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Lou Perryman
Born
Louis Byron Perryman

August 15, 1941
Died (aged 67)
Other namesLou Perry
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2003

Louis Byron Perryman (August 15, 1941 – April 1, 2009), also known as Lou Perry, was an American character actor. He acted in a number of small roles both on television and in films such as The Blues Brothers, Poltergeist, Boys Don't Cry and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

He was a film crew member on the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre film.[1][2] In the sequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, he portrayed L.G., the radio station manager.

Perryman also starred in Texas independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell's The Whole Shootin' Match and Last Night at the Alamo.

Death

Perryman was killed in his home in Austin, Texas, on April 1, 2009, by a 26-year-old man named Seth Christopher Tatum.[3][4] Tatum, who had recently been released from prison for aggravated robbery, had gone off his medications and had been drinking.[5] He later confessed that he had killed Perryman with an axe. On June 26, 2009 Tatum was indicted on two counts of capital murder. Tatum pleaded guilty to murder and was convicted on February 1, 2011. He was sentenced to life in prison.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Whole Shootin' Match Loyd
1980 The Blues Brothers Man at Bar
1980 Fast Money Buddy
1982 Poltergeist Pugsley
1983 Last Night at the Alamo Claude Grimes
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 L.G. McPeters
1986 Trespasses Arnold
1989 The Cellar Kyle Boatwright
1997 Deep in the Heart
1998 City Hunter: The Motion Picture Falcon English version, Voice[7]
1999 City Hunter: .357 Magnum Falcon English version, Voice[7]
1999 Boys Don't Cry Sheriff
1999 Natural Selection Pappy
1999 City Hunter: Bay City Wars Falcon English version, Voice[7]
2000 City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy Falcon English version, Voice[7]
2003 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Ferris (final film role)

References

  1. ^ RIP Texas Chainsaw 2's Lou Perryman
  2. ^ Actor Lou Perryman, Texan to his bones, dies
  3. ^ Victim, suspect identified in S. Austin murder
  4. ^ "Suspect in South Austin murder now in custody". Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ^ Seth Tatum Murdered Louis Perryman
  6. ^ Seth Christopher Tatum sentenced to life in prison Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b c d "Lou Perryman (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)