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

Known For: Acting

Born: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA, 1941-01-04

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	Lipstick	Martin McCormick	53
2	1976	Midway	ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek	66
3	1981	A Matter of Life and Death	Shad Fleming	0
4	1981	The Legend of the Lone Ranger	Ranger Captain Dan Reid	50
5	1981	Only When I Laugh	Actor (Lou)	60
6	1982	Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang	Russell Donovan	20
7	1982	Money on the Side	Tom Westmore	52
8	1983	I Married Wyatt Earp	John Behan	57
9	1985	I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later	Wes Morrison	60
10	1985	The Other Lover	Peter Fielding	50
11	1987	The Last Fling	Jason Elliot	48
12	1987	Independence	Sheriff	0
13	1988	Nightingales	Dr. Roger Trainor	0
14	1989	She Knows Too Much	Matthew Bream	78
15	1989	Farewell to the King	Gen. MacArthur	60
16	1992	Secrets	Dan Adams	38
17	1995	Eye of the Stalker	Duncan Emerson	80
18	1996	Independence Day	Secret Serviceman	69
19	1996	The Evening Star	Sitcom Parent	59
20	1997	Fools Rush In	Richard Whitman	64
21	1997	George of the Jungle	Arthur Stanhope	56
22	1998	Crossing Paths	Bob Miano	20
23	1998	Safety Patrol!	Mr. Zapruder	44
24	1998	Ground Control	Senator Rutherford	56
25	2002	The Sweetest Thing	Judy's Father	56
26	2007	Agenda	John Linney	0
27	2008	Loaded	Evan Price	44

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Cheyenne		58
2	1967	Mannix	Steve Walker	67
3	1972	Kung Fu		76
4	1973	Police Story		71
5	1974	Little House on the Prairie	Russell Matthews	80
6	1975	S.W.A.T.		70
7	1977	The Love Boat	George Washburn	63
8	1979	240-Robert	Trap Applegate	55
9	1980	Magnum, P.I.		73
10	1981	Falcon Crest	Sheriff Floyd Gilmore	56
11	1982	Teachers Only		50
12	1982	Hotel		68
13	1983	Wizards and Warriors		68
14	1983	Boone		75
15	1984	Hunter	Steven Stag	72
16	1984	Paper Dolls	Michael Caswell	55
17	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Judge Perry Sillman	75
18	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Dan Remsen	75
19	1986	L.A. Law	Richard Lauderbach	71
20	1986	Throb		57
21	1989	Coach	Arthur Blackmore	69
22	1992	Renegade		66
23	1993	Home Free	Judge Cavanaugh	60
24	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Robert Brantigan	71
25	1994	Friends	Mr. Burgin	84
26	1995	JAG	Roland Sims	73
27	1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Hamilton Bell	75
28	1996	7th Heaven	Terry Richardson	64
29	1997	Veronica's Closet	Byron Blair	51
30	1997	The Wonderful World of Disney	Mr. Zapruder	67
31	1998	The Army Show	Nelson Caeser	30
32	1998	Air America	Frank Arnett	55
33	1999	Providence	Charles Frank	65
34	1999	Family Law	Senator Harlan Bell	82
35	1999	The West Wing	Bill Wakefield	82
36	2001	Scrubs	Harrison	80
37	2003	Threat Matrix	Senator Otto	60
38	2003	Cold Case	Al 'Baltimore Red' Soddenheim (2009)	78
39	2004	Veronica Mars	Principal Alan Moorehead	78
40	2005	Cuts		95
41	2005	The Closer	Walter Langner	79
42	2006	Pepper Dennis	Mr. Meryl	52
43	2011	Mr. Sunshine	Howard	63