Percy Rodriguez was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. Born in the Saint-Henri neighborhood in Montreal, his birth surname was "Rodrigues," but after it was misspelled in a Broadway program early in his career, "Rodriguez" became his de facto stage name and most of his acting credits are under that spelling. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage.

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  • Percy Rodriguez was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. Born in the Saint-Henri neighborhood in Montreal, his birth surname was "Rodrigues," but after it was misspelled in a Broadway program early in his career, "Rodriguez" became his de facto stage name and most of his acting credits are under that spelling. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage. Rodriguez started his acting career in the 1930s appearing in stage plays and television series in his native country. He eventually moved to New York City where he made his Broadway theatre debut in Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic in 1960. He first gained widespread notoriety in 1968 for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Harry Miles in the prime time soap opera Peyton Place. Rodriguez managed to avoid the stereotypical roles typically given to Black actors at the time. His deep, authoritative voice and articulate speaking manner helped Rodriguez to be cast usually as intelligent authority figures. He also narrated numerous movie trailers and documentaries throughout his career. He retired from acting in 1987 but continued to do voiceovers. He spoke of his narration of the trailer for Jaws in the documentary The Shark is Still Working. This was his final public appearance. Rodriguez died of kidney failure at his Indio, California home.
  • Percy Rodriguez war ein kanadischer Schauspieler. Der afro-kanadische Schauspieler Percy Rodriguez begann seine Filmkarriere in den 1950er Jahren in Film und Fernsehen seiner Heimat Kanada. Schon Ende der 50er Jahre trat er auch erstmals in US-amerikanischen Produktionen auf. Bis in die zweite Hälfte der 1980er Jahre wirkte er in mehr als 80 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen mit, darunter in fast 20 Kinoproduktionen. Dabei konnte er meist vermeiden, stereotype Rollen farbiger Schauspieler verkörpern zu müssen. So spielte er in der Fernsehserie Peyton Place gegen Ende der 1960er Jahre einen Neurochirurgen und in der Science-Fiction-Serie Raumschiff Enterprise einen hohen Offizier. Besonders bekannt war er für seine Rollen als Sprecher, vor allem in unzähligen Trailern für Kinofilme.
  • Percy Rodrigues, actor canadiense,
  • Percy Rodrigues est un acteur canadien, né le 13 juin 1918 à Montréal, et décédé le 6 septembre 2007. Il est quelquefois crédité sous le nom de José Rodriguez. Extraits d'un article publié dans le télé-horaire La Semaine à Radio-Canada, de la semaine du 28 avril au 4 mai 1962, à la page 4: « D'ascendance portugaise, José ou Percy Rodriguez [est né] dans une modeste maison du quartier Saint-Henri, à Montréal » Le même article évoque également sa prestation en tant que la figure du fameux Emperor Jones d’Eugene O'Neill qui à valu à José Rodriguez le premier prix d’interprétation masculine au Festival dramatique national de 1950. En 1955 il a joué dans la pièce Cyclone de Simon Gantillon, mise en scène par Pierre Dagenais, et n’a presque pas cessé d’interpréter, à la scène, à la radio et à la télévision, dans des œuvres dramatiques française ou canadiennes. Il a également joué le rôle de Ganawahto « l’Insondable » du téléroman de Guy Dufresne Kanawio.
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  • Percy Rodriguez was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. Born in the Saint-Henri neighborhood in Montreal, his birth surname was "Rodrigues," but after it was misspelled in a Broadway program early in his career, "Rodriguez" became his de facto stage name and most of his acting credits are under that spelling. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage.
  • Percy Rodriguez war ein kanadischer Schauspieler. Der afro-kanadische Schauspieler Percy Rodriguez begann seine Filmkarriere in den 1950er Jahren in Film und Fernsehen seiner Heimat Kanada. Schon Ende der 50er Jahre trat er auch erstmals in US-amerikanischen Produktionen auf. Bis in die zweite Hälfte der 1980er Jahre wirkte er in mehr als 80 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen mit, darunter in fast 20 Kinoproduktionen.
  • Percy Rodrigues, actor canadiense,
  • Percy Rodrigues est un acteur canadien, né le 13 juin 1918 à Montréal, et décédé le 6 septembre 2007. Il est quelquefois crédité sous le nom de José Rodriguez.
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