funnyman

Funnyman (1967)

Movie
Various / Writer
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)

TV
That Girl

That Girl (1966)

TV
6
Summer Fun

Summer Fun (1966)

TV
The Addams Family

The Addams Family (1964)

TV
7.75
Stanley
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Director
Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

Movie
Director
Focus on Fishko

Focus on Fishko

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.15
Based on 2.03 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1976
1986
1980
2022
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1938-08-06 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Directors Guild of America Award


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