{"id":3856,"date":"2018-07-13T19:31:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T00:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2018-07-13T19:32:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T00:32:14","slug":"roger-perry-falcon-crest-star-trek-and-facts-of-life-actor-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/13\/roger-perry-falcon-crest-star-trek-and-facts-of-life-actor-dies-at-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Perry, \u2018Falcon Crest,\u2019 &#8216;Star Trek,&#8221; and \u2018Facts of Life\u2019 Actor, Dies at 85"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3857\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3857 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-jo-anne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-jo-anne.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-jo-anne-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-jo-anne-260x187.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-jo-anne-160x115.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actor Roger Perry and wife, Jo Anne Worley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Roger Perry, an actor who has appeared in shows such as \u201c<em>Star Trek<\/em>,\u201d \u201c<em>The Facts of Life<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>Ironside<\/em>,\u201d has died at the age of 85.<\/p>\n<p>Perry died Thursday following a battle with prostate cancer at his home in Indian Wells, California, the actor&#8217;s daughter told The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3183565558\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roger Perry was born on July 12, 2018, he was a film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s. He served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the early 1950s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3858 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-star-trekjpg-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-star-trekjpg-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-star-trekjpg-260x306.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-star-trekjpg-160x188.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roger-perry-star-trekjpg.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>In the 1960\u20131961 television season, Perry portrayed attorney Jim Harrigan, Jr. in Harrigan and Son. He guest-starred on numerous American television series from the 1950s through the 1980s. His first television appearance was as Ted Jarvis in the 1958 episode &#8220;Paper Bullets&#8221; of the syndicated crime drama, <em>U.S. Marshal<\/em>. He appeared with James Coburn and John Dehner in the 1960 episode &#8220;Friend of the Family&#8221; of <em>The Texan<\/em>. He co-starred in the 1963-1964 series <em>Arrest and Trial<\/em> as Detective Sergeant Dan Kirby.<\/p>\n<p>One of his best-known roles was that of Captain John Christopher in NBC&#8217;s <em>Star Trek<\/em> episode &#8220;Tomorrow Is Yesterday&#8221;. Other television series in which he appeared include <em>Emergency!<\/em>, <em>Love, American Style<\/em>, <em>The Andy Griffith Show<\/em>, <em>Ironside<\/em>, <em>The F.B.I.<\/em>, <em>The Eleventh Hour<\/em>, <em>The Munsters<\/em>, <em>Barnaby Jones<\/em>, <em>The Facts of Life<\/em>, <em>Adam-12,<\/em> and <em>Falcon Crest<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Perry starred in two popular American International Pictures (AIP) horror films featuring the vampire character, Count Yorga. <em>In Count Yorga, Vampire<\/em> (1970), he portrayed Dr. James Hayes, the protagonist who uncovers the true nature of Yorga (but is attacked and killed by Yorga&#8217;s brides). However, Perry returned as a different lead character in the sequel, <em>The Return of Count Yorga<\/em> (1971) as Professor David Baldwin.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3289558626\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perry married actress\/comedian Jo Anne Worley on May 11, 1975. They divorced in 2000 and had no children.<\/p>\n<p>Perry was married to actress Joyce Bulifant. In 2014 Perry and Bulifant were honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California.<\/p>\n<p>Perry died at age 85 on July 12, 2018 at his home in Indian Wells, California, from prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3860 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-560x440.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-260x204.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys-160x126.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/connie-francis_roger-perry-follow-the-boys.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Perry, an actor who has appeared in shows such as \u201cStar Trek,\u201d \u201cThe Facts of Life\u201d and \u201cIronside,\u201d has died at the age of 85. 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