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 1978–81.
Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mildred Nesbitt Le May and actor Cliff Arquette. He was proudly related to explorer Meriwether Lewis, for whom he was named. His family's surname was originally "Arcouet", coming from his partial French-Canadian ancestry. 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 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, was a convert to Islam.
Arquette died in Los Angeles, California, in 2001 at age 65, due to congestive heart failure.
Actor
Alice - The Second Time Round (1977) TV Episode
Man from Atlantis - The Naked Montague (1977) TV Episode .... Friar Laurence
Mrs. Columbo ... a.k.a. Kate Columbo (USA) ... a.k.a. Kate Loves a Mystery ... a.k.a. Kate the Detective - The Valley Strangler (1979) TV Episode .... Howard
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe - The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox (1980) TV Episode
Pray TV (1980) .... Fred Wilson ... a.k.a. K-GOD
The Waltons .... J.D. Pickett (1978–81) - The Travelling Man (1980) TV Episode .... J.D. Pickett
The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) (TV) .... Publicity Man ... a.k.a. Jayne Mansfield: A Symbol of the 50s
Fantasy Island - High Off the Hog/Reprisal (1981) TV Episode .... Slocumb - The Inventor/On the Other Side (1979) TV Episode .... Fred Waters - Carnival/The Vaudevillians (1978) TV Episode .... Jeff
The Smurfs (1981) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices (1987) ... a.k.a. Smurfs' Adventures
The Incredible Hulk - Triangle (1981) TV Episode .... Les Creaseman
Simon & Simon - The Dead Letter File (1982) TV Episode .... Matt
Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985) TV Series (voice) .... Superfly Jimmy Snuka (animated segments) ... a.k.a. Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling (USA: complete title)
Charles in Charge - Buddy's Daddy (1989) TV Episode .... Clarence Lembeck
Paradise ... a.k.a. Guns of Paradise (new title) - A Private War (1989) TV Episode - Ghost Dance (1988) TV Episode
Quantum Leap - The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974 (1989) TV Episode .... Father Muldooney
The Horror Show (1989) .... Lt. Miller ... a.k.a. Horror House ... a.k.a. House 3 (Australia: video title) ... a.k.a. House III: The Horror Show (UK: video title)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) (voice: English version) .... Additional Voices ... a.k.a. Kiki's Delivery Service (USA) ... a.k.a. The Witch's Express Mail (literal title)
Camp Candy (1989) TV Series (voice) .... Rex DeForest III
Tales from the Crypt... a.k.a. HBO's Tales from the Crypt - Lower Berth (1990) TV Episode
Gravedale High (1990) TV Series (voice) ... a.k.a. Rick Moranis in Gravedale High (USA: complete title)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices ... a.k.a. The New Adventures of Captain Planet (USA: fourth season title)
Matlock - The Narc (1990) TV Episode .... Commissioner
Babylon 5 ... a.k.a. B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Point of No Return (1996) TV Episode .... General Smits
Kiss & Tell (1996) .... Detective
Waiting for Guffman (1996) .... Clifford Wooley
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ... a.k.a. Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures - The Ballad of Belle Bonnet (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... Civilian/Driver
Kid Cop (1996) (V) .... Mayor Cosgrove
Adventures with Barbie: Ocean Discovery (1997) (VG) (voice)
