Lewis Michael Arquette (December 14, 1935 – February 10, 2001) was an American film actor, writer, and producer. Arquette was known for playing J.D. Pickett on the television series The Waltons, on which he worked from 1978 to 1981. His children are actors Patricia, Alexis, Rosanna, David, and Richmond Arquette.

Filmography

• 2002Eight Legged Freaks — In Memory Of
• 2001Out Cold — Papa Muntz
• As Told by Ginger — Mr. Cilia (voice)
• 2000Best in Show — Fern City Show Spectator
• FreakyLinks
• 2000Little Nicky — Cardinal
• 2000Ready to Rumble — Fred King
• 1998Almost Heroes — Merchant
• 1998The Alarmist — Bruce Hudler
• 1998Twilight — Water Pistol Man
• 1997Kiss & Tell — Inspector Dan Furbal
• 1997Meet Wally Sparks — Cardinal
• 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
• 1997River Made to Drown In — Vagabond
• 1997Scream 2 — Chief Hartley
• Sleepwalkers
• Spicy City — Farfelson (voice), Corbin (voice)
• 1997The Westing Game — Otis Amber
• 1997Waiting for Guffman — Clifford Wooley
• 1996Fox Hunt — The Wolf
• Hypernauts
• 1996Kid Cop — Mayor Cosgrove
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest — Civilian (voice) / Driver (voice)
• 1996Wild Side — The Chief
• 1995Daisy-Head Mayzie — Principal (voice)
• Dumb and Dumber — Amos / Cop #2 (voice), Pa / Hillbilly (voice)
• 1995Stuart Saves His Family — Cemetery Official
• 1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman — Mr. Ingersol
• Babylon 5 — General Smits
• 1994Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills — Juror
• 1994Sleep with Me — Minister
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron — Abner Doolittle (voice)
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class — Uncle Lester
• 1993Tainted Blood — Artie
• seaQuest DSV — Kearny
• 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story — Walter Vinton
• 1992Double Trouble — Tarlow
• 1992Let's Kill All the Lawyers — Antinus
• 1991Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever — Mr. Cheese
• 1991The Linguini Incident — Texas Joe
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Priest
• 1990Book of Love — Mr. Malloy
• Get a Life — Justice of Peace
• Gravedale High — Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
• 1990Syngenor — Ethan Valentine
• Tom & Jerry Kids Show — Simba (voice), Scout Captain (voice), Blast-Off Buzzard (voice)
• Camp Candy
• 1989Chopper Chicks in Zombietown — Sheriff Bugiere
• Quantum Leap — Father Muldooney
• Seinfeld — Leapin’ Larry
• Snoops — Colonel Miller
• Tales from the Crypt — Ernest Feeley
• 1989Tango & Cash — Wyler
• 1989The Horror Show — Lt. Miller
• 1988A Very Brady Christmas — Sam / Santa
• 1988Big Business — Mr. Stokes
• 1988Dance 'Til Dawn — Pawnbroker
• 1988My First Love — Mark Grossman
• Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters — Zito (voice)
• 1988The Canterville Ghost — Hiram B. Otis
• 1988The Great Outdoors — Herm
• 1987Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story — Dr. Kolovson
• Married... with Children — Ed
• ALF — Ed Billings
• 1986Donald, the Star-Struck Duck — Screenwriter #2
• 1986Johnny Appleseed — Jimbo Smith / Narrator
• 1986Just Between Friends — TV Station Guard
• L.A. Law — Custom Inspector Dodek
• Matlock — 2nd Commissioner
• 1986Nobody's Fool — Mr. Fry
• Perfect Strangers
• 1986Ponce de Leon — George
• Sledge Hammer! — Jacob
• 1986The Check is in the Mail... — Man at Pool
• The Real Ghostbusters — Lord of the Stench / Arnold Lieberman / Franklin (voice), Bello Micawb (voice), General (voice)
• 1985Badge of the Assassin — Foreman #1
• Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling — (voice)
• Rocky Road
• Rocky Road — Lucas Buchanan
• Tall Tales & Legends — Jimbo Smith / Narrator, George
• Challenge of the GoBots
• Charles in Charge — Clarence Lembeck
• E/R
• Riptide — Sidney Gorman
• 1983Off the Wall — Prison Chaplin
• Prime Times — Various, Writer
• 1983Shadow World — (voice)
• Matt Houston
• Remington Steele — Stuart Thorpe
• St. Elsewhere — Judge Ellsworth
• Simon & Simon
• The Fall Guy
• 1980Pray TV — Fred Wilson
• 1980The Jayne Mansfield Story — Publicity Man
• 1979The China Syndrome — Hatcher
• 1978Loose Shoes — Warden
• 1978Peeping Times — Deputy
• 1978Rescue from Gilligan's Island — Judge
• 1978Ruby and Oswald — FBI Agent
• The Incredible Hulk
• Alice
• Barney Miller — Nells Finney
• The Waltons

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2020You Cannot Kill David Arquette — Self (archive footage)