Other
Characters: Tony Peterson 1967-68,
Gregory Trask 1897,
Mr. Trask 1970 Parallel Time,
Lamar Trask 1840, Minister
House of Dark Shadows
A
fanatical witch-hunter with dubious credentials, Reverend
Trask enters Collinwood at the request of Abigail Collins
to perform the rite of exorcism. Serving his own ambition
and prejudices, the charlatan minister conducts an illicit
interrogation and trial, which results in the conviction and
execution of an innocent Victoria Winters. However, a righteous
supernatural force suffocates Trask's selfish satisfaction
with a brick wall and an eternity of darkness...
Jerry
Lacy was born Gerard LeRoy Lacy on March 27 1936 in Sioux
City, Iowa. Jerry left Iowa to join the US Marines before
joining Los Angeles City College, where he began to pursue
a career in acting. His initial time as a actor in New York
was a difficult time, with little work. Jerry supported himself
by working nights as a bank-clerk processor. An all-time low
saw him earn just $301 in a year as an actor. Disheartened,
he relocated in California and worked for a year a planner
for Douglas Aircraft, before deciding to give acting another
try. Returning to New York in April 1967, he found himself
steadily employed as an actor, joining the cast of Dark
Shadows later that year.
Jerry's
extensive career has included many roles on daytime television.
Besides Dark Shadows, he has also appeared in The
Secret Storm, As the World Turns, Love of Life and The
Young and the Restless. He was hired on Dark Shadows
at the recommendation of then husband and wife Nancy
Barrett and David Ford, who had
worked with him on the stage.
Jerry's
close resemblance to Humphrey Bogart made him the perfect
choice for Woody Allen's Broadway play and film Play It
Again Sam, in which Bogey acts as a spiritual guide to
Woody Allen's character. The play ran concurrently with Lacy's
commitments on Dark Shadows and Dan Curtis was eager
to capitalise on the resemblance by styling Jerry's first
character, Tony Peterson, to mirror the star. Elsewhere, Jerry
assumed the Bogart persona in a number of other mediums, including
a successful series of commercials for Right Guard deodorants,
one of which also featured Dark Shadows actress Marie
Wallace.
In
the late 1970s, Jerry met actress Julia Duffy, who would
become his second wife. In 1982, Jerry worked behind the
scenes as a writer for the TV series Newhart. This
period marked the beginning of a withdrawal from the acting
profession, during which he worked as a writer on the sitcom
Parenthood, before moving into stock trading, which
he had dabbled in as a hobby for some years already.
Elsewhere,
Jerry has appeared extensively in guest roles on episodic
television, including roles in Chicken Soup for the Soul,
Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Eight is Enough, Hardball
and a stint alongside his wife on Designing Women.
Jerry's
cinema credits include roles in House of Dark Shadows,
Pleasure Cove, Fighting Back, Chiller, Blood Bath, The Money
and more recently The Big G, which was released in
2002. The latter solidifies his recent return to the acting
profession after a prolonged absence.
Jerry,
Julia, and their two children currently reside in California.
Biography
written by Vera Marano
Commercial
Break! Jerry Lacy's Humphrey
Bogart persona was employed in a series of Right Guard anti-perspirant
commercials during the Dark Shadows run. In
this spot, Bogie comes to Dark Shadows co-star Marie
Wallace's aid with a can, saving her from embarassment
and undue sweatiness. How gallant... Click on the thumbnails
to view the full-size image
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