List of University High School (Los Angeles) alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni of University Senior High School. The list includes all notable former pupils who attended the school any time since opening its doors in 1924, including the four years it was named "Warren G. Harding High School".
- Rachel Ames, actress, General Hospital, daughter of Byron Foulger and Dorothy Adams[1]
- Desi Arnaz Jr., actor, son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball
- Mackenzie Astin, 1991, actor[2]
- Eric Avery, rock bassist, Jane's Addiction
- Sondra E. Berchin, 1970, entertainment attorney and executive, MCA Universal
- Jan Berry, 1959, singer and songwriter, Jan and Dean[2]
- Noel Blanc, 1956
- David Bonderman, billionaire[3]
- Karla Bonoff, singer/songwriter, "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", "Lose Again", "Tell Me Why"[4]
- Jeff Bridges, 1967, Oscar-winning actor[2]
- Susie Bright, author and activist
- James Brolin, actor, Marcus Welby, M.D., Westworld[2]
- Calmatic, 2005, filmmaker, director
- David Cassidy, actor, The Partridge Family[5]
- David Charvet, 1991, actor, Baywatch
- Alex Cline, 1974, drummer, Homogenized Goo
- Nels Cline, 1974, guitarist, Wilco and the Nels Cline Singers
- Glenn Cowan, table tennis player
- Darby Crash, born Jan Paul Beahm, punk rock pioneer, the Germs[2][6]
- Faye Dancer, 1941, baseball player
- Richard Dean, born Richard Cowen, athlete, model, photographer[7]
- Sandra Dee, born Alexandra Zuck, 1958, actress, Gidget[2]
- John Densmore, rock drummer, The Doors[2]
- Larry Diamond, sociologist, 1970?
- Pat Doyle, baseball coach
- Bobby Driscoll, Academy Award-winning child star
- Elonka Dunin, 1976, cryptographer and game developer[8]
- John Ecker, 1966, basketball player and coach[9]
- Danny Elfman, 1971, musician, Oingo Boingo, film composer[2]
- Richard Elliot, 1978, musician
- Mark Evanier, 1969, comic book and television writer and historian
- Raymond C. Fisher, jurist
- Vince Flaherty, film producer, actor, songwriter, musician and recording artist[10]
- Megan Follows, 1986, actress
- Kim Fowley, 1958, rock musician, music producer[11]
- Gil Fronsdal, Buddhist teacher and author
- Annette Funicello, 1960, actress, Mickey Mouse Club
- Scott Galloway, professor and podcast host
- Judy Garland, singer, actress, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz[2]
- Peggy Ann Garner, actress, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Jill Gibson, 1960, singer and artist
- Omar Gooding, actor
- Barry Gordon, 1966, actor, A Thousand Clowns; longest-running president of Screen Actors Guild[12][13]
- Kim Gordon, rock bassist, Sonic Youth[2]
- Gregory Phillip Grunberg, 1984, actor in Felicity, Heroes, Alias
- Kundy Gutierrez, 1996, 2015-2021 general manager of Mexico's national baseball team
- Jane Harman, 1962, congresswoman for California's 36th Congressional District, 1993–99, 2001–11[2]
- Jason Hervey, 1990, actor, Wayne Arnold on The Wonder Years
- Andy Hill, 1968, 3x college national champion basketball player, president of CBS Productions and Channel One News, author, and motivational speaker[14]
- Leonard Hill, television producer and real estate developer[15]
- Daryl Hobbs, 1987, professional football player for Oakland Raiders, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks
- Tony Horton, professional baseball player for Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians
- Wanda Jackson, film and television actress[16]
- Bruce Johnston, Beach Boys singer-songwriter, Grammy Award winner 1976 for Song of the Year "I Write The Songs"
- Jack Jones, 1956, singer; noted in yearbook as Allan Jones and Allan Jones Jr.
- Ethan Katz (born 1983), pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox
- Brian Kingman, 1971, professional baseball player for Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants[17]
- Tom Karp (born 1946), tennis player
- Barry Keenan, 1958, mastermind behind the 1963 kidnapping of fellow University High School graduate Frank Sinatra Jr.
- Werner Klemperer, actor[18]
- Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, 1958, the actual Gidget, on whom the novel Gidget, The Little Girl With the Big Ideas and subsequent film and television adaptations were based
- Patricia Krenwinkel, convicted murderer, member of Manson family[19]
- Robby Krieger, rock guitarist and songwriter, The Doors[2]
- Bill Lancaster, son of Burt Lancaster; writer of The Bad News Bears
- David Lang, 1974, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
- Nan Leslie, actress, Martha McGivern on TV series The Californians[20]
- Lorna Luft, 1968-70, singer and actress, daughter of Judy Garland
- Betty Lynn, actress, Thelma Lou in The Andy Griffith Show[7]
- Sue Lyon, actress, Lolita, Night of the Iguana
- Bryan MacLean, 1964, singer/composer, rock musician, Love
- Samantha Mathis, 1988, actress, The American President, Broken Arrow
- Doug McClure, TV and film actor, The Virginian
- Roddy McDowall, born Roderick McDowall, 1946, actor, Planet of the Apes, Cleopatra[21]
- Maria McKee, 1982, rock musician, Lone Justice
- Kevin Millar, professional baseball player[22]
- Penelope Ann Miller, actress, Carlito's Way, Kindergarten Cop
- Andrew Mishkin, 1976, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, author[23]
- Jim Mitchum, actor, The Victors, in Harm's Way; son of Robert Mitchum
- Marilyn Monroe, iconic actress[2]
- Jim Mora, 1953, athlete and coach
- Jim Moret, 1974, television anchor
- Shelley Taylor Morgan, actress
- Mary Murphy, film and television 1950s, '60s, and '70s
- Remi Nadeau, historian, author, City-Makers, The Water Seekers, Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California
- Dave Navarro, rock musician, Jane's Addiction[2]
- Randy Newman, singer/composer, "I Love L.A."[4]
- Julie Nimoy, producer and director, Remembering Leonard Nimoy
- Barbara Nwaba, 2007, heptathlete
- David Nwaba, 2011, basketball player, Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Ryan O'Neal, actor, Love Story, Barry Lyndon[2]
- Pepper Paire, 1942, baseball player
- Mel Patton, 1948 Olympic gold medal sprinter; former world record holder, 100 yd & 220 yd dash
- Paul Petersen, actor, The Donna Reed Show
- Vincent Barrett Price, 1958
- Stephen Reinhardt, 1949, judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Tommy Rettig, 1959, Jeff Miller in Lassie[2]
- Herb Ritts, photographer
- Mary Lee Robb, born Mary Lee Robb Cline, 1944, radio actress, The Great Gildersleeve[24]
- Kira Roessler, Black Flag bassist[11]
- Karly Rothenberg, actress, voice actor, The Office, American Vandal, Archibald’s Next Big Thing, That's So Raven
- Eileen Saki, 1961, actress, played "Rosie" on M*A*S*H*
- Bruce Schwartz, 1973, puppeteer
- Frank Sinatra Jr., singer, conductor, son of Frank Sinatra[11]
- Nancy Sinatra, 1958, singer, actress[2]
- Pat Smear, born George Ruthenberg, punk rock pioneer, the Germs, Nirvana and Foo Fighters musician[6]
- Steve Smith Sr., NFL wide receiver[25]
- Felicia Stewart, doctor, author, advocate for morning-after pill[26]
- Peter Stone, writer for theater, television and film
- Glenn Sundby, gymnast[27]
- Elizabeth Taylor, Oscar-winning actress[2]
- Marshall Thompson, actor, To Hell and Back[2]
- Tone Lōc, born Anthony Terrell Smith, hip-hop artist known for "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina"[2]
- Dean Torrence, 1958, singer, Jan & Dean[2]
- Peter Viertel, 1937, author, screenwriter, OSS officer
- Jay Walker, NFL quarterback, 1994–1998; Maryland House of Delegates District 26, 2006–present
- David Weissman, documentary filmmaker known for We Were Here and The Cockettes
- Howard Wolpe, 1956, congressman for Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, 1979–1993[2]
- Steve Wynn, musician, songwriter, Dream Syndicate
- Titus Young, NFL wide receiver
- Jordan Zevon, 1988, musician, music producer, son of Warren Zevon
References
- ^ "About the Actors - Rachel Ames - General Hospital on Soap Central". Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "University High School, Los Angeles, CA". NNDB. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Bryant, Adam (November 11, 1992). "Deal Maker Takes Aim at Skies". New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ a b White, Timothy (2001). "Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor, his life and music". Omnibus Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780711988033. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ Green, Robin (July 24, 2003). "Naked Lunch Box; The David Cassidy story". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ a b Cromelin, Richard (January 5, 2004). "Obituaries; Rick Van Santen, 41; L.A. Promoter Helped to Advance Punk Rock Bands". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Thompson, Janet. "A Lifetime Story; Marshall Thompson". www.marshall-thompson.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ^ Elonka Dunin's online autobiography
- ^ Wilson, Wayne (February 11, 1965). "Paul Hoffman Selected As Best Player On Helms' All-West Valley League Team". The Valley News. p. 48–B. Retrieved August 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Biography of Vince Flaherty at http://www.vinceflaherty.net
- ^ a b c Bartel, Bill (December 6, 1995). "the liner notes from A Small Circle of Friends: A Germs Tribute". Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ "Lock and Load High, Part I: The Vietnam War Comes to a Los Angeles Secondary School".
- ^ "Image of Barry Gordon in 'A Thousand Clowns'".
- ^ "Halpin on All-City 2nd Team; Four Valley Men on 3rd Unit". The Van Nuys News. February 13, 1968. p. 24–A. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leovy, Jill (June 9, 2016). "Leonard Hill dies at 68; developer converted old downtown L.A. buildings into lofts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Parsons, Louella (October 26, 1947). "Little Wanda Hendrix Gets Big Break". The Knoxville Journal. International News Service. p. 5-D. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brian Kingman Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Werner Klemperer--1992 TV Interview, Hogan's Heroes. YouTube.
- ^ Gilmore, John (2000). Manson : the unholy trail of Charlie and the Family. Kenner, Ron., Gilmore, John, 1935-2016. (Rev. ed.). Los Angeles, Calif.: Amok. ISBN 1878923137. OCLC 44532998.
- ^ "Nan Leslie". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ Roddy McDowall at NNDB
- ^ Berkow, Ira (March 29, 2005). "BASEBALL; Keeper of the Red Sox Spirit". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ JPL Official Bio
- ^ Times Staff and Wire Reports (September 8, 2006). "Obituaries; PASSINGS; Mary Lee Robb Cline, 80; Played Gildy's Niece on 'The Great Gildersleeve'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Farmer, Sam (November 7, 2005). "Panthers' Smith Is Mad Money". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ^ Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (April 19, 2006). "Felicia Stewart, 63; Doctor Pushed for 'Morning-After Pill' Contraceptive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Noland, Claire, "Glenn Sundby dies at 87; gymnast founded Hall of Fame", Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2009
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