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Peter Bonerz
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Peter Bonerz is a director who shapes what ends up on screen without appearing on it. He has been working in the industry for 45 years. 'Police Academy 6: City Under Siege' sits at the front of the credit list. More credits fall under comedy than under anything else.
Peter Bonerz
Turns 88 today
7 Directed
39 Series
Peter Bonerz is a director who shapes what ends up on screen without appearing on it. He has been working in the industry for 45 years. 'Police Academy 6: City Under Siege' sits at the front of the credit list. More credits fall under comedy than under anything else.
TV Shows
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Murphy Brown
1988
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The Bob Newhart Show
1972
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Home Improvement
1991
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E/R
1984
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Friends
1994
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Love & War
1992
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Wings
1990
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ALF
1986
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Foley Square
1985
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The Hughleys
1998
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My Sister Sam
1986
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True Colors
1990
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Flying Blind
1992
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Archie Bunker's Place
1979
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The Naked Truth
1995
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Just Shoot Me!
1997
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Room for Two
1992
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My Big Fat Greek Life
2003
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Hope and Gloria
1995
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Joey
2004
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You Again?
1986
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Three Sisters
2001
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George Burns Comedy Week
1985
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NewsRadio
1995
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Soul Man
1997
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Apple Pie
1978
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What I Like About You
2002
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Minor Adjustments
1995
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When Things Were Rotten
1975
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It's Your Move
1984
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Full Filmography
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
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2019
Film
Joey
Director · 3 episodes
2004–
TV
My Big Fat Greek Life
Director · 3 episodes
2003–
TV
What I Like About You
Director · 1 episode
2002–
TV
Three Sisters
Director · 3 episodes
2001–
TV
Movie Stars
Director · 1 episode
1999–
TV
The Hughleys
Director · 7 episodes
1998–
TV
Soul Man
Director · 2 episodes
1997–
TV
Just Shoot Me!
Director · 4 episodes
1997–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Peter Bonerz and where are they from?
Peter Bonerz is 88 years old, born on August 6, 1938 in Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA.
What are the most famous roles of Peter Bonerz?
Peter Bonerz is best known for directing Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary, Nobody's Perfekt.
How many movies has Peter Bonerz directed?
Over a 59-year career (since 1967), Peter Bonerz has directed or written 7 films and worked on 39 TV shows.
What was Peter Bonerz's first movie?
The career of Peter Bonerz began with Funnyman (1967).
What is Peter Bonerz's most recent movie or series?
Peter Bonerz's most recent release is Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary, which premiered on September 23, 2019.
What TV shows has Peter Bonerz created or directed?
On television, Peter Bonerz has appeared in Friends, ALF, Home Improvement, Joey.
Peter Bonerz
1938-08-06 · Portsmouth - New Hampshire - USA
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.