Percy Rodrigues Net Worth is $17 Million Percy Rodrigues Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
A symbol of intelligence, leadership and moral strength in his various 60s and 70s roles, African-Canadian actor Percy Rodrigues rose in Hollywood stature during the late 60s following a couple of earlier Broadway appearances. The serenely handsome, distinguished-looking actor also became notable for helping to break racial barriers on TV and went...
Date Of Birth June 13, 1918 Place Of Birth Montréal, Québec, Canada Profession Actor Star Sign Gemini
# Trademark 1 Often played authority figures 2 Deep commanding voice
# Fact 1 His role as a neurosurgeon on the television series Peyton Place (1964) broke ground because he was cast as an authority figure when relatively few black actors were given such parts. 2 Has a daughter, Hollis, and a son, Gerald, from his first marriage. 3 He was usually credited as "Percy Rodriguez" due to a common misspelling. 4 A couple of months before his death, Percy participated in "The Shark is Still Working", a new documentary on the tremendous cultural impact Jaws had on society. He recorded the voiceover for the new documentary's trailer as he had done on the movie Jaws (1975). 5 Was an avid golfer, card player and jazz and blues enthusiast. 6 Solid, articulate, imposing African-Canadian actor who managed to avoid most of the standard stereotypes in Hollywood, usually playing white-collar roles such as a neurosurgeon on Peyton Place (1964). 7 Is the narrator of dozens of trailers.
Actor Title Year Status Character Foofur 1987 TV Series Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit 1987 TV Movie Dr. Froman Captain EO 1986 Short Narrator (voice, uncredited) Benson 1982-1985 TV Series Judge Harper / Ned Harper The Atlanta Child Murders 1985 TV Mini-Series Mayor Jackson Cutter to Houston 1983 TV Series Dr. Easley This Girl for Hire 1983 TV Movie Jonathan Eastman T.J. Hooker 1983 TV Series Jason BrainWaves 1982 Dr. Robinson Strike Force 1982 TV Series Mr. Ross Dynasty 1982 TV Series Dawson The Fall Guy 1981 TV Series Randy Deadly Blessing 1981 Narrator (voice) Heavy Metal 1981 Loknar (voice, uncredited) Angel Dusted 1981 TV Movie Dr. Kevin Hastings Galaxina 1980 Ordric's Voice (voice) Sanford 1980 TV Series Winston Barnaby Jones 1980 TV Series Joe Frazee The Night Rider 1979 TV Movie Robert The Duke 1979 TV Series Benny Roots: The Next Generations 1979 TV Mini-Series Boyd Moffatt James at 16 1978 TV Series Ring of Passion 1978 TV Movie John Roxborough The Astral Factor 1978 Captain Wells Lucan 1978 TV Series Arthur Dreber What's Happening!! 1977 TV Series Tod Miller The Jeffersons 1977 TV Series Dr. Bob Jessup The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977 TV Series Minister Enigma 1977 TV Movie Idi Ben Yousef Executive Suite 1976-1977 TV Series Malcolm Gibson Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers 1976 TV Mini-Series Nolan Wainwright Gemini Man 1976 TV Mini-Series General Most Wanted 1976 TV Series Mayor Stoddard Medical Center 1970-1976 TV Series Lieutenant Preston / Dr. Martin De Haven Doc 1976 TV Series Walters Hugo the Hippo 1975 Jorma's Father (voice) Sanford and Son 1975 TV Series Lou Turner The Lives of Jenny Dolan 1975 TV Movie Dr. Laurence Mallen Good Times 1975 TV Series Edgar Edwards The Last Survivors 1975 TV Movie Rudi Franco Planet of the Apes 1974 TV Series Aboro Apple's Way 1974 TV Series Commissioner Parks Toma 1974 TV Series Rhinoceros 1974 Mr. Nicholson Shaft 1973 TV Series Marcus Lowell The Starlost 1973 TV Series Sakharov Richards Faraday and Company 1973 TV Series Ambassador Genesis II 1973 TV Movie Primus Isaac Kimbridge The Rookies 1973 TV Series R.C. Taylor The Sixth Sense 1972 TV Series Lt. Woods / Sgt. Bruckner Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law 1972 TV Series Banacek 1972 TV Series Faldor The Legend of Hillbilly John 1972 Capt. Lojoie H. Desplain IV Come Back, Charleston Blue 1972 Bryce Cannon 1972 TV Series Robert Dalmont Ironside 1972 TV Series Mohammed Police Surgeon 1972 TV Series Talbot alias Joplin The Forgotten Man 1971 TV Movie Capt. Jackson Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1971 TV Series Charbout The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou 1971 TV Movie Charbout The Silent Force 1970-1971 TV Series Jason Hart The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 1970 TV Movie Frank Jones The Name of the Game 1969-1970 TV Series Paul Reston / Reston McQueen 1970 TV Series Graham Forbes Somerset 1970 TV Series Lieutenant (1971) Mission: Impossible 1966-1970 TV Series Jara / Arturo Sandoval / Captain Trez Mannix 1967-1969 TV Series Jim Chancellor / Roy Bradley Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969 TV Series Ernest Jackson / George Clark Then Came Bronson 1969 TV Series Mac Keller Peyton Place 1968-1969 TV Series Dr. Harry Miles / Harry Miles Adventures in Rainbow Country 1969 TV Series Jim Rusk The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968 Dr. Copeland (as Percy Rodriguez) The Sweet Ride 1968 Lieutenant Harvey Atkins (as Percy Rodriguez) Daktari 1966-1967 TV Series M'Kono / Metembe Tarzan 1967 TV Series Matusi Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1967 TV Series Detective John Rollins The Fugitive 1967 TV Series Sheriff's Sgt. Emery Dalton Star Trek 1967 TV Series Portmaster Stone The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 TV Series President Khufu The Wild Wild West 1966 TV Series Brutus The Plainsman 1966 Brother John Ben Casey 1965 TV Series Dr. Joseph Taylor Slattery's People 1965 TV Series Eddie Brookman David and Hazel: A Story in Communication 1964 Short Al Graham (as Percy Rodriguez) A Carol for Another Christmas 1964 TV Movie Charles Trouble fête 1964 Le policier noir Playdate 1961-1964 TV Series Dr. Kharma / Zawi Route 66 1964 TV Series Harry The Doctors and the Nurses 1963 TV Series Mr. Jackson Naked City 1963 TV Series Millard Jeffers Shoestring Theatre 1959-1963 TV Series Festival 1962 TV Series Encounter 1961 TV Series Q for Quest 1961 TV Series Tannahill Folio 1958 TV Series A Midsummer Theatre 1958 TV Mini-Series Honey Bees and Pollination 1957 Short Narrator (voice) Dorchester Theatre 1957 TV Mini-Series Tomahawk 1957 TV Series Iroqois Chieftain No Longer Vanishing 1955 Short Narrator (voice)
Self Title Year Status Character The Shark Is Still Working 2007 Documentary Himself The Making of 'Alien 3' 1992 TV Movie documentary Narrator Destination Dune 1984 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice) Who Will Teach Your Child? 1948 Documentary short Narrator (voice)
Known for movies Peyton Place (1968-1969) as Dr. Harry Miles / Harry Miles
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) as Dr. Copeland
Galaxina (1980) as Ordric's Voice
Genesis II (1973) as Primus Isaac Kimbridge