Ned Wertimer
*Ned Wertimer, best known for his role as Ralph the Doorman on the long-running CBS comedy “The Jeffersons” has died.
The 89-year-old actor died at a Los Angeles-area nursing home on Jan. 2, following a November fall at his Burbank home, his manager Brad Lemack tells The Associated Press.
The Buffalo, New York native appeared in dozens of TV shows from the 1960s through the 1980s, including “Gunsmoke,” “I Dream Of Jeannie,” “Mork & Mindy,” “Mayberry R.F.D.,” and “Mary Tyler Moore,” but it was his role as Ralph Hart, the uniformed doorman – always with his hand out for a tip – at the luxury apartment building on The Jeffersons that he is best remembered. He appeared in all 11 seasons of the “All In The Family” spinoff that aired from 1975 to 1985.
Watch a scene from “The Jeffersons” with Ned Mortimer below:
R.I.P. “Ralph”
Oh, my !!! Makes you wonder who’s still on *this side of living* besides “Florence” and “Jenny”.
I thought he died years ago. RIP Mr. Wertimer. And, thanks for the laughs.
love him an the show watch evey chance i get when i can find the re-runs !!!!! RIP Ralph… i know you trying to give Gabriel/St Peter a run for they money on that gate !!! lololol
I love this show to this day! The joke was that George Jefferson had tipped Ralph so much money through the years, Ralph ended up owning the building. The only surviving members of the original cast now are Berlinda Tolbert (Jenny Willis Jefferson) and Marla Gibbs (Florence Johnston). Rest in Peace Mr. Wertimer.