Felton Perry (born September 11, 1945) is an American actor. He is most notable for his roles as Deputy Obrah Eaker in the 1973 movie '' Walking Tall'', and as Inspector Early Smith in the 1973 movie ''

Magnum Force ''Magnum Force'' is a 1973 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film ''Dirty Harry''. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on '' Ra ...

'', the second film in the ''

Dirty Harry ''Dirty Harry'' is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ''Dirty Harry'' series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFP ...

'' series. Felton's other well-known role is in the 1987 science fiction movie '' RoboCop'' as Donald Johnson, an executive at the corporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP). He reprised his role as Johnson in the sequels ''

RoboCop 2 ''RoboCop 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the ...

'' (1990) and ''

RoboCop 3 ''RoboCop 3'' is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Fred Dekker and written by Dekker and Frank Miller. It is the sequel to the 1990 film '' RoboCop 2'' and the third entry in the ''RoboCop'' franchise. It stars Robert B ...

'' (1993). Perry is also a playwright known for such plays as ''

Buy the Bi and Bye ''Buy the Bi and Bye'' is an American play written by Felton Perry that was first staged in 1976 at the Actor's Theater in Los Angeles, California. Plot A group of mostly black actors gather at a theater to read through a fictional play called '' ...

'' which in 1976 the ''Progress Bulletin'' called an "offbeat and hilarious black satire with a zinging performance by Ron Thompson."

Career

A life member of the Actors Studio, Felton starred on the television show ''

Hooperman ''Hooperman'' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on ABC from September 23, 1987, to July 19, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman, played by John R ...

'' as Inspector Clarence McNeil. He has made guest appearances on many TV series, including '' 227'', '' Adam-12'', '' Ironside'', ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...

'', ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'', ''

Cagney and Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very di ...

'', ''

What's Happening Now!! ''What's Happening Now!!'' is an American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–79 sitcom '' What's Happening!!'' focusing on its main characters as adults. It aired in first-run broadcast syndication from September 7, 1985 until March 26, 19 ...

'', '' Ironside'', '' Mannix'', ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from S ...

'', ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was o ...

'', ''

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart t ...

'', '' N.Y.P.D. Blue'', '' Judging Amy'', ''

Civil Wars A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...

'', '' Murphy Brown'', '' Stingray'', ''

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,'' '' Sports Night'' and ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

''. He has also voiced characters in animation including the feature film ''

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat ''The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'' is a 1974 American adult animated anthology black comedy film directed by Robert Taylor as a sequel to Ralph Bakshi's ''Fritz the Cat'' (1972), adapted from the comic strip by Robert Crumb, neither of whom had ...

'' and the children's television series ''

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated mystery comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is the eighth incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise and depicts younger versions of the title character and his human companions ...

''.

Partial filmography

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Medium Cool ''Medium Cool'' is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notab ...

'' (1969) – Black Militant *''

Brute Corps ''Brute Corps'' is a 1971 American exploitation film. It was the directorial debut of Jerry Jameson. Plot Kevin, a draft dodging pacifist and Terry, a beautiful hitchhiker, travel to Mexico and encounter a gang of mercenaries awaiting their next ...

'' (1971) – Hill *''

Night Call Nurses ''Night Call Nurses'' is a 1972 American sex comedy film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It is the third in Roger Corman's "nurses" cycle of films, starting with '' The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three young nurses work in a psych ward at a hosp ...

'' (1972) – Jude *'' Trouble Man'' (1972) – Bobby Golden *'' Walking Tall'' (1973) – Deputy Obrah Eaker *''

'' (1973) – Inspector Early Smith *''

'' (1974) – (voice) *''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...

'' (1974) – SFFD Firefighter Scott *'' Sudden Death'' (1977) – Wyatt Spain *''

Mean Dog Blues ''Mean Dog Blues'' is a 1978 American drama film directed by Mel Stuart. It stars Gregg Henry and Kay Lenz. Plot After hitchhiking a car ride with a drunken politician and his seductive wife, Paul Ramsey, a singer, offers to take the rap in cour ...

'' (1978) – Jake Turner *'' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986) – Al *'' RoboCop'' (1987) – Donald Johnson *'' Weeds'' (1987) – Associate Warden *'' Checking Out'' (1989) – Dr. Duffin *''

'' (1990) – Donald Johnson *''

Talent for the Game ''Talent for the Game'' is a 1991 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, and Jeff Corbett. The plot concerns a baseball scout. Scenes were filmed on the Palouse in the s ...

'' (1991) – Fred *''Perfume'' (1991) – Freddy *'' Let's Kill All the Lawyers'' (1992) – Cyrus *''

'' (1993) – Donald Johnson *''

Relentless 3 ''Relentless 3'' is a 1993 crime thriller film written and directed by James Lemmo. The tagline for the film was: "''When the fear stops...you're dead!''" ''Relentless 3'' was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the third installment in ...

'' (1993) – Detective Ziskie *''

Puppet Master 4 ''Puppet Master 4'' is a 1993 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, a sequel to 1991's '' Puppet Master III'', and stars Gordon Curr ...

'' (1993) – Dr. Carl Baker *''

Dumb & Dumber ''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey a ...

'' (1994) – Detective Dale *''Dark Breed'' (1996) – Astronaut Bill Powell *''Buck and the Magic Bracelet'' (1999) – Shanka *''Hollywood Vampyr'' (2002) – Professor Chiles *''The Members'' (2007) – Mjaji *''Robodoc: The Creation of Robocop'' (Documentary) (TBA) – Himself

Television appearances

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Room 222 ''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 8:30 ( EST) fo ...

'' (1969) – E.M. Farmer *'' Ironside'' (1969–1973) – Gilbert Loggins / Roger Stewart / Mustafa / Charlie Tattersall *'' Dragnet'' (1970) – Howie Frazer *''

Julia Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g ...

'' (1970) – Jerome *''

Nanny and the Professor ''Nanny and the Professor'' is an early 1970s American sitcom created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century-Fox Television that aired on ABC from January 21, 1970 until December 27, 1971. During pre-production, the proposed t ...

'' (1970) – Fred *'' O'Hara, US Treasury'' (1971–1972) – Don Eberly / Billy Trent *'' Adam-12'' (1971–1972) – Floyd Sinclair / Cleotis James *'' Mannix'' (1972) – Jesse / Berdue *'' Medical Center'' (1974) – Jeff *'' Police Story'' (1975) – Clyde Williamson *''

'' (1978) – Alexander Street *''

'' (1982–1985) – Bobby Castro / Alonzo / Carter Reese *''

Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very di ...

'' (1985) – Earl Covay *''

'' (1987–1989) – Inspector Clarence McNeil *''

'' (1986–1990) – Detective Lester Tuttle *''Daughter of the Streets'' (1990) - Captain Towers *'' Murphy Brown'' (1991) – John Lloyd Barrows *''

'' (1991–1992) – Lester *'' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1993) – Mr. Foster *''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...

'' (1994) – Calvin Butler *''

Living Single ''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and profes ...

'' (1995) – Bernie *'' Sports Night'' (1998) – Man *'' Judging Amy'' (2002) – Dr. Connelly

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