Rod Perry (actor)
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Rod Perry is 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
, and Babylon 5
.
More recently, Perry had a cameo role in the film version of S.W.A.T.
, playing the father of the character he portrayed nearly three decades earlier in the TV series, played on this occasion by LL Cool J
.
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Actor
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best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. (TV series)
----S.W.A.T. is a 1970s American television series about the adventures of the WCPD's Olympic Division Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city....
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Perry also played leading roles in two blaxploitation
Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre which emerged in the United States circa 1970. It is considered an ethnic sub-genre of the general category of exploitation films. Blaxploitation films were originally made specifically for an urban black audience, although the genre's audience...
movies in the mid-1970s: The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather is a blaxploitation film released in 1974. It was written and directed by John Evans, and stars Rod Perry, Don Chastain, and Jimmy Witherspoon.-Plot:...
(1974) and The Black Gestapo
The Black Gestapo
The Black Gestapo is a 1975 nazi-blaxploitation film about a vigilante named General Ahmed, who starts an inner-city "People's Army" to protect the black citizens of Watts...
(1975).
Other TV appearances include Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Barney Miller is a situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker...
, Good Times
Good Times
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...
, and Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
.
More recently, Perry had a cameo role in the film version of S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. (film)
S.W.A.T. is a 2003 action-crime film directed by Clark Johnson, and is based on the 1975 television series of the same name. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J and Michelle Rodriguez. It was produced by Neal H...
, playing the father of the character he portrayed nearly three decades earlier in the TV series, played on this occasion by LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
.