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Biography

John Bennett Perry is the father of actor Matthew Perry. He was living with his wife and Matthew's mother in Massachusetts when Matthew was…more

Born

1/4/1941, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

John Bennett Perry

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Paper Dolls
  Michael Caswell
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode 14
    12/25/84
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode 13
    12/18/84
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    12/11/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    12/4/84
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    11/27/84
  - + 10 More Credits
- 240-Robert
  Deputy Theodore Roosevelt Applegate III or "Trap"
  - S 2: Ep 3 Hostages
    3/21/81
  - S 2: Ep 2 First Loss
    3/14/81
  - S 2: Ep 1 A Cool Welcome
    3/7/81
  - S 1: Ep 13 Oil and Water
    12/3/79
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Applicant
    11/26/79
  - + 11 More Credits
- Centennial
  Maylon Zendt
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Air America
  Frank Arnett
  - S 1: Ep 17 Catch-23
    2/13/99
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Witness
    1/16/99
  - S 1: Ep 12 Fever
    12/5/98
  - S 1: Ep 10 High Noon in Costa Perdida
    11/21/98
  - S 1: Ep 2 Safe Passage
  - + 1 More Credits
- Falcon Crest
  Sheriff Floyd Gilmore
  - S 6: Ep 7 Double Jeopardy
    11/14/86
  - S 6: Ep 5 Perilous Charm
    10/31/86
  - S 6: Ep 4 Fatal Attraction
    10/24/86
  - S 6: Ep 2 Living Nightmare
    10/10/86
  - S 6: Ep 1 Aftershocks
    10/3/86
  - + 16 More Credits
- Police Story
  Chick
  - S 1: Ep 15 Countdown (pt 2)
    1/22/74
  - S 1: Ep 14 Countdown (pt 1)
    1/15/74
  - S 1: Ep 9 Death on Credit
    11/27/73
- Police Story
  Sgt. Chick Torpi
  - S 1: Ep 2 Slow Boy (2)
    3/20/73
  - S 1: Ep 1 Slow Boy (1)
    3/20/73
Guest Star (46)

Role
- Cold Case
  Al "Baltimore Red" Soddenheim (2009)
  - S 6: Ep 21 November 22nd
    4/26/09
- Dirty Sexy Money
  Hal Matheson
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Birthday Present
    10/1/08
- The Closer
  Walter Langner
  - S 2: Ep 9 Heroic Measures
    8/7/06
- Pepper Dennis
  Mr. Meryl
  - S 1: Ep 4 Heiress Bridenapped - Film at Eleven
    4/25/06
- Veronica Mars
  Principal Alan Moorehead
  - S 2: Ep 9 My Mother, the Fiend
    11/30/05
  - S 2: Ep 8 Ahoy, Mateys!
    11/23/05
- Scrubs
  Gregory Marks
  - S 4: Ep 11 My Unicorn
    11/23/04
- Threat Matrix
  Senator Otto
  - S 1: Ep 10 Flipping
    12/4/03
- 7th Heaven
  Detective Terry Richardson
  - S 7: Ep 17 High Anxiety
    2/24/03
  - S 7: Ep 16 Stand Up
    2/17/03
- Providence
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Eleventh Hour (1)
    12/20/02
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Eleventh Hour (2)
    12/20/02
  - S 5: Ep 3 Cloak and Dagger
    10/18/02
- The West Wing
  Bill Wakefield
  - S 2: Ep 22 Two Cathedrals
    5/16/01
- Family Law
  Senator Richard Bell
  - S 2: Ep 3 Affairs of State
    10/16/00
- Diagnosis Murder
  Robert Brannigan
  - S 7: Ep 12 Man Overboard
    1/6/00
- It's Like, You Know...
  Barney the Anchorman
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Long Goodbye
    10/5/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Getaway
    3/31/99
  - S 2: Ep 13 Trading Places
- Family Law
  Harlan Bell
  - S 1: Ep 2 Damages
    9/27/99
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/20/99
- Nash Bridges
  Frank Morgan
  - S 4: Ep 17 Hide and Seek
    3/5/99
- Veronica's Closet
  Byron Blair
  - S 2: Ep 11 Veronica's From Venus; Josh's Parents are From Mars
    1/7/99
- JAG
  Roland Sims
  - S 3: Ep 23 Wedding Bell Blues
    5/12/98
  - S 3: Ep 15 Yesterday's Heroes
    2/24/98
- Friends
  Mr. Burgin
  - S 4: Ep 18 The One with Rachel's New Dress
    4/2/98
- Murder, She Wrote
  Dan Ramsen
  - S 9: Ep 19 Lone Witness
    4/4/93
- Silk Stalkings
  Ronald Bunch
  - S 2: Ep 11 Irreconcilable Differences
    1/7/93
- Room for Two
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Night of the Living Lou
    11/12/92
- Coach
  Arthur Blackmore
  - S 4: Ep 18 Dateline-Bangkok
    4/24/92
- Over My Dead Body
  Raymond
  - S 1: Ep 10 Naked Brunch
    6/6/91
- Married People
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 16 Mommy and Me
    1/23/91
- Hunter
  Steven Stag
  - S 5: Ep 4 Dead On Target (Part 2)
    11/19/88
  - S 5: Ep 3 Dead On Target (Part 1)
    11/12/88
- L.A. Law
  Richard Lauderbach
  - S 3: Ep 3 Romancing the Drone
    11/17/88
- Pursuit of Happiness (1987)
  Phil
  - S 1: Ep 5 Advice and Consent
    11/27/87
- Rags to Riches
  Tom Honkerson
  - S 2: Ep 4 Wilderness Blues
    10/16/87
- Murder, She Wrote
  Perry Sillman
  - S 4: Ep 2 When Thieves Fall Out
    9/27/87
- Hotel
  Drew Hayward
  - S 3: Ep 18 Harassed
    3/5/86
- Magnum, P.I.
  Stephen Parker
  - S 6: Ep 11 Rapture
    11/28/85
- The Duck Factory
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 It Didn't Happen One Night
    6/13/84
- Emerald Point N.A.S.
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    10/31/83
- Boone
  Lucky Parsons
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Trial
    10/17/83
- Lottery!
  ?
  - S 1: Ep 5 Phoenix: Blood Brothers
    10/7/83
- Wizards and Warriors
  Colter
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Dungeon of Death
    5/7/83
- Little House on the Prairie
  Russel Matthews
  - S 9: Ep 15 Once Upon A Time
    1/24/83
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  Eckworth
  - S 1: Ep 14 Heritage
    12/29/82
- Centennial
  Maylon Zendt
- Little House on the Prairie
  Hobbs
  - S 4: Ep 8 The Aftermath
    11/7/77
- Barbary Coast
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 An Iron-Clad Plan
    10/31/75
- S.W.A.T.
  Johnny Brewer
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Vendetta
    10/11/75
- Kung Fu
  Hank Archer
  - S 3: Ep 17 Battle Hymn
    2/8/75
- Nakia
  Cal Terman
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Moving Target
    11/9/74
- Mannix
  Steve Walker
  - S 7: Ep 18 Walk a Double Line
    2/10/74
- Night Stand
  Colin Hunter
  - S 2: Ep 10 Gays in the Military

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John Bennett Perry

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