| Joseph V. Perry | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Victor Perry |
| Birth Date: | February 13, 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | UCLA |
Joseph Victor Perry[1] (February 13, 1931 – February 23, 2000), also known as Joseph Perry, was an American actor who appeared in multiple films and television programs during the 1970s and 1980s.[2] [3] Frequently cast as a criminal or police officer in popular, dramatic, television series and comedies that were broadcast across the United States,[4] [5] [6] he was possibly best known for his role as Nemo in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] Perry began acting in his youth, winning the Glenn Ford Award at Santa Monica High School in California in 1949. His successes continued in 1952 with a best actor award from UCLA.[7]
Perry officially started his film career in 1955 at the age of 24 and spent the next 45 years appearing in hundreds of films[8] and television shows, including dramatic anthologies, westerns, medical dramas, police dramas,[9] and classic sitcoms.[10] He appeared in The Twilight Zone S1 E29 "Nightmare as a Child" 1960, Night Gallery in the episode "Midnight Never Ends" and on other shows including Rawhide, Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, Official Detective, The Doris Day Show (in 3 episodes),[11] Bewitched (in 4 episodes), M*A*S*H, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Partridge Family (in 4 episodes). In the 1970s his visibility peaked with guest appearances on shows, including Mannix (in 5 episodes), The F.B.I. (in 8 episodes), Emergency! (in 3 episodes), The Streets of San Francisco (in 2 episodes),[12] Sara, Barney Miller (in 4 episodes), The Rockford Files and Kojak (in 3 episodes). He failed to land any mainstream acting roles until 1978, however, when he got several roles in shows such as The Incredible Hulk, MacGyver, Cheers,[13] Murder, She Wrote (in 2 episodes) and Seinfeld. On the series Everybody Loves Raymond he got the biggest break of his later career when he portrayed Nemo, a pizza restaurant owner from 1996 to 1999, in a total of seven episodes, until his death in 2000.
On February 23, 2000, Perry died in Burbank, California.[7] His character's last appearance in Everybody Loves Raymond was shown posthumously when his restaurant got bought out. Nemo's last two appearances were played by Robert Ruth.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Left Handed Gun | Clerk | Uncredited | |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Archelaus | Uncredited | |
| 1965 | Lust and the Flesh | Bob | ||
| 1968 | Don't Just Stand There! | Jean-Jacques | ||
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Reporter | Uncredited 1968 - The Shakiest Gun In The West - Indian Enamored with Jesse dressed as squaw - Uncredited | |
| 1968 | Fade In | George | ||
| 1969 | The Love God? | Big Joe | ||
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be Counted | Foreman | Uncredited | |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | First Cab Driver | Uncredited | |
| 1977 | The Domino Principle | Bowkemp | ||
| 1981 | Longshot | Marty | ||
| 1988 | Vibes | Dave | ||
| 1989 | The Freeway Maniac | Salesman | ||
| 1989 | Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Merchant | ||
| 1989 | The Karate Kid Part III | Uncle Louie LaRusso | ||
| 1990 | Repossessed | Special Effects Man | ||
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Singing Waiter |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Sheriff | Season 3, Episode 9 "The Black Handkerchief" | |
| 1960 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Flint Bickford | season 2 episode 23 (Tolliver Bender) | |
| 1962 & 1963 | Gunsmoke | Outlaw Lee & Outlaw Moran | S7:E27 "Wagon Girls" & S8:E21 “The Cousin” | |
| 1967 | The Monkees | Vernon | S1:E20, "Monkees in the Ring" 1968 - I Dream Of Jeannie - Jeannie, Jeannie Who's Got The Jeannie ? - Bartender1968 - I Dream Of Jeannie - Jeannie and the Top Secret Secret - SGT Marion | |
| 1971 | The Virginian | Harvey | season 9 episode 24 "Jump-up" |