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| Whitney Rydbeck | |
|---|---|
| Born | Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck (1945-03-13)March 13, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2024(2024-07-15) (aged 79) Chatsworth, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–2007 |
Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck (March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024) was an American actor. Rydbeck had a prolific career as a TV and film actor, appearing in over fifty television and motion picture titles. He appeared on the shows Scrubs, 7th Heaven, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Far Out Space Nuts.
Rydbeck played Whitney in the children's program Whitney and the Robot.
Rydbeck also appeared on the silver screen in Grand Jury, Battle Beyond the Stars, A Very Brady Sequel, Oliver & Company, and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
Rydbeck died of complications from prostate cancer in Chatsworth, California, on July 15, 2024, at the age of 79.
Partial filmography
- Sleeper (1973) – Janus (uncredited)
- Grand Jury (1976) – DMV Clerk
- Love at First Bite (1979) – Male Commissare
- Rocky II (1979) – Sound Man
- 1941 (1979) – Daffy
- The Baltimore Bullet (1980) – Photographer
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) – Saunders: Dr. Hephaestus' Staff
- The Cherokee Trail (1981) - Bob Cochraine
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) – Roy
- Oliver & Company (1988) – (voice)
- A Very Brady Sequel (1996) – Auctioneer
- Striking Resemblance (1997) – Dr. Baxter
- Folle d'elle (1998) – Fauvette
- Angels with Angles (2005) – Jack Benny
References
- Nemecek, L. (2012). The Next Generation Companion: Star Trek The Next Generation. Simon & Schuster UK. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4711-0679-8. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- Iver, R.M.; Iver, E.M. (2008). La Palma. Images of America (in Spanish). Arcadia Pub. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7385-5957-5. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- Terrace, V. (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. Baseline production. New York Zoetrope. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-918432-61-2. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- "Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck". DignityMemorial.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- "Whitney Rydbeck, 'Friday the 13th' Actor and Crash Test Dummy in Seat Belt Ads, Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- Andreychuk, E. (2010). Louis L'Amour on Film and Television. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7864-5717-5. Retrieved April 12, 2024.