Whitney Rydbeck Explained

Whitney Rydbeck
Birth Name:	Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck
Birth Date:	13 March 1945
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:	Chatsworth, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1970–2007

Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck (March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024) was an American actor. Rydbeck had a prolific career as a TV and film actor, appearing in over fifty television and motion picture titles. He appeared on the shows Scrubs, 7th Heaven, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, ,^[1] and Far Out Space Nuts.

Rydbeck played Whitney in the children's program Whitney and the Robot.^{[2] [3]}

Rydbeck also appeared on the silver screen in Grand Jury, Battle Beyond the Stars, A Very Brady Sequel, Oliver & Company, and .

Rydbeck died of complications from prostate cancer in Chatsworth, California, on July 15, 2024, at the age of 79.^{[4] [5]}

Partial filmography

• Sleeper (1973) – Janus (uncredited)
• Grand Jury (1976) – DMV Clerk
• Love at First Bite (1979) – Male Commissare
• Rocky II (1979) – Sound Man
• 1941 (1979) – Daffy
• The Baltimore Bullet (1980) – Photographer
• Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) – Saunders: Dr. Hephaestus' Staff
• The Cherokee Trail (1981) - Bob Cochraine^[6]
• (1986) – Roy
• Oliver & Company (1988) – (voice)
• A Very Brady Sequel (1996) – Auctioneer
• Striking Resemblance (1997) – Dr. Baxter
• Folle d'elle (1998) – Fauvette
• Angels with Angles (2005) – Jack Benny

Notes and References

1. Book: Nemecek, L. . The Next Generation Companion: Star Trek The Next Generation . Simon & Schuster UK . 2012 . 978-1-4711-0679-8 . 2024-04-12 . 105.
2. Book: Iver . R.M. . Iver . E.M. . La Palma . Arcadia Pub. . Images of America . 2008 . 978-0-7385-5957-5 . es . 2024-04-12 . 99.
3. Book: Terrace, V. . Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials . New York Zoetrope . Baseline production . v. 2 . 1985 . 978-0-918432-61-2 . 2024-04-12 . 444.
4. Web site: Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck . DignityMemorial.com . July 20, 2024.
5. Web site: Whitney Rydbeck, ‘Friday the 13th’ Actor and Crash Test Dummy in Seat Belt Ads, Dies at 79. The Hollywood Reporter. July 20, 2024. July 20, 2024.
6. Book: Andreychuk, E. . Louis L'Amour on Film and Television . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 2010 . 978-0-7864-5717-5 . 2024-04-12 . 141.