Ned Wertimer

Edward "Ned" Wertimer (October 27, 1923 – January 2, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Ralph Hart, the doorman on the sitcom The Jeffersons. and later received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. While at the school, he became a member of its Mask and Wig Club, an all-male comedy and musical troupe. He was also a member of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.

Wertimer died on January 2, 2013, at the Sherman Village Health Care Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 89. According to his manager, Wertimer had never recovered from a fall at his Burbank, California, home in November 2012.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1958 Let's Rock Studio Manager Uncredited1964 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Andy Henderson 1968 What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Marshall legal aide Uncredited1968 The Impossible Years Dr. Bodey 1968 Pinocchio Vito Whale / Farmer TV movie1969 Some Kind of a Nut Larry Uncredited1970 C.C. and Company Motorcycle Salesman 1972 Bad Company Mr. Dixon 1974 Mame Fred Kates 1975 The Strongest Man in the World Mr. Parsons 1975 At Long Last Love First Man (Nightclub) 1977 The Pack Walker 1979 Hometown U.S.A. Mr. Duckworth 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Singing Gallows Pirate #6 (final film role)