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American actor (1945–2024)

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Whitney Rydbeck Born Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck (1945-03-13)March 13, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died July 15, 2024(2024-07-15) (aged 79) 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](/source/Scrubs_(TV_series))*, *[7th Heaven](/source/7th_Heaven_(TV_series))*, *[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color](/source/Walt_Disney's_Wonderful_World_of_Color)*, *[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century](/source/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_(TV_series))*, *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)*,[1] and *[Far Out Space Nuts](/source/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](/source/Film) in *Grand Jury*, *[Battle Beyond the Stars](/source/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars)*, *[A Very Brady Sequel](/source/A_Very_Brady_Sequel)*, *[Oliver & Company](/source/Oliver_%26_Company)*, and *[Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives](/source/Friday_the_13th_Part_VI%3A_Jason_Lives)*.

Rydbeck died of complications from prostate cancer in [Chatsworth, California](/source/Chatsworth%2C_California), on July 15, 2024, at the age of 79.[4][5]

## Partial filmography

- *[Sleeper](/source/Sleeper_(1973_film))* (1973) – Janus (uncredited)

- *Grand Jury* (1976) – DMV Clerk

- *[Love at First Bite](/source/Love_at_First_Bite)* (1979) – Male Commissare

- *[Rocky II](/source/Rocky_II)* (1979) – Sound Man

- *[1941](/source/1941_(film))* (1979) – Daffy

- *[The Baltimore Bullet](/source/The_Baltimore_Bullet)* (1980) – Photographer

- *[The Jayne Mansfield Story](/source/The_Jayne_Mansfield_Story)* (1980) – Photographer

- *[Battle Beyond the Stars](/source/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars)* (1980) – Saunders: Dr. Hephaestus' Staff

- *The Cherokee Trail* (1981) - Bob Cochraine[6]

- *[Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives](/source/Friday_the_13th_Part_VI%3A_Jason_Lives)* (1986) – Roy

- *[Oliver & Company](/source/Oliver_%26_Company)* (1988) – (voice)

- *[A Very Brady Sequel](/source/A_Very_Brady_Sequel)* (1996) – Auctioneer

- *Striking Resemblance* (1997) – Dr. Baxter

- *Folle d'elle* (1998) – Fauvette

- *Angels with Angles* (2005) – Jack Benny

- *[Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th](/source/Crystal_Lake_Memories%3A_The_Complete_History_of_Friday_the_13th)* (2013) - Himself (documentary film)[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Nemecek, L. (2012). [*The Next Generation Companion: Star Trek The Next Generation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=VTifVpk6cekC&pg=PT105). Simon & Schuster UK. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4711-0679-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4711-0679-8). Retrieved April 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Iver, R.M.; Iver, E.M. (2008). [*La Palma*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8Xls6A6FILMC&pg=PA99). Images of America (in Spanish). Arcadia Pub. p. 99. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7385-5957-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7385-5957-5). Retrieved April 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Terrace, V. (1985). [*Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&pg=PA444). Baseline production. New York Zoetrope. p. 444. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-918432-61-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-918432-61-2). Retrieved April 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Whitney Wilbert Rydbeck"](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/van-nuys-ca/whitney-rydbeck-11899757). *DignityMemorial.com*. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Whitney Rydbeck, 'Friday the 13th' Actor and Crash Test Dummy in Seat Belt Ads, Dies at 79"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/whitney-rydbeck-dead-friday-13th-crash-test-dummy-1235953792/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Andreychuk, E. (2010). [*Louis L'Amour on Film and Television*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ICrqx0NOLjoC&pg=PA141). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 141. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-5717-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-5717-5). Retrieved April 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Whitney Rydbeck"](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/whitney-rydbeck/credits/3000220473/). *TVGuide.com*. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

## External links

- [Whitney Rydbeck](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753044/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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