Paul Raci Height, Weight, Net Worth, Age, Birthday, Wikipedia, Who, Nationality, Biography
Lily Fisher
Published Feb 04, 2026
In the end snapshots of Perry Bricklayer Season 2 Episode 7, there is a strained and extraordinary showdown between Lydell McCutcheon and the legal counselor after whom the show is named.
Deciding to guard two brothers blamed for killing a rich oil scion, Bricklayer’s examinations drove him to the more established McCutcheon’s doorstep.
We addressed the consistently charming Paul Raci, who assumes the part of Lydell McCutcheon on the show. A veteran entertainer who has credits extending back the entire way to the 80s, Raci even became profound briefly during the meeting, recollecting his granddad and how dread spurred him.
Paul Raci | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1948 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Sound of Metal |
As a matter of fact, he guaranteed he needed to take advantage of his granddad’s defective persona to exemplify his Perry Bricklayer character.
The 75-year-old entertainer experienced childhood in Chicago during the 50s and the first Perry Bricklayer series, featuring Raymond Burr, was a big piece of his young life. He used to try and impart the show to his folks through ASL. He makes sense of:
“I used to watch Perry Bricklayer, the first, strictly as a kid. Furthermore, my folks were hard of hearing. I couldn’t say whether you know this about me. So American communication through signing was the manner in which I spoke with my folks. Also, at that point, there were no shut subtitles for TV. That’s what in no way like.”
The Sound of Metal entertainer became hopelessly enamored with the HBO rendition of Perry Artisan once Season 1 circulated, due to “the period, the garments, the vehicles.” Yet when he was given a role as Lydell McCutcheon, he needed to bring into one more piece of his experience growing up.
“However, to be completely forthright with you, my granddad, way, thinking back to the 50s was somewhat similar to this person. Bigot. He attempted to train me to be a bigot since it was imbued in him. You need to recall then, at that point, when Social liberties was as yet a thing being battled for, on the off chance that you can accept that, he was effectively utilizing the N-word around me and my kin.”
Talking about the standoff with entertainer Matthew Rhys in the latest episode, Raci represented the amount he savored the showdown:
“How the showrunners managed this, they didn’t do the exemplary Perry Bricklayer second in the court. It happens not too far off with the shotgun in his grasp. I think Lydell needs to make it right at long last. He will clutch the last second before he could say the words without holding back. In this way, I would rather not offer everything except that is an extraordinary scene for me. I cherished working with Matthew on that.” A lot is uncovered in season 2 episode 7 about who genuinely was behind the homicide of Streams McCutcheon.
New episodes of Perry Artisan air each Monday at 9 pm ET/PT on HBO and will be accessible to stream on HBO Max. Get broad inclusion of the finale on SK POP one week from now!
