Percy Rodriguez

Biography

Percy Rodriguez was a Canadian actor of Afro-Portuguese descent born on June 13, 1918, in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighborhood. He began his career as a professional boxer and later joined the Negro Theatre Guild, winning the Canadian Drama Festival acting award in 1939. A prolific voiceover artist, Rodriguez is known for narrating film trailers and commercials before passing away on September 6, 2007, due to kidney failure.