His credits also included ‘Gentle Ben,’ ‘Lenny,’ ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Major League’ and ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ and ‘Police Academy’ movies.
Pergola died of natural causes in hospice care on Feb. 23 in Naples, Florida, his wife of 63 years, Virginia Pergola, toldMary Beth Hurt, 'Interiors,' 'Chilly Scenes of Winter' and 'World According to Garp' Actress, Dies at 79from its start on NBC in 1989 and through its years as a syndication juggernaut until his retirement in 1998.
He was also a producer on the show about lifeguards for seven seasons, starting with season two.Baywatchthe American Society of Cinematographers. “I always enjoyed working with him; he wasn’t one to micromanage.” James Charles Pergola was born in New York City on Nov. 1, 1932. He was not yet 5 when his father, camera operator James V. Pergola, was among the 19 people killed when a United Airlines Mainliner crashed in the Uinta Mountains in Utah in October 1937, the worst U.S. airplane disaster at the time. His dad, who was on assignment for Pathé News, had covered serious news stories like the Lindbergh baby kidnapping in 1932 and the Cuban revolution of 1933 and more frivolous events like anHis mother, Eleanor, took him to Miami after his dad’s death, and he graduated from Miami Senior High School. After serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, Pergola in 1955 landed a job with Fox Movietone in New York — his father also had worked there — as an assistant cameraman on CinemaScope short subjects and travelogues.In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters, Mary, Susan and Holly, and his granddaughters, Dylan, Katerina, Juliet, Greta, Scarlett, Willow and Roxy.Richard LawsonThe Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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