
John Bennett Perry
Highest Rated: 57% Only When I Laugh (1981)
Lowest Rated: 11% Lipstick (1976)
Birthday: Jan 04, 1941
Birthplace: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
John Bennett Perry, father of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, is still best recognized as the suave sailor from the Old Spice fragrance commercials that ran during the 1970s and '80s. Embodying an extensive career of diverse TV work, feature films, theater, and music, however, Perry is much more than a corporate spokesmodel. Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1941, Perry got his start in New York, performing on and off Broadway. His success begat bicoastal opportunities, and he made his big-screen debut in 1976, appearing in a small role in the brutal revenge thriller "Lipstick." Perry's wide-ranging abilities as a character actor quickly made him one of the most prolific performers of the era. He landed memorable roles in dozens of television series, including gigs on the homesteader drama "Little House on the Prairie" and the mystery show "Murder, She Wrote." He was later honored for his work as a tireless sheriff in the 1987 TV movie "Independence," which received a Western Heritage award. Perry since popped up in major blockbusters like disaster maestro Roland Emmerich's "Independence Day," and the Brendon Fraiser family farce, "George of the Jungle." He has also appeared with his son Matthew several times (often playing his father) in movies like the 1997 romantic comedy "Fools Rush In" and the popular medical sitcom "Scrubs." Perry has also performed country music as part of The Ojai Valley Boys.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Agenda | John Linney (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crossing Paths | Bob Miano (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Safety Patrol | Mr. Norman Zapruder (Character) | - | 1998 |
32% | 64% | Fools Rush In | Richard Whitman (Character) | $29.3M | 1997 |
56% | 41% | George of the Jungle | Arthur Stanhope (Character) | $105.3M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eye of the Stalker: A Moment of Truth Movie | Duncan Emerson (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Secrets | Dan Adams (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Independence | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Last Fling | Jason Elliot (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Other Lover | Peter Fielding (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Married Wyatt Earp | John Behan (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 39% | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Ranger Captain Dan Reid (Character) | - | 1981 |
57% | 43% | Only When I Laugh | Lou (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 240-Robert | Deputy Theodore Roosevelt "Trap" Applegate III (Character) | - | 1979 |
11% | 37% | Lipstick | Martin McCormick (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Police Story | Sgt. Chick Torpi (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
68% | No Score Yet | Dirty Sexy Money | Hal Matheson (Guest Star) | 2008 |
82% | 81% | The Closer | Walter Langner (Guest Star) | 2006 |
92% | 78% | Veronica Mars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cuts | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
83% | 87% | Scrubs | Harrison (Guest Star) | 2004 |
33% | No Score Yet | Threat Matrix | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Providence | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
75% | 94% | The West Wing | Rep. Bill (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
46% | No Score Yet | It's Like, You Know ... | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Air America | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Veronica's Closet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Army Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
79% | 94% | Friends | Mr. Burgin (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Renegade | Ted Radford (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coach | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Falcon Crest | Sheriff Gilmore (Character) | 1981-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Steven Stag (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paper Dolls | Michael Caswell (Character) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barbary Coast | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Steve Walker (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Chick (Character) | 1973-1974 |
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