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name: "Luke Perry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/luke-perry"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 October 1966"
died: "4 March 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T00:59:02.944262+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Luke Perry

Actor. Born 11 October 1966 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. Died 4 March 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 October 1966, Mansfield, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 4 March 2019
- **Active:** 1997–2019
- **Also known as:** Coy Luther Perry III

## Biography

Luke Perry was an American actor, born Coy Luther Perry III on 11 October 1966 in Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to pursue acting and gained early television roles before his breakthrough as Dylan McKay in the series *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990–1995 and 1998–2000).

Perry later starred as Fred Andrews in *Riverdale* (2017–2019). His other credits include appearances in *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1992), *The Fifth Element* (1997) and guest roles in series such as *Criminal Minds* and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. His final feature film performance was as Wayne Maunder in *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019).

Perry died on 4 March 2019 in Burbank, California, aged 52, from complications following a stroke.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Wayne Maunder — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, as Inspector Spacetime — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Also known for

- *Riverdale* (2017), Fred Andrews
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Billy
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Noah Sibert
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Benjamin Cyrus
- *Doctor Who* (2005)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1992), Oliver Pike
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Dylan McKay, Director

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