Felton Perry

Biography

Felton Perry is a retired American actor, born in Chicago, whose screen credits include Deputy Obrah Eaker in Walking Tall (1973) and Inspector Early Smith in Magnum Force (1973), the second Dirty Harry film. He played Donald Johnson, an Omni Consumer Products executive, in RoboCop (1987) and reprised the part in RoboCop 2 (1990) and RoboCop 3 (1993). A life member of the Actors Studio, Perry starred as Inspector Clarence McNeil on Hooperman and guest starred on series such as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Murphy Brown and The West Wing. He voiced characters in The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Perry also wrote plays, including Buy the Bi and Bye, which the Progress Bulletin in 1976 praised as an offbeat and hilarious black satire.

81years old

Turns 82 on September 11in 333 days

Born September 11, 1945Chicago
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 24 years1973 to 1997

Genres

Action58%, 7 films
Thriller42%, 5 films
Comedy33%, 4 films
Crime33%, 4 films
Sci-Fi33%, 4 films

First and latest

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Early training
Felton Perry was a life member of the Actors Studio and starred as Inspector Clarence McNeil on the television show Hooperman.
Behind the camera
Perry was also a playwright. In 1976 the Progress Bulletin described his play Buy the Bi and Bye as an offbeat and hilarious black satire, and praised Ron Thompson's zinging performance in it.

Felton Perry movies on Netflix

Dark Breed1997IMDb rating 4.3as Powell
The Sweeper1996IMDb rating 5.1as Foster
Dumb & Dumber1994IMDb rating 7.3as Detective Dale
Puppet Master 41993IMDb rating 5.1as Dr. Carl Baker
RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9as Donald Johnson
Checking Out1988IMDb rating 4.8as Dr. Duffin
RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6as Johnson
Down and Out in Beverly Hills1986IMDb rating 6.3as Al
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat1974IMDb rating 5.2
The Towering Inferno1974IMDb rating 7.0as Scott
Magnum Force1973IMDb rating 7.2as Early Smith
Walking Tall1973IMDb rating 6.9as Obra Eaker

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Dumb & Dumber1994 Comedyas Detective Dale
IMDb rating 7.3448K votes
RoboCop1987 Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Johnson
IMDb rating 7.6312K votes
Magnum Force1973as Early Smith
IMDb rating 7.272K votes
RoboCop 21990as Donald Johnson
IMDb rating 5.9101K votes
Puppet Master 41993as Dr. Carl Baker
IMDb rating 5.14.4K votes
Walking Tall1973as Obra Eaker
IMDb rating 6.97.7K votes
The Towering Inferno1974as Scott
IMDb rating 7.054K votes
Down and Out in Beverly Hills1986as Al
IMDb rating 6.320K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jeff Daniels

Peter Weller

Dan O'Herlihy

Michael Shamus Wiles

Nancy Allen

Films together

Jeff Daniels2 films together, 1988 to 1994
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- Dumb & Dumber1994IMDb rating 7.3Perry as Detective DaleDaniels as Harry Dunne
- Checking Out1988IMDb rating 4.8Perry as Dr. DuffinDaniels as Ray Macklin
Peter Weller2 films together, 1987 to 1990
Peter Weller's page
- RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9Perry as Donald JohnsonWeller as RoboCop
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6Perry as JohnsonWeller as Murphy / RoboCop
Dan O'Herlihy2 films together, 1987 to 1990
Dan O'Herlihy's page
- RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9Perry as Donald JohnsonO'Herlihy as The Old Man
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6Perry as JohnsonO'Herlihy as The Old Man
Michael Shamus Wiles2 films together, 1993 to 1996
Michael Shamus Wiles's page
- The Sweeper1996IMDb rating 5.1Perry as FosterWiles as Jeremiah Pope
- Puppet Master 41993IMDb rating 5.1Perry as Dr. Carl BakerWiles as Stanley
Nancy Allen2 films together, 1987 to 1990
Nancy Allen's page
- RoboCop 21990IMDb rating 5.9Perry as Donald JohnsonAllen as Officer Anne Lewis
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6Perry as JohnsonAllen as Lewis