David Groh's highly anticipated "marriage" to 'Valerie Harper' . David lived in Los Angeles at the time of his death from kidney cancer at age 68, and had one son, Spencer, from a prior 80s to Karla Pergande. His first marriage to denise Arsenault was annulled. He and his surviving third wife, the former Kristin Andersen, were in the early stages of development on a new lowbudget film tentatively called "Lower East Side Story".
Graduated from Brown University.
Graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn N.Y. in 1957. Was Student Body President.
Has one son Spencer.
Mom, Mildred Groh, lives in Los Angeles area; sister Marilyn Mamann, lives in San Fernando Valley.
Audiences were quite stunned and miffed when David and Valerie "broke up" and divorced on the "Rhoda" show. Fans even sent them letters and cards expressing their condolences.
David was written out of the "Rhoda" show in 1977 when they decided to make "Rhoda" single again (they were "divorced"). Nevertheless, he and Valerie Harper remained lifelong friends.
Had a lifelong passion for all things colonial American (especially furniture). He accumulated items and art and kept much of it at his second home in lower Connecticut.
Survived by his mother Mildred and one sister Marilyn.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art as a Fulbright scholar.
Has one son, Spencer, from his marriage to second wife Karla Pergande.
David and actor Judd Hirsch have crossed paths in several important and interesting ways professionally. Judd was starring in the off Broadway play "Hot L Baltimore" in New York when David replaced him for three weeks in 1973. The MTM producers for the sitcom "Rhoda" originally wanted Judd for the role of Joe Girard, but Hirsch turned them down and David got the part. After Davids husband character was written off the "Rhoda" show, Judd appeared for a couple of episodes as a new boyfriend. Finally, Judd opened in the Neil Simon autobiographical play "Chapter Two" on Broadway. After its initial run, David replaced Judd and made his Broadway debut opposite Anita Gillette.
In the 1990s David tried to find film and TV properties to produce. One of these was a biography of Ulysses S. Grant, but nothing came of it.
While living in Los Angeles he gave home to a succession of Irish Setters.
At one time in New York he was an avid, weekend salt water fisherman.
