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Ernest Perry Jr.(1947-2023)

  • Actor
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Ernest Perry Jr. was born on 30 May 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Liar Liar (1997), The Color of Money (1986) and Dunston Checks In (1996). He was married to Alice Carol. He died on 23 November 2023 in Schiller Park, Illinois, USA.
BornMay 30, 1947
DiedNovember 23, 2023(76)
BornMay 30, 1947
DiedNovember 23, 2023(76)
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Known for

Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
Liar Liar
6.9
  • Bailiff
  • 1997
Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Color of Money (1986)
The Color of Money
7.0
  • Eye Doctor
  • 1986
Sam in Dunston Checks In (1996)
Dunston Checks In
5.4
  • Doorman
  • 1996
Shad Moss in Roll Bounce (2005)
Roll Bounce
6.2
  • Donald Robinson
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Untitled Lena Waithe Project
    • Dr. Rustin
    • TV Movie
  • Kelsey Grammer, Russell Hornsby, and Rachelle Lefevre in Proven Innocent (2019)
    Proven Innocent
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Harvey Birkbeck
    • 2019
  • Animator (2018)
    Animator
    4.1
    • Abe the Barber
    • 2018
  • Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, and LaRoyce Hawkins in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Reginald
    • Willy
    • 2015–2018
  • Lynn Whitfield in The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Reverend
    • 2018
  • The Last Rites of Joe May (2011)
    The Last Rites of Joe May
    6.8
    • Driver
    • 2011
  • The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas (2002)
    The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas
    8.2
    Podcast Series
    • (voice)
    • 2010
  • Rob Brown in The Express (2008)
    The Express
    7.2
    • Preacher
    • 2008
  • John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott in The Promotion (2008)
    The Promotion
    5.6
    • Man in Audience (as Ernst Perry Jr.)
    • 2008
  • The Trouble with Dee Dee (2005)
    The Trouble with Dee Dee
    6.5
    • Poker Player #2
    • 2005
  • Shad Moss in Roll Bounce (2005)
    Roll Bounce
    6.2
    • Donald Robinson
    • 2005
  • The Last Frontier (2002)
    The Last Frontier
    6.1
    Short
    • TV Man
    • 2002
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman in Love Liza (2002)
    Love Liza
    6.9
    • Trucker
    • 2002
  • Turks (1999)
    Turks
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Raymond Fonvil
    • 1999
  • Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
    Liar Liar
    6.9
    • Bailiff
    • 1997
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Admiral Charles Whatley
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Earnest Perry Jr.
  • Born
    • May 30, 1947
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 2023
    • Schiller Park, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Alice Carol? - 2017 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    (2005, March - April) Appeared as Troy Maxson in the August Wilson play "Fences" produced by the Arden Theatre Company, on the F. Otto Haas Stage, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Suspenders" at the Chicago Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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