Henry Ross Perot is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988. Perot Systems was bought by ...
Abruptly quit the presidential race in 1992, citing a government conspiracy to disrupt his daughter's wedding and remove him from the race by force. He tried to restart his campaign several months later, to no avail.
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Engaged in a live debate with Vice-President Al Gore on The Larry King Show.
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So badly alienated his supporters with his abrupt withdrawal from the 1992 presidential election that, when he tried to restart his campaign months later, he couldn't even attract paid help to work in his headquarters.
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Claimed that as a boy in his native Texarkana, Texas, he delivered newspapers on horseback.
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His father was a cotton-picker.
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He made Eagle Scout in 1943, and was a recipient of the distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
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Attended the United States Naval Academy.
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Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1953 and served as an officer during the Korean War.
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Member and alumni of Phi Theta Kappa
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Inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1985.
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Was lampooned on the US children's show Sesame Street (1969) in the form of a bird puppet named "H. Ross Parrot".
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Born at 5:34am-CDT
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Talking with David Frost
1996
TV Series
Guest
A National Town Meeting: Who Is Ross Perot?
1992
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing
2011
TV Movie documentary
The Return of the War Room
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as H. Ross Perot)
Larry King Live
2004
TV Series
Himself
The War Room
1993
Documentary
Himself (as H. Ross Perot)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1993
TV Series
Himself
The Last Party
1993
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Meet the Press
1992-1993
TV Series
Himself
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood
1993
TV Movie
Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
1993
TV Special documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Maury
1993
TV Series
Himself
1992 Presidential Debates
1992
TV Series
Himself
This Week
1992
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1992
TV Series
Himself - Guest
CBS This Morning
1989
TV Series
Himself
Della
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
TV Series
Himself - Guest
He Said, She Said
1970
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Race for the White House
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Making of Trump
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Fox Files
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Great Presidential Debates
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Moyers & Company
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
41
2012/II
Documentary
Himself
How to Survive a Plague
2012
Documentary
Himself
Reagan
2011
Documentary
Himself
Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
2009
Documentary
Himself
A Call to Arms
2009
Documentary
Himself
The Fight for the White House
2008
Video documentary
Himself
60 Minutes
2003-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presidential Candidate (segment "Wake-Up Call") / Himself - Politician
Maxed Out
2006
Documentary
Himself
I Love the '90s
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Spin
1995
Documentary
Himself
The Voters' Voice
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself
Feed
1992
Documentary
Himself
The Panama Deception
1992
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
The War Room (1993) as Himself
The Return of the War Room (2008) as Himself
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011) as Actor
Kathie Lee Gifford's Celebration of Motherhood (1993) as Himself
$4.1 Billion
