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'''Jerry Houser''' (born July 14, 1952) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer in ''[[Summer of '42]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Class of '44]]'', as Dave "Killer" Carlson in ''[[Slap Shot]],'' and as Wally Logan, the husband of [[Marcia Brady]], in various ''[[The Brady Bunch|Brady Bunch]]'' spinoffs throughout the 1980s and '90s.
'''Jerry Houser''' (born [[July 14]], [[1952]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[character actor]] and [[voice actor]] in film and television.


==Early years==
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Since 1971, Houser has appeared in countless films, TV series, animated series, and commercials. Some of his most notable appearances are ''[[Slap Shot (film)|Slap Shot]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], and in the ''[[The Brady Bunch|Brady Bunch]]'' [[spin-off]] movies as [[Marcia Brady|Marcia's]] husband, Wally Logan.
Houser was born in [[Los Angeles]],{{Citation needed |date=June 2020}} and attended North Hollywood High School.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Jean |title=Jerry Houser hoping series 'We'll Get By' will survive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53756454/jerry-houser/ |access-date=June 19, 2020 |newspaper=[[Courier-News]] |date=May 1, 1975 |location=Bridgewater, New Jersey |page=B-8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Career==
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From 1971 to 2006, he appeared in many films, TV series, animated series, and commercials. Some of his most notable appearances are ''[[Summer of '42]]'', ''[[Slap Shot (film)|Slap Shot]]'' with [[Paul Newman]],{{Citation needed |date=June 2020}} and in the ''[[The Brady Bunch|Brady Bunch]]'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s as [[Marcia Brady|Marcia]]'s husband, Wally Logan.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book| last1=Terrace| first1=Vincent| title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010| date=January 10, 2014| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=houser| publisher=McFarland| location=Jefferson, N.C.| isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0| page=129| edition=2nd}}</ref>

On television, Houser portrayed Muff on ''[[We'll Get By]]'',<ref name=tt>{{cite book| last1=McNeil| first1=Alex| title=Total Television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present| year=1996| url=https://archive.org/details/totaltelevisionc0000mcne/page/900/mode/2up?q=houser| publisher=Penguin Books USA| location=New York, New York| isbn=978-0-1402-4916-3| page=901| edition=4th}}</ref> orderly Haskell on ''[[Temperatures Rising|The New Temperatures Rising Show]]''{{r|etvs|page1=758}} Steve Frazier, [[Maude Findlay]]'s nephew, on season 4 episode 21 of [[Maude (TV series)|''Maude'' (TV series)]], and Jeremy Fenton on ''[[It Takes Two (American TV series)|It Takes Two]]''{{r|etvs|page1=514}}. He also provided the voices of Grizzle on ''[[Zazoo U]]'',{{r|etvs|page1=1212}} Sully on ''[[Danger Rangers]]''{{r|etvs|page1=232}}, and Bartholomew on ''[[The Gary Coleman Show]]''.{{r|etvs|page1=379}}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


* ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'' &mdash; Arthur Simms
* ''[[Summer of '42]]'' &mdash; Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer
* ''[[Summer of '42]]'' &mdash; Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer
* ''[[Class of '44]]'' (1973 film) &mdash; Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer
* ''Miracle on Ice - Les Auge
* ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' &mdash; Monte
* ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' &mdash; Cliff Tetlow
* ''[[Seems Like Old Times (film)|Seems Like Old Times]]'' &mdash; Gas Station Attendant
* ''[[Miracle on Ice (1981 film)|Miracle on Ice]]'' &mdash; [[Les Auge]]
* ''[[Slap Shot (film)|Slap Shot]]'' &mdash; Dave "Killer" Carlson
* ''[[Slap Shot (film)|Slap Shot]]'' &mdash; Dave "Killer" Carlson
* ''[[We'll Get By]]'' &mdash; Muff Platt
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' &mdash; Danker
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' &mdash; Danker
* ''[[The Brady Brides]]'' &mdash; Wally Logan
* ''[[The Brady Brides]]'' &mdash; Wally Logan
* ''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]'' &mdash; Wally Logan
* ''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]'' &mdash; Wally Logan
* ''[[The Adventures of McGee and Me]]'' &mdash; Phillip "Phil" Monroe Sr.
* ''[[The Bradys]]'' &mdash; Wally Logan
* ''[[McGee and Me!]]'' &mdash; Phillip "Phil" Monroe Sr.
* ''[[Magic (1978 film)|Magic]]'' &mdash; Taxi Driver

* ''[[S.O.S. Titanic]]'' &mdash; Daniel Marvin
===Notable Voice Work===
* ''[[The Smurfs]]'' &mdash; Additional Voices
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243036/ Years of the Beast]'' &mdash; Gary Reed
* ''[[Transformers series|Transformers]]'' &mdash; [[Sandstorm]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers]]'' &mdash; Meako
* ''Nick & Noel'' &mdash; Nick
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* ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' &mdash; [[Sci-Fi]]
* [[Disney]]'s ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'' &mdash; Additional Voices
* ''[[Annabelle's Wish]]'' &mdash; Slim
* ''[[Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure]]'' &mdash; Mr. Zuckerman
* ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' &mdash; Additional Voices
* ''[[The Biskitts]]'' &mdash; Shiner
* ''[[Transformers series|Transformers]]'' &mdash; [[Sandstorm (Transformers)|Sandstorm]]
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* ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' &mdash; [[Sci-Fi (G.I. Joe)|Sci-Fi]]
* ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' &mdash; Urfo, Dragon
* ''[[Goof Troop]]'' &mdash; Duke, Spud, Beast
* [[Disney]]'s ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' &mdash; Additional voices
* ''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]'' &mdash; Additional voices
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]'' &mdash; [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]'' &mdash; [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble]]
*''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' &mdash; [[Hank Pym]]
* ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]'' &mdash; Bamm-Bamm Rubble
*''[[Blackgaard saga##324: "Small Fires, Little Pools"|Darkness Before Dawn]]'' &mdash; Jellyfish
* ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' &mdash; [[Hank Pym]]
* ''[[Blackgaard saga##324: "Small Fires, Little Pools"|Darkness Before Dawn]]'' &mdash; Jellyfish
*''[[Adventures in Odyssey]]'' &mdash; Ben Shepard
* ''[[Adventures in Odyssey]]'' &mdash; Ben Shepard and Jellyfish
*''[[Secret Adventures (VHS series)|Secret Adventures]] &mdash; Mr. Toaster
* ''[[Secret Adventures]]'' &mdash; Mr. Toaster
* ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'' ― Principal Milty
* '' Danger Rangers (2005) voice: Sully
* [[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]- Al from Al’s Skate Shop- Season 1 Episode 9
* ''[[Danger Rangers]]'' &mdash; Sully (final role)
{{incomplete|every voice role he did|date=June 2022}}

==References==
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==External links==
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Jerry Houser
From left to right: Bill Ratner, Gregg Berger, Jerry Houser, Mary McDonald-Lewis, and Loren Lester
Born (1952-07-14) July 14, 1952 (age 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1971–2006

Jerry Houser (born July 14, 1952) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Oscar "Oscy" Seltzer in Summer of '42 and its sequel, Class of '44, as Dave "Killer" Carlson in Slap Shot, and as Wally Logan, the husband of Marcia Brady, in various Brady Bunch spinoffs throughout the 1980s and '90s.

Early years

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Houser was born in Los Angeles,[citation needed] and attended North Hollywood High School.[1]

Career

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From 1971 to 2006, he appeared in many films, TV series, animated series, and commercials. Some of his most notable appearances are Summer of '42, Slap Shot with Paul Newman,[citation needed] and in the Brady Bunch spin-offs as Marcia's husband, Wally Logan.[2]

On television, Houser portrayed Muff on We'll Get By,[3] orderly Haskell on The New Temperatures Rising Show[2]: 758  Steve Frazier, Maude Findlay's nephew, on season 4 episode 21 of Maude (TV series), and Jeremy Fenton on It Takes Two[2]: 514 . He also provided the voices of Grizzle on Zazoo U,[2]: 1212  Sully on Danger Rangers[2]: 232 , and Bartholomew on The Gary Coleman Show.[2]: 379 

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Jean (May 1, 1975). "Jerry Houser hoping series 'We'll Get By' will survive". Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. p. B-8. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0.
  3. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-1402-4916-3.
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