Felton Perry Biography (1955-)
Born October 11, 1955 (some sources say September), in Evanston, IL. Addresses: Agent: House of Representatives Talent Agency, 400 South Beverly Dr., Suite 101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: YAY Productions, 8205 Santa Monica Blvd., 261, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, playwright
- Birth Details
- October 11, 1955
- Evanston, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Black militant, Medium Cool, Paramount, 1969
- Bobby, Trouble Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
- Brute Corps, 1972
- Early Smith, Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
- Deputy Obra Eaker, Walking Tall, Cinerama, 1973
- Jude, Night Call Nurses, New World, 1974
- Scott, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox/Warner Bros., 1974
- Voice, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, 1974
- Sudden Death, 1977
- Jake Turner, Mean Dog Blues, American International, 1978
- Al, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Buena Vista, 1986
- Johnson, Robocop, Orion, 1987
- Associate warden, Weeds, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
- Dr. Duffin, Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989
- Voice, Driving Miss Daisy, 1989
- Donald Johnson, Robocop 2, Orion, 1990
- Fred, Talent for the Game, Paramount Home Video, 1991
- Freddy, Perfume, 1991
- Johnson, Robocop 3, Orion, 1993
- Detective Ziskie, Relentless III, New Line Cinema, 1993
- Dr. Carl Baker, Puppet Master 4, Paramount Home Video, 1993
- Astronaut Powell, Dark Seed, PM Entertainment, 1995
- Detective Dale, Dumb & Dumber (also known as Dumb Happens and Dumb and Dumber), New Line Cinema, 1994
- Foster, The Sweeper, 1995
- Powell, Dark Breed, PM Entertainment Group, 1996
- Shanka, Buck and the Magic Blanket (also known as Buck et il braccialetto magico), PM Entertainment Group, 1997
- Professor Chiles, Hollywood Vampyr, 2000
- Also appeared in The Monitors.
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Jimmy, Matt Lincoln, ABC, 1970-1971
- Lieutenant Lester Tuttle, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986-1987
- Inspector Clarence McNeil, Hooperman, ABC, 1987-1988
- Miniseries
- Reverend Avery, The Atlanta Child Murders, CBS, 1985
- Calabasas teacher, Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (also known as Deadly Games and The Menendez Murders), CBS, 1994
- Movies
- Cinque, The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, ABC, 1979
- Randall Perkins, Seduced, CBS, 1985
- Captain Towers, Daughter of the Streets (also known as My Dots), ABC, 1990
- Wailing man, "Percy and Thunder," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
- Clarence, "Arthur Miller's `The American Clock'" (also known as "The American Clock"), TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
- Jessup, "Derby," The ABC Family Movie, ABC, 1995
- Pilots
- Jimmy, Dial Hot Line, ABC, 1970
- Cab driver, Jigsaw (also known as Man on the Move), ABC, 1972
- Detective Luther Prince, The Fuzz Brothers, ABC, 1973
- Dr. Hank Cullen, The City, NBC, 1977
- Winston L. T. St. Andrew, Hunters of the Reef, NBC, 1978
- Dr. Hill, The Critical List, NBC, 1978
- Lieutenant Lester Tuttle, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
- Episodic
- Howie Fraser, "Narcotics: The Pill Maker," Dragnet 1967, 1970
- Cleotis James, "Log 76: The Militants," Adam-12, 1971
- "Once There Was a Bantu Prince," Marcus Welby, M.D., 1972
- Roger Stewart, "Down Two Roads," Ironside, 1972
- Floyd Sinclair, "The Surprise," Adam-12, 1972
- Perdue, "See No Evil," Mannix, 1972
- Tony Baylor, "The Million Dollar Misunderstanding," Cool Million,1972
- "Guilt by Association," McMillan and Wife, 1974
- Carter Reese, "Personal Foul," Hill Street Blues, 1982
- Will Burgess, Legmen, 1984
- Alonzo, "Queen for a Day," Hill Street Blues, 1985
- Bobby Castro, "Oh, You Kid," Hill Street Blues, 1985
- Al, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Fox, 1987
- Lieutenant McKenzie, Harry, ABC, 1987
- Floyd Wilson, "Blood Money," Stingray, ABC, 1987
- Bouvier, "Take My Diva ... Please," 227, 1989
- Lester, "Guess Who's Coming to Marry?" The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1991
- John Lloyd Barrows, "Mission Control," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991
- Lester, "Christmas Show," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 1991
- Lester, "The Aunt Who Came to Dinner," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 1992
- Mr. Foster, "In Vanessa We Trust," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, 1993
- Mr. Foster, "Boy Don't Leave," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, 1993
- Sheriff Bumper, "Brisco for the Defense," The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., 1993
- Storytime, PBS, 1994
- Mr. Calvin Butler, "Black Men Can Jump," NYPD Blue, NBC, 1994
- Bernie, "Singing the Blues," Living Single, Fox, 1995
- Man, "The Quality of Mercy at 29K," Sports Night, ABC, 1998
- Public defender, "Take This Sabbath Day," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
- Also appeared in Cagney and Lacey, CBS; and Civil Wars.
- Stage Appearances
- MacBird, Candlelight Dinner Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1968
- Chemin de fer, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1969
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Meeting, New Federal Theatre, Harry DeJur Henry Street Settlement Playhouse, New York City, 1987
- Father Leon, Ritual, Ebony Showcase Theatre, 1990
- Polonius, Hamlet, San Diego Repertory Company, San Diego, CA, 1995
- Bert Williams, Nobody, Estelle Harman Theatre, Los Angeles, 1995
- The Captain, The Father, McCadden Place Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2000
- Also appeared in Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright, Chicago, IL.
- Major Tours
- Toured U.S. cities in No Place to Be Somebody; also toured U.S. cities with Second City touring company.
- WRITINGS
- Stage Plays
- Buy the bi and bye, Theatre at Holy Name House, New York City, 1979 then produced in Los Angeles.
- Author of Or and Sleep No More, both produced in Los Angeles.
- Other
- Ironsides, 1973
- The Reverend's Good Wife, 1992