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Jeff Steve Harris (June 10, 1935 – February 2, 2004) was an American television actor, producer and writer. He was the co-creator of the American television family sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, which he created with Bernie Kukoff.

Harris co-scripted the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously with Bernie Kukoff, Harry Colomby and Norman Steinberg. His other credits include, Roseanne, Love, American Style, Operation Petticoat, Detective School and The New Dick Van Dyke Show. He also appeared in two Broadway plays Winesburg, Ohio and Tall Story. Harris died in February 2004 of emphysema in his sleep, at his home in East Hampton, New York, at the age of 68.

Filmography

Acting work

Producing work

Writing work

References

1. "Jeff Harris, 68; Producer of TV's 'Roseanne' Also Was a Director, Writer". Retrieved April 22, 2021.
2. "Jeff Harris Co-creator of "Diff'rent Strokes"". 4 February 2004. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
3. "Jeff Harris Obituary (1935 - 2004) - The New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
4. Theatre World (Volume 60). Applause. April 21, 2006. p. 317. ISBN 9781557836502.
5. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004. McFarland. 2004. p. 158. ISBN 9780786421039.

External links

• Jeff Harris at IMDb
• Jeff Harris at the Internet Broadway Database

• 1935 births
• 2004 deaths
• American male television writers
• American male television actors
• American television producers
• Deaths from emphysema
• 20th-century American screenwriters