Lewis Arquette

 ( 1935 Births ) 

Lewis Michael Arquette ( ; December 14, 1935 – February 10, 2001) was an American actor. He was best known for playing J.D. Pickett on the television series The Waltons, on which he worked from 1978 to 1981.

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Life and career Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor Cliff Arquette. He claimed to be related to explorer Meriwether Lewis, for whom he was named. His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry. Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2016, PBS His children are actors Patricia, Alexis Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, David Arquette, and Richmond Arquette. He is the former father-in-law of actress Courteney Cox, film composer James Newton Howard, and actors Thomas Jane and Nicolas Cage. Arquette frequently appeared in movies with his sons.

While living in Chicago, Arquette managed The Second City theater for several years. In 1970, the family moved to a Subud commune (described by Patricia as a "hippie commune") in Front Royal, Virginia. His wife, Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), died in 1997 from breast cancer. She was and the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland, while Lewis Arquette, raised a Catholic, was a convert to Islam. USA WEEKEND Magazine

Arquette died in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 2001, at the age of 65, due to congestive heart failure.

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Filmography

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Actor

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Theme Park Attractions

• The Great Texas Longhorn Revue (1982-1988, Six Flags AstroWorld, Animatronic Show) .... Slick Silver
• The St. Louis River Revue (1987, SS Admiral, Animatronic Show) .... Louie Wails

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Writer

• The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976) TV Series (writer)

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Producer

• The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show (1976) TV Series (executive producer)

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Himself

• This Is Your Life – Cliff Arquette (1960) TV Episode .... Himself
• The Jonathan Winters Show – Episode dated April 3, 1969 (1969) TV Episode .... Himself

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