Alfred Dennis (born Alfred Medinets; December 26, 1922 – August 1, 2016) was an American film and television actor.
[1] He was known for playing Irving in the 1979 film The Jerk and the Barber in the 1976 film The Shootist.
[2] Born in the United States, Dennis guest-starred in numerous television programs including Knots Landing, The Monkees, Who's the Boss?, The A-Team, Monk, Perfect Strangers, Fantasy Island and The Golden Girls.
He died in August 2016[3] in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 93.