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John Bennett Perry

 
Actor: John Bennett Perry
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  • Born: Jan 04, 1941 in Williamstown, Massachusetts
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
  • Career Highlights: Protecting the King
  • First Major Screen Credit: Protecting the King (2007)

Biography

Supporting actor John Bennett Perry has performed in a variety of venues, including television, feature films, theater, and as a member of the Serendipity Singers. A native of Williamstown, MA, Perry studied psychology and music at St. Lawrence University. After appearing both on and off-Broadway, he entered feature films in Midway (1976). Perry's television credits include regular roles on such series as Falcon Crest and guest-starring roles on series such as Civil Wars, Murder She Wrote, and Silk Stalkings. He has also appeared on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. Some viewers may recognize Perry as the clean-shaven, nice smelling sailor from Old Spice cologne television commercials of the 1970s and 1980s. Perry's son, Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler on the hit sitcom Friends, is a rising star of films and television. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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John Bennett Perry

Perry covers Lyle Lovett's "If I Had a Boat" at a private event, June 21, 2008
Born January 4, 1941 (1941-01-04) (age 68)
United States
Occupation Actor

John Bennett Perry (born January 4, 1941) is an American actor and former model. He is the father of actor Matthew Perry.

Biography

Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the son of Maria Schaefer (née Bennett) and Alton L. Perry.[1] He has married twice. His first wife was Suzanne Perry Morrison (a former press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau), with whom he is father of actor Matthew Perry, born August 19, 1969, known for portraying Chandler Bing on Friends. Perry and Morrison divorced before Matthew's first birthday. He also has a daughter, Mia Perry, born 1986, with his second and current wife, Debbie.

Perry is well known for playing the clean-shaven "sailor" in the Old Spice commercials of the 1970s and 1980s. He has appeared in numerous films and television programs, including Independence Day, George of the Jungle, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The West Wing, L.A. Law, Days of our Lives, Little House on the Prairie, 240-Robert, Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote and Magnum, P.I.. He also portrayed General Douglas MacArthur in Farewell to the King.

He appeared alongside his son (portraying his father) in the 1997 movie Fools Rush In, and in the episode "My Unicorn" of the sitcom Scrubs. He also appeared in an episode of Friends ("The One with Rachel's New Dress"), playing the father of Rachel Green's boyfriend Joshua.

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