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John Bennett Perry
Born: 4th Jan 1941 Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Dept: Acting
John Bennett Perry (born January 4, 1941) is an American actor, singer and former model. He is the father of actor Matthew Perry.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 74
Film: 30 (41%)
Television: 44 (59%)
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Filmography
2025
The story of Matthew Perry's rise to fame is interwoven with the harrowing story of his final days, as his assistant allegedly sought ketamine from so ... view
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Self - Matthew's Father (archive footage)
2008
A young, wealthy club kid's life spirals downward into an out-of-control world of drugs, sex and violence. ... view
Character:
Evan Price
2007
Agenda is the story of a young man who comes into the life of a married couple and wreaks havoc. ... view
Character:
John Linney
Apr 2006 (first aired)
Pepper Dennis is a reporter hoping to move into the anchor chair. She may or may not have helped her career ambitions by having a one-night stand with ... view
Character:
Mr. Meryl (1 ep.)
Jun 2005 (first aired)
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murde ... view
Character:
Walter Langner (1 ep.)
Feb 2005 (first aired)
Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 2004 (first aired)
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigato ... view
Character:
Principal Alan Moorehead (2 ep.)
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush ... view
Character:
Al 'Baltimore Red' Soddenheim (2009) (1 ep.)
Sep 2003 (first aired)
Against the rising threat, the Homeland Security Agency has created a highly specialized, elite task force trained and equipped to counter anyone or a ... view
Character:
Senator Otto (1 ep.)
2002
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her gir ... view
Character:
Judy's Father
Oct 2001 (first aired)
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life. ... view
Character:
Harrison (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential ... view
Character:
Bill Wakefield (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of thei ... view
Character:
Senator Harlan Bell (3 ep.)
Character:
Charles Frank (3 ep.)
Oct 1998 (first aired)
Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, and premiering on October 4, 1998. The series is not based on th ... view
Character:
Frank Arnett (26 ep.)
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Master Sgt. Hopkins must take charge of a group of soldiers at Fort Bendix, Florida, while hiding his own get-rich-quick schemes from his superiors. ... view
Character:
Nelson Caeser (1 ep.)
1998
An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm. ... view
Character:
Senator Rutherford
1998
Scout Bozell has always dreamt of being on his school's Safety Patrol. The only reason he cannot join is because he is very clumsy. He's sent to anoth ... view
Character:
Mr. Zapruder
1998
A chance encounter leaves a successful salesman and a struggling college student envious of each other's lives. ... view
Character:
Bob Miano
Sep 1997 (first aired)
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The ori ... view
Character:
Mr. Zapruder (1 ep.)
Sep 1997 (first aired)
Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books, Ronnie ... view
Character:
Byron Blair (1 ep.)
1997
Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable k ... view
Character:
Arthur Stanhope
1997
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes comprom ... view
Character:
Richard Whitman
1996
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has on ... view
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Sitcom Parent
Aug 1996 (first aired)
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouse ... view
Character:
Terry Richardson (2 ep.)
1996
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it ... view
Character:
Secret Serviceman
Mar 1996 (first aired)
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen ... view
Character:
Frank Morgan (1 ep.)
Jan 1996 (first aired)
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along ... view
Character:
Hamilton Bell (1 ep.)
1995
A judge finds that the law is no help when her daughter becomes the object of a college professor's dangerous and terrifying obsession. Inspired by ac ... view
Character:
Duncan Emerson
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of offic ... view
Character:
Roland Sims (2 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get fr ... view
Character:
Mr. Burgin (1 ep.)
Oct 1993 (first aired)
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders. ... view
Character:
Robert Brantigan (1 ep.)
Mar 1993 (first aired)
Freelance journalist Matt Bailey's carefree life in his mother's home ends when his recently divorced sister Vanessa and her two children move in. ... view
Character:
Judge Cavanaugh (1 ep.)
Sep 1992 (first aired)
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1992
Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar ... view
Character:
Dan Adams
1989
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among ... view
Character:
Gen. MacArthur
Feb 1989 (first aired)
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, ... view
Character:
Arthur Blackmore (1 ep.)
1989
In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to solve several puzzling murders. ... view
Character:
Matthew Bream
1988
"Nightingales" are eight student nurses living off campus in Southern California in this stylish Aaron Spelling production that ultimately was develop ... view
Character:
Dr. Roger Trainor
1987
She's a New Orleans gambler with a poker face no man can resist. And when she unwittingly wins a "house of ill repute" in a high-stakes card game, thi ... view
Character:
Frank Hartwell
1987
A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets a chance for revenge years later when the same ou ... view
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Sheriff
1987
A young woman decides to have one more romantic escapade before marrying her dull fiancé. ... view
Character:
Jason Elliot
Character:
Hockey Player
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Throb is an American television sitcom broadcast in syndication from 1986 to 1988, created by Fredi Towbin. It revolved around thirty-something divorc ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1986 (first aired)
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven B ... view
Character:
Richard Lauderbach (1 ep.)
1985
A novelist (Jack Scalia) enters into a complicated affair with a doctor's wife (Lindsay Wagner), who happens to be his publishing company's marketing ... view
Character:
Peter Fielding
1985
Jeannie has been a happily married housewife for 15 years to her astronaut husband Tony Nelson and has a teenage son, T.J. When Tony is promoted to Co ... view
Character:
Wes Morrison
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Judge Perry Sillman (1 ep.)
Dan Remsen (1 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
Paper Dolls is an American prime time soap opera which aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 23, 1984 to December 25, 1984. Set in New York's fa ... view
Character:
Michael Caswell (14 ep.)
Sep 1984 (first aired)
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. D ... view
Character:
Steven Stag (2 ep.)
Apr 1984 (first aired)
The Duck Factory is a 1984 NBC television series produced by MTM Enterprises that is perhaps most notable for being Jim Carrey's first lead role in a ... view
Character:
Brett Higgens (1 ep.)
Sep 1983 (first aired)
Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, who wants Boone to join him in the ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Feb 1983 (first aired)
A sword-and-sorcery adventure series done tongue-in-cheek. It's set in a mythical kingdom where good Prince Erik Greystone helps the kindly king fight ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1983
Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, a young opera singer from San Francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of l ... view
Character:
John Behan
1982
Three middle-class housewives who are having money problems join a prostitution ring. ... view
Character:
Tom Westmore
Aug 1982 (first aired)
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty.
Based on Ar ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Apr 1982 (first aired)
Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the first season the school was Millard Fillmore High in Lo ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1982
A remake of the 1975 feature film. Donavan arrives in town and soon finds he is the legal guardian to two kids, Clovis and Celia. He tries to decline ... view
Character:
Russell Donovan
Dec 1981 (first aired)
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A ... view
Character:
Sheriff Floyd Gilmore (21 ep.)
1981
A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the ... view
Character:
Actor (Lou)
1981
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued b ... view
Character:
Ranger Captain Dan Reid
1981
The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients. ... view
Character:
Shad Fleming
Dec 1980 (first aired)
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar ... view
Character:
Stephen Parker (1 ep.)
Aug 1979 (first aired)
240-Robert is an American drama series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the Los Ang ... view
Character:
Trap Applegate (16 ep.)
Sep 1977 (first aired)
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard ... view
Character:
George Washburn (2 ep.)
1976
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II. ... view
Character:
ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek
1976
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But j ... view
Character:
Martin McCormick
Feb 1975 (first aired)
S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California c ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1974 (first aired)
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their l ... view
Character:
Russell Matthews (2 ep.)
Mar 1973 (first aired)
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Oct 1972 (first aired)
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu. ... view
Character:
Deputy Hank Archer (1 ep.)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed b ... view
Character:
Steve Walker (1 ep.)
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawma ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series prem ... view
Character:
Russell Donovan (1 ep.)