Played
Matthew Perry's father in
Fools Rush In (1997), and later in
Scrubs (2001); he is
scheduled to do so again in the upcoming Beginning of Wisdom, The (2008).
He and Matthew have also appeared on the same shows at separate times.
First, John played Joshua's (
Tate Donovan) father on
Friends (1994) for one
episode, but did not appear in any scenes with Matthew. Later, John
played a congressman on
The West Wing (1999) a few years before Matthew's recurring
role as Joe Quincy.