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"Ned Wertimer - best known to audiences for playing Ralph the doorman in The Jeffersons - has died. Wertimer&amp;#039;s manager Brad Lemack told The AP that the actor passed away on January 2 at a Los Angeles nursing home at the age of 89. He had suffered a fall at his home in Burbank during November.  [&amp;#039;The Jeffersons&amp;#039; cast, with Ned Wertimer standing on the back row to the far right] Born on October 27, 1923, Wertimer served as a pilot in the Second World War and studied business administration at the University of Pennsylvania&amp;#039;s Wharton School. Wertimer then embarked on a lengthy film and TV career, appearing in programmes such as I Dream of Jeannie, Mork &amp;amp; Mindy and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Video - Ned Wertimer, Sherman Helmsley and Marla Gibbs discuss &amp;#039;The Jeffersons&amp;#039;:      He made his debut as Ralph Hart on All in the Family in the episode that served as the launch point for The Jeffersons, going on to appear in over 50 episodes of the CBS sitcom. Wertimer&amp;#039;s most recent appearance was in a supporting role in 2007&amp;#039;s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&amp;#039;s End. He is survived by wife Skyne Uku-Wertimer, a niece and three nephews. Watch Ned Wertimer in an excerpt from The Jeffersons episode &amp;#039;Hart to Heart&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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