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Jack Riley
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Actor Born: December 30, 1935 in Cleveland, OH Biography:While serving his two-year hitch in the Army, "Jack Riley" performed in "Rolling Along of 1960," a military travelling show. After his discharge, Riley attended John Carroll University, then resumed his show-business activities as an actor, comedian, and "special material" writer for such stars as "Mort Sahl", Rowan and "Martin" and "Don Rickles". He made his film debut in 1962's "The Days of Wine and Roses", and has since essayed eccentric roles in such laugh-spinners as "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" (1979). Active in television since 1966, Riley was a comedy-ensemble player in "Keep on Truckin'" (1975) and The Tim Conway Show (1980 edition), and occasionally popped up on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, impersonating Lyndon Johnson. His most celebrated TV role was the supremely paranoid Elliot Carlin in The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78), a role he has since reprised (under various character names) in... Full Biography
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