| Roger Perry | |
| Birth Date: | May 7, 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1958–2011 |
Roger Perry (May 7, 1933 – July 12, 2018) was an American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s. He served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the early 1950s.
In the 1960–1961 television season, Perry portrayed attorney Jim Harrigan, Jr. in Harrigan and Son, with Pat O'Brien as his father. He guest-starred on numerous American television series from the 1950s through the 1980s. His first television appearance was as Ted Jarvis in the 1958 episode "Paper Bullets" of the syndicated crime drama, U.S. Marshal. In 1960, he appeared with James Coburn and John Dehner in the episode "Friend of the Family" of The Texan,[1] and the premiere episode, "You're Only Young Twice," of New Comedy Showcase. He co-starred in the 1963–1964 series Arrest and Trial as Detective Sergeant Dan Kirby. He played the scriptwriter Cliff opposite Sharon Farrell and Franchot Tone on Alfred Hitchcock Hour Season 3 Episode 14 "Final Performance" which aired on 1/17/1965.
In NBC's Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (1967) he guested as a 20th-century U.S. Air Force pilot. Other television series in which he appeared include Combat!, Dr. Kildare, The Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, The Bob Newhart Show, Emergency!, Love, American Style, The Andy Griffith Show, The Invaders, Ironside, The F.B.I., The Eleventh Hour, The Munsters, Barnaby Jones, Adam-12, Falcon Crest, and a recurring role as headmaster Charles Parker on The Facts of Life.
Perry starred in two American International Pictures horror films featuring the vampire character Count Yorga. In Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), Perry portrayed Dr. James Hayes, the protagonist who uncovers the true nature of Yorga (but is attacked and killed by Yorga's brides). However, Perry returned as a different lead character in the sequel, The Return of Count Yorga (1971), as Professor David Baldwin. He also starred alongside Ray Milland and Rosey Grier as Dr. Philip Desmond in the cult classic The Thing with Two Heads.
Perry's first wife was Patricia Perry. They had two children, Christopher Perry and Dana Perry McNerney. They divorced in 1965. Perry married actress/comedian Jo Anne Worley on May 11, 1975. They divorced in 2000 and had no children. He later married actress Joyce Bulifant, and in 2014, Perry and Bulifant were honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California. Perry had one biological grandchild, Parker McNerney, by his daughter, Dana.[2]
Perry died from prostate cancer at age 85 at his home in Indian Wells, California, on July 12, 2018.[3] [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Flying Fontaines | Paul Fontaine | ||
| 1963 | Follow the Boys | Radarman Billy Pulaski | ||
| 1966 | The Cat | Pete Kilby | ||
| 1967 | You've Got to Be Smart | Jerry Harper | ||
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Ned Hunter | ||
| 1970 | Count Yorga, Vampire | Dr. James 'Jim' Hayes | ||
| 1971 | The Return of Count Yorga | Dr. David Baldwin | ||
| 1972 | The Thing with Two Heads | Dr. Philip Desmond | ||
| 1979 | Roller Boogie | Roger Barkley | ||
| 1988 | Operation Warzone | American Soldier | ||
| 2005 | Dirty Love | Joe | ||
| 2010 | Wreckage | Sheriff Macabee |