Hardy Rawls

Hardy Rawls is a character actor. In 2003, Adweek and Ad Age, described Rawls' best-known role as that of the father on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete.[1][2] For Maytag's 2004 marketing campaign, Rawls became the third actor to portray Ol' Lonely, replacing the retiring Gordon Jump;[1] Rawls was, in turn, replaced by Richmond, Virginia real estate broker Clay Jackson on April 2, 2007.[3] Rawls also performed in NBC's 1987 television film Bates Motel.[4]

Hardy Rawls
OccupationCharacter actor
Known forActing in
The Adventures of Pete & Pete

References
  1. Baar, Aaron (July 29, 2003). "Jump Retires as Maytag's 'Lonely' Repairman". Adweek. Chicago. ISSN 0199-2864. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. Macarthur, Kate (July 29, 2003). "Lonely Maytag Repairman Gets New Face". Ad Age. Chicago. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020. Long-Running Ad Icon Gets Third Actor in 35 Years
  3. Elliott, Stuart (April 2, 2007). "A Winning Audition for Maytag Repairman". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. Sherman, Fraser A. (2000). "The Films". Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7864-4341-3.
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