Father of Rob Reiner and Lucas Reiner Portrayed Rob Petrie in his 1959 television pilot "Head of the Family" which eventually became the basis for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961). Is the 1980 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honorary brother of the fraternity. Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and in 2000 was awarded the Mark Twain... imdb
Father of Rob Reiner and Lucas Reiner Portrayed Rob Petrie in his 1959 television pilot "Head of the Family" which eventually became the basis for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961). Is the 1980 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers www.imdb.com/name/nm0005348/