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degree in 1960, he decided to seek a career in theater, starting in New York City in improv with a troupe called The Premise. After compulsory service as a draftee in the
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as Carol, the sharp-tongued receptionist. Bonerz would reprise this role in a cameo appearance in the final, unaired episode of Bob Newhart's third series,
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in the season-two episode "Morticia, The Writer". He had several more TV appearances in the late 1960s and also had roles in several films, including
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episode "Internal Affairs". In 2014, he played Doug Demarco in the "Anniversaries" episode of
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Bonerz married Rosalind DiTrapani in 1963; together they have two children, Eli and Eric.
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as a game show contestant/celebrity guest star with Marcia Wallace, his costar from
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
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Bonerz's first network television appearance was in 1965 on
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In 1979, Bonerz appeared on 13: 816:Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 796:Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs 449:Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 352:Circle of Violence: A Family Drama 341:. In 1986, Bonerz co-starred with 14: 1725: 1709:Film directors from New Hampshire 1689:21st-century American male actors 1684:20th-century American male actors 1674:Military personnel from Milwaukee 1579:for "In Case of Emergency" (2020) 1198:for "Period of Adjustment" (1979) 1160:for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974) 1053: 522:The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 440:. He also directed films such as 249:What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? 1501:for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011) 1334:for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995) 937:"Peter Bonerz Biography (1938-)" 540:Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice? 455: 194:Marquette University High School 145: 1649:American male television actors 1256:for "Isn't It Romantic?" 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He voiced Sal in the 368:Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 302:, whose most frequent 284:, which also included 1553:for "Chicklet" (2017) 1184:Edith's 50th Birthday 941:www.filmreference.com 823:Julie Brown: The Show 710:The Tony Randall Show 431:Archie Bunker's Place 355:. 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Marquette University
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Medium Cool
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Jennifer on My Mind
Fuzz
Alan Alda
Valerie Harper
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