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Rod Perry
Actor
Died December 17, 2020 (79 years)
Rod Perry is a former 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.
Filmography
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as Deke's Dad |
| 1993 | Babylon 5 (TV Series) · as General Netter |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture · as Security Guard |
| 1975 | The Black Gestapo · as General Ahmed |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) · as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Sgt. Wilson |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman · as Joe Pittman |
| 1974 | The Black Godfather · as J. J. |
| 1974 | Good Times (TV Series) · as Jeffrey |
| 1970 | The Evil Within · as RodStevens |
| 1968 | I Need a Ride to California · as Rod |