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Rod Perry
American actor (1934-2020) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
Roderick Maurice Perry was an American actor best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series S.W.A.T. Perry also played leading roles in two blaxploitation movies in the mid-1970s: The Black Godfather (1974) and The Black Gestapo (1975).
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S.W.A.T.Film, Deke's Dad1994
Babylon 5Series, General Netter1975
Barney MillerSeries, Sgt. Wilson
S.W.A.T.Series, 1975Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay
The Black GestapoFilm, 1975General Ahmed1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanFilm, Joe Pittman
The Black GodfatherFilm, 1974J. J.
Trapped Beneath the SeaFilm, 1974Jimmy1970
The Evil WithinFilm, RodStevens1968
I Need a Ride to CaliforniaFilm, Rod1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1934Born30 July 1934Also in Français
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Other TV appearances include Barney Miller, Good Times, Babylon 5, and the 1974 TV movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Trapped Beneath the Sea. In the 2000s, Perry had a cameo role in the 2003 film version of S.W.A.T., playing the father of the character he portrayed three decades earlier in the TV series, played on this occasion by LL Cool J.
