Lewis Arquette (December 14, 1935 – February 10, 2001) was a veteran film actor, writer and producer, whose best known role was as "J.D. Pickett" on the long-running CBS-TV series, The Waltons, where he worked from 1978–1981. Lewis guest starred as Father Mulrooney, a Catholic priest who spars with a Sacremento, CA-area boxer named Clarence "Kid" Cody, whom Sam leaps into in 1974, and must prepare to fight to win a championship to earn money to help the parish build a new chapel in "The Right Hand of God" in Season 1 of Quantum Leap.
Life and career[]
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Lewis was a part of the famous Arquette family and the father of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette. He was the father-in-law of actress Courteney Cox and actor Thomas Jane and the former father-in-law of actor Nicolas Cage. Lewis assumed the role of Sam Franklin, Alice's butcher boyfriend turned husband, in the 1988 ABC-TV Christmas holiday film A Very Brady Christmas.
Death[]
Arquette died in Los Angeles, California in 2001, due to congestive heart failure.
Links[]
- Lewis Arquette at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Lewis Arquette article at Wikipedia
