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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