David Groh

There was a time in the late 1970's when one of the hottest stars on television was David Groh. He was on one of the hottest shows of the 70's "Rhoda". David Groh played Joe Gerard the husband to Valerie Harper's character Rhoda. Joe Gerard owned a building demolition company in New York. In the 7th episode of the first season Joe and Rhoda were married in one of the highest rated television episodes ever.
Groh played the character for three seasons before the character was written off the show. he and Harper remained good friends.
Groh was born in brooklyn and educated at Brown University where he graduated phi beta kappa. He moved to England and studied acting at LCMDA eventually moving back to New York to study at the Actor's Studio.
He fame in Rhoda came fast. After Rhoda Groh had his own short live TV sitcom "Another Day". He went on to make his Broadway debut in Neil Simon's "Chapet Two".
For two years in the 1980's Groh was on the soap opera General Hospital. He also continued to work in Hollywood in guest star roles.
David Groh died of kidney cancer in 2008, he was 68 years old.