<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Ginger Lawrence (m . 1975; his death 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> John Albert Riley Jr . (December 30, 1935--August 19, 2016) was an American comic actor, who was best known for playing Elliot Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show and for voicing Stu Pickles in the Rugrats franchise . </P> <P> Riley was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Agnes C. (née Corrigan) and John Albert Riley . After attending Saint Ignatius High School and John Carroll University, he served in the United States Army . </P>

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