Ronnie Schell (born Ronald Ralph Schell; December 23, 1931 — June 12, 2026) was an American actor, stand-up comedian and voice actor (notably Peter Puck). Early in his career, he appeared as himself as a contestant on You Bet Your Life opposite Groucho Marx, demonstrating a comic barrage of jive talk. He was best known as Duke Slater in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–69). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronnie Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Ronnie Schell

Acting Born December 23, 1931 – Died June 12, 2026 Richmond, California, USA

Ronnie Schell (born Ronald Ralph Schell; December 23, 1931 — June 12, 2026) was an American actor, stand-up comedian and voice actor (notably Peter Puck). Early in his career, he appeared as himself as a contestant on You Bet Your Life opposite Groucho Marx, demonstrating a comic barrage of jive talk. He was best known as Duke Slater in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964–69).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronnie Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Rugrats

Fish (voice)

Rugrats

Clerk (voice)

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Love Boat

Mr. Scott

The Andy Griffith Show

Jim Martin

The Andy Griffith Show

Bernie the Furrier

Charlie's Angels

Ernie Flack

Adam-12

Henry Klemp

Adam-12

Jack Hofstead

Happy Days