Frank Morris Perry (28 March 1925 – 19 September 2021) was a British actor, best known for his roles on television.
Perry was born in
Bromley
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Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...
,
Kent
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,
England
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.
[ His TV credits include '' City Beneath the Sea'', '' The Avengers'', '']Z-Cars
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'', '' Champion House'', ''The Champions
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'', ''The Persuaders!
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'', ''Doctor Who
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'' (in the serial ''Colony in Space
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The serial, wriiten by Malcolm ...
''), ''Doomwatch
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'', ''Special Branch
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'', ''The Sweeney
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'',Reilly, Ace of Spies
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'', ''The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'', ''Midsomer Murders
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'' and ''Not Going Out
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''. His film credits include '' Nothing But the Night'' (1973), ''One Hour to Zero
''One Hour To Zero'' is a film made in 1976 by Charles Barker Films for the Children's Film Foundation.listing
at Chi ...
'' (1976), ''Sweeney!
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'' (1977), '' The Human Factor'' (1979), ''Silver Dream Racer
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'' (1980), '' The Bunker'' (1981) and '' Crush'' (2001).[ In 2004 he appeared in the BAFTA award-winning short film ''Letters of Service''.
In 1953, Perry wed British actress Margaret Ashcroft, and they remained married until her death in 2016. They had four children.]
Filmography
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1925 births
2021 deaths
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
English male film actors
English male television actors
Male actors from Kent
People from Bromley
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