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Wise in 2017, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Raymond Herbert Wise
Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 20, 1947
Ethnicity: * father – German * mother – Romanian
Ray Wise is an American actor. His roles include the films Dead End , Swamp Thing , Robocop , and Jeepers Creepers 2 , and the show Twin Peaks .
Ray is the son of Valerie and Herbert Wise. His maternal grandparents were Romanian. Ray’s father had German roots. Ray was raised Romanian Baptist.
Ray is married to Kass McClaskey, with whom he has two children.
Ray’s paternal grandfather was Frank Leonard Wise (the son of John Clement Wise and Louisa Mary Huth). John was born in Ohio, to parents from Germany, Dominick Wise and Clara Weisnheimer. Louisa was also born in Ohio, also to German parents.
Ray’s paternal grandmother was Louise M. Adelman/Aldereman (the daughter of John Adelman and Catherine “Katie/Kath” Keller). John was born in Ohio, to German parents, Jacob Adelman and Mary Gless. Catherine was also born in Ohio, also to parents from Germany.
Ray’s maternal grandfather was named Charles Romaș/Romash (the son of George Romas).
Ray’s maternal grandmother was named Minnie/Millie Ungurean/Ungurjan/Unger.
Sources: http://web.archive.org https://web.archive.org
Ray’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ray’s father – http://webcache.googleusercontent.com
Ray’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ray’s uncle (mother’s brother) – http://www.ancestry.com
Death record of Ray’s maternal grandfather, Charles Romaș/Romash – https://www.familysearch.org