Biography
Roderick Maurice Perry (July 30, 1934 β December 17, 2020) 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). 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.
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Filmography
all 9
Movies 5
TV Shows 4
self 1
General Netter
Babylon 5 (1994)
TV
6.44
Gen. Ahmed
The Black Gestapo (1975)
Movie
Sergeant David 'Deacon' Kay
S.W.A.T. (1975)
TV
6
Sgt. Wilson
Barney Miller (1975)
TV
5.5
J. J.
The Black Godfather (1974)
Movie
Joe Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Movie
Rod Stevens
The Evil Within (1970)
Movie
Rod
I Need a Ride to California (1968)
Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Ratings
Average 6
Based on 49.5 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1974
1975
1975
1994
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-07-30
Deathday2020-12-17 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceCoatesville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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