Background
Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Perry was a standout basketball player at Stanford University and graduated in 1979 with a degree in theatre arts
As an actor, Perry is primarily known for his role as Teddy Rutherford, one of Coach Ken Reeves" new players in the third season of the Columbia Broadcasting System television series The White Shadow. Perry, who stands 6"2", was a four-year letterman and starting guard for the Cardinal. He led the Cardinal in scoring average his senior season, 1978-1979, with 18.3 points per game, and he was an second-team All-Pac-10 selection.
He was drafted in the fifth round in 1979 by the Utah Jazz, but was cut before the regular season.
He then put his Stanford drama experience to work and landed the role of Rutherford on The White Shadow in 1980. He wore the uniform number 21 in his role, which is the same number he wore at Stanford.
Additionally, he appeared in the controversial 1986 film Soul Manitoba, which starred C. Thomas Howell as a Caucasian student who uses medication to disguise himself as an African American and obtain a Harvard Law School scholarship intended for African American students. Today, Perry coaches boys" basketball at Saint Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California.
In 1980, Perry was a cast member of the short-lived Public Broadcasting Service series Up and Coming, which was the first weekly American television drama centered on an African American family.