Lou Perryman Explained

Lou Perryman
Birth Name:Louis Byron Perryman
Birth Date:August 15, 1941
Birth Place:Cooke County, Texas
Death Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Other Names:Lou Perry
Years Active:1977–2003

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fangoriaonline.com/home/news/15-rip/2000-rip-texas-chainsaw-2s-lou-perryman.html RIP Texas Chainsaw 2's Lou Perryman
  2. http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/2009/04/03/lou_perryman_passes_away.html Actor Lou Perryman, Texan to his bones, dies
  3. http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=236839 Victim, suspect identified in S. Austin murder
  4. Web site: Suspect in South Austin murder now in custody . 2009-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406105752/http://www.keyetv.com/content/news/topnews/story/Suspect-in-South-Austin-murder-now-in-custody/JxY-0toz5katSeDg2oXuBA.cspx . 2009-04-06 . dead .
  5. http://www.dreamindemon.com/2009/04/06/seth-tatum-murdered-louis-perryman/ Seth Tatum Murdered Louis Perryman
  6. http://www.statesman.com/news/local/man-gets-life-in-ax-murder-plea-deal-1226403.html Seth Christopher Tatum sentenced to life in prison
  7. Web site: Lou Perryman (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com. 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..