Lewis Arquette

Lewis Arquette
Born Lewis Michael Arquette
(1935-12-14)December 14, 1935
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died February 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, writer, producer
Years active 1977–2001
Spouse(s) Brenda Nowak
(m. 1963; d. 1997)
Children Rosanna Arquette
Richmond Arquette
Patricia Arquette
Alexis Arquette
David Arquette
Parent(s) Cliff Arquette
Mildred Nesbitt Le May
Family Arquette

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

Life and career

Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor Cliff Arquette.[1] He was proudly related to explorer Meriwether Lewis, for whom he was named.[2] His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry.[3] He was a part of the famous Arquette family, as son of Cliff Arquette and the father of actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David and Richmond Arquette. He is the former father-in-law of actress Courteney Cox, 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[4] commune in Front Royal, Virginia. His wife, Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), died in 1997 from breast cancer. She was Jewish and the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland, while Lewis Arquette, raised a Catholic,[5] was a convert to Islam.[6][7][8][9]

Arquette died in Los Angeles, California, in 2001 at age 65, due to congestive heart failure.

Filmography

Actor

Writer

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

Producer

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

Himself

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis Arquette Film Reference biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Arquette Obituary in Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2001-02-13. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  3. ↑ Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2016, PBS
  4. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/movies/none-of-that-sultry-innocence-for-a-change.html
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi (October 17, 2002). "Arquette Reconnects". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Patricia Arquette - Cranky Critic StarTalk - Movie Star Interviews
  8. ↑ USA WEEKEND Magazine Archived 2012-06-29 at Archive.is
  9. ↑ Hoggard, Liz (August 18, 2006). "Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie". The Independent. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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