Mr. Perry — Dead Poets Society Character Profile

About Mr. Perry

Neil's authoritarian father who insists on a medical career. He discovers Neil's acting, demands he quit, and retaliates by withdrawing him from Welton for military school.

Character Facts

Played by

Kurtwood Smith

Appears in

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Role

Supporting

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• John Keating (Robin Williams)
• Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard)
• Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke)
• Knox Overstreet (Josh Charles)
• Mrs. Perry (Carla Belver)
• Charlie Dalton (Gale Hansen)
• Richard Cameron (Dylan Kussman)
• Steven Meeks (Allelon Ruggiero)
• Ginny Danburry (Lara Flynn Boyle)
• McAllister (Leon Pownall)
• Dr. Hager (George Martin)
• Gloria (Melora Walters)