Rod Perry

Roderick Maurice Perry (July 30, 1934 – December 17, 2020) was an American actor best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series S.W.A.T. Perry also played leading roles in two blaxploitation movies in the mid-1970s: The Black Godfather (1974) and The Black Gestapo (1975). Other TV appearances include Barney Miller, Good Times, Babylon 5, and the 1974 TV movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Trapped Beneath the Sea. In the 2000s, Perry had a cameo role in the 2003 film version of S.W.A.T., playing the father of the character he portrayed three decades earlier in the TV series, played on this occasion by LL Cool J.

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GOOD TIMES · S6, E20

A Matter of Mothers

Willona is forced into the stand of a lifetime when Penny's natural mother comes to reclaim Willona's adopted daughter. Penny and Willona are at first pleasantly surprised when special gifts begin arriving from a mysterious source, but horrified when they discover just who that source is.
BARNEY MILLER · S1, E2

Experience

Fish is convinced he is too old to be a detective and wants to retire, while Capt. Barney Miler is faced with the problem of finding a bomber who has been destroying public buildings. The Commissioner is breathing down Barney's neck to get a lead on the bomber, and Fish insists he can't keep up with the younger officers and wishes to retire. Barney tries to talk Fish out of his decision, but he has trouble keeping the older man awake to listen to his arguments.

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