Peter Oliphant obit

 Actor and Video Game Designer Peter Oliphant Has Died

He was not on the list.

He was best known for playing Freddie Helper on the American sitcom television series The Dick Van Dyke Show. Oliphant later became a video game designer, programmer, and producer. Some games he worked on include Stonekeep and Lexi-Cross. He worked at Mattel Electronics creating handheld electronic games.

Oliphant died on May 24, 2023, at the age of 72.

 

Actor

The Roommates (1973)

The Roommates

5.3

Aaron

1973

 

Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

Hot Rods to Hell

5.3

Little Boy

1966

 

Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)

Daniel Boone

7.3

TV Series

Dougal

1965

1 episode

 

Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

The Dick Van Dyke Show

8.4

TV Series

Freddie Helper

1962–1965

3 episodes

 

Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

Take Her, She's Mine

6.2

Small Boy at Airport (uncredited)

1963

 

Maureen O'Hara, James Stewart, Fabian, and Lauri Peters in Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

6.8

Peter Carver (uncredited)

1962

 

Marcia Henderson, Craig Hill, and Irene Tedrow in Deadly Duo (1962)

Deadly Duo

5.4

Billy Spence

1962

 

Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

The Donna Reed Show

7.4

TV Series

Johnnie

Pete

1961

2 episodes

 

Rod Taylor in Hong Kong (1960)

Hong Kong

8.1

TV Series

Tommy (as Peter Olliphant)

1961

1 episode

 

Playhouse 90 (1956)

Playhouse 90

8.4

TV Series

Jackson and Longstreet Fentry

1960

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Stonekeep (1995)

Stonekeep

7.7

Video Game

interface designer

programmer

1995

 

Writer

Stonekeep (1995)

Stonekeep

7.7

Video Game

story

1995