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'''Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr.''' (June 10, 1921 – March 27, 2012)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Resting_Places/FOHgDAAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|publisher=McFarland|date=August 19, 2016|ISBN=9781476625997|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> was an American [[character actor]] primarily known for his work on television. He performed in numerous TV shows from the early 1950s, until the early 1990s, including ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (in 1961 as “Hatcher” in “A Man and A Day” &and in 1974 as “Toby” in “The Tarnished Badge”), ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[Star Trek TOS|Star Trek]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[The Tony Randall Show]]'' and ''[[The Rockford Files]]''. He appeared in the first episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', titled "[[Where Is Everybody?]]".
 
The [[Buffalo, New York]]-born Walberg was probably best known for his role as [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Homicide Lt. Frank Monahan in ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' (1976–83), starring his good friend, [[Jack Klugman]] in the title role. Walberg had previously appeared alongside Klugman in ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' (1970–75) in the recurring role of Oscar's poker crony, Homer "Speed" Deegan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Odd_Couple_on_Stage_and_Screen/Xe1ZBAAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide|page=126|first=Bob|last=Leszczak|publisher=McFarland|date=August 23, 2014|ISBN=9781476615394|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1993 TV movie ''The Odd Couple: Together Again''. This was his final acting appearance.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}