Peter Bonerz net worth is
$20 Million
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Peter Bonerz (born August 6, 1938 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is an American actor and director who is best known for his role as Dr. Jerry Robinson on The Bob Newhart Show.Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 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 Reverend 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 City. After compulsory service as a draftee in the United States Army, he joined The Committee, an improv troupe in San Francisco, California.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), the latter of which also included his future co-star Bob Newhart. In 1971, Bonerz was part of an ensemble cast in the short-lived improvisational television show Story Theatre which also included Alan Alda and Valerie Harper. 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 receptionist. 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 the movie Serial (1980). In 1986, Bonerz co-starred alongside Tuesday Weld and River Phoenix in the CBS television movie Circle of Violence: A Family Drama. He directed a large number of situation comedy episodes for series such as Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Foley Square, My Sister Sam, 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.
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 6, 1938 |
| Place Of Birth | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Profession | Director, Actor, Writer |
| Nicknames | Peter Bonerz, Bonerz, Peter |
| Star Sign | Leo |
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| 1 | Teaches multi-camera production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. [December 2010] |
| 2 | Currently enjoying a thriving career behind the sitcom camera, as a director on many prominent comedy shows. |
| 3 | Grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School. |
| 4 | Graduated with a BS degree in 1960 at Marquette University, where he was part of a theater group of players. |
| 5 | Moved to New York in the early 1960s and joined The Premise, an improv group. After a stint as a draftee in the U.S. Army, he hooked up with The Committee, another improv troupe situated in San Francisco. |
| 6 | Best known on TV for his co-starring role as curly-haired Jerry Robinson, an eccentric dentist on Bob Newhart comedy series. The show, which began in 1972, ran for six seasons--with ratings among the top 20 in the first three seasons. |
| 7 | Bonerz first acted on stage in a production of "Agamemnon" at Columbia University in 1961. |
| 8 | Has two sons: Eli and Eric. |
| 9 | In Medium Cool (1969), he played a fictional TV news soundman during the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. On the set of The Bob Newhart Show (1972), he actually learned to work behind the camera as a director. The show was filmed in Los Angeles but set in Chicago. |
| 10 | Attended Marquette University. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| $#*! My Dad Says | 2011 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Joey | 2005-2006 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Drive/II | 2006 | TV Movie | |
| Living with Fran | 2005 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Good Morning, Miami | 2003-2004 | TV Series 13 episodes | |
| The Stones | 2004 | TV Series | |
| What I Like About You | 2004 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| My Big Fat Greek Life | 2003 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Sweet Spot | 2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Fighting Fitzgeralds | 2001 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Just Shoot Me! | 2000-2001 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Three Sisters | 2001 | TV Series | |
| Movie Stars | 2000 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Hughleys | 1998-1999 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| Home Improvement | 1996-1999 | TV Series 29 episodes | |
| Soul Man | 1998 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Friends | 1994-1998 | TV Series 12 episodes | |
| Murphy Brown | 1991-1998 | TV Series 93 episodes | |
| Mr. Rhodes | 1996 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Pearl | 1996 | TV Series | |
| The Naked Truth | 1995-1996 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| NewsRadio | 1995 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Minor Adjustments | 1995 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Hope & Gloria | 1995 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Wings | 1994 | TV Series 11 episodes | |
| Love & War | 1992-1993 | TV Series 12 episodes | |
| Flying Blind | 1992-1993 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Room for Two | 1992 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Doctor Doctor | 1991 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| True Colors | 1990-1991 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| 1st & Ten: The Championship | 1990-1991 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
| Julie Brown: The Show | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | 1989 | | |
| Sharing Richard | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| My Sister Sam | 1987-1988 | TV Series 11 episodes | |
| The Thorns | 1988 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
| Good Morning, Miss Bliss | 1987 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Nothing Is Easy | 1987 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| ALF | 1986-1987 | TV Series 9 episodes | |
| You Again? | 1986 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Foley Square | 1985-1986 | TV Series 9 episodes | |
| George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Recovery Room | 1985 | TV Movie | |
| E/R | 1984-1985 | TV Series 22 episodes | |
| It's Your Move | 1984 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs | 1984 | TV Series 6 episodes | |
| Back Together | 1984 | TV Movie | |
| Focus on Fishko | 1983 | Short | |
| Likely Stories, Vol. 4 | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| Nine to Five | 1982 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Two of Us | 1981-1982 | TV Series 16 episodes | |
| Nobody's Perfekt | 1981 | | |
| Park Place | 1980-1981 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| Archie Bunker's Place | 1979-1980 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Love, Natalie | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| A Dog's Life | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| The Bob Newhart Show | 1974-1978 | TV Series 29 episodes | |
| Apple Pie | 1978 | TV Series 8 episodes | |
| The Tony Randall Show | 1976 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Father O Father | 1976 | TV Movie | |
| Good Heavens | 1976 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| When Things Were Rotten | 1975 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | 1974 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1974 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Captain Movies' Shorts | 2012 | completed | First Man on Earth |
| Melissa & Joey | 2015 | TV Series | Uncle Bert |
| Parks and Recreation | 2014 | TV Series | Doug Demarco |
| Retired at 35 | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Chuckie Lutz |
| Six Steps to Success | 2008 | Short | |
| Kim Possible | 2003 | TV Series | Rabbi Katz |
| Three Sisters | 2001-2002 | TV Series | George Bernstein-Flynn |
| Man on the Moon | 1999 | | Ed. Weinberger - 'Taxi' Producer |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | 1997 | TV Series | Sal |
| George & Leo | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Robins |
| Friends | 1997 | TV Series | Theater Patron |
| Home Improvement | 1997 | TV Series | Peter |
| Love & War | 1993 | TV Series | Charles |
| Bob | 1993 | TV Series | Jerry Robinson |
| Dinosaurs | 1991 | TV Series | Insurance Agent |
| Dad's a Dog | 1989 | TV Movie | Tony Sheridan |
| Circle of Violence: A Family Drama | 1986 | TV Movie | Pete Benfield |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1986 | TV Series | Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher |
| George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Your Place... or Mine | 1983 | TV Movie | Phil |
| Nine to Five | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Franklin Hart |
| Nobody's Perfekt | 1981 | | Randall Kendall |
| Serial | 1980 | | Dr. Leonard Miller |
| Mirror, Mirror | 1979 | TV Movie | Andrew McLaren |
| The Bastard | 1978 | TV Movie | Girard |
| The Bob Newhart Show | 1972-1978 | TV Series | Dr. Jerry Robinson |
| Visions | 1977 | TV Series | Henry Stokes |
| How to Break Up a Happy Divorce | 1976 | TV Movie | Carter Dowling |
| Good Heavens | 1976 | TV Series | Ernie |
| Fuzz | 1972 | | Buck |
| Sanford and Son | 1972 | TV Series | Doctor |
| Story Theatre | 1971 | TV Series | |
| McMillan & Wife | 1971 | TV Series | George Harvard |
| Jennifer on My Mind | 1971 | | Sergei |
| U.S.A. | 1971 | TV Movie | |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1970 | TV Series | Earl |
| Catch-22 | 1970 | | Capt. J.S. McWatt |
| A Storm in Summer | 1970 | TV Movie | Stanley |
| The Governor & J.J. | 1969 | TV Series | Hubbell |
| Medium Cool | 1969 | | Gus |
| What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? | 1969 | | Mr. Bentley |
| That Girl | 1968 | TV Series | Larry Yorkin |
| Funnyman | 1967 | | Perry |
| Hey, Landlord | 1967 | TV Series | Proctor |
| Summer Fun | 1966 | TV Series | Chips |
| The Addams Family | 1965 | TV Series | Mr. Boswell |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Funnyman | 1967 | | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mr. Vinegar and the Curse | 2008 | Short executive producer | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Man on the Moon | 1999 | technical advisor: TV sitcom | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| A Session with the Committee | 1969 | Documentary | |
| Sills | | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| The Bob Newhart Show: Group Therapy | 2014 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Land's Top Ten | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Intimate Portrait | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Look Out, Haskell, It's Real: The Making of 'Medium Cool' | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 1996 MTV Movie Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series |
| The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Special | Dr. Jerry Robinson |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | 1978-1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Password Plus | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| CBS Galaxy | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Guest |
| Shoot for the Stars | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stumpers! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Information Processing | 1971 | Documentary short | |
| A World of Love | 1970 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2005 | Icon Award | TV Land Awards | | The Bob Newhart Show (1972) |
| 1992 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' | Murphy Brown (1988) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1994 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' | Murphy Brown (1988) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series | Murphy Brown (1988) |
Known for movies