Lou Perryman

Acting

Lou Perryman

Born 1941-08-15 · Cooke County, Texas, USA

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.

Acting credits

The Blues Brothers poster
7.7

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

The Blues Brothers

1980

Poltergeist poster
7.2

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

Poltergeist

1982

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 poster
5.7

A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986

Boys Don't Cry poster
7.4

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Boys Don't Cry

1999

The Cellar poster
4.5

A young boy finds an ancient Comanche monster spirit in the basement of his home. His parents don't believe him, so he must kill the monster alone.

The Cellar

1989

The Substitute Wife poster
5.5

In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.

The Substitute Wife

1994

Fast Money poster
8.5

Three buddies after 'Fast Money' try flying drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. When they meet with unexpected dangers, the trip turns turbulent.

Fast Money

1981

The King of Texas poster
6.0

A documentary on the life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell.

The King of Texas

2008

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town poster
6.5

Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

2003

The Monster Hunter poster
5.0

Residents of an East Texas town react strangely when a serial killer invades their small town world.

The Monster Hunter

1999

Two Mothers for Zachary poster
6.0

A grandmother sues her daughter for custody of her grandson, because she believes that her daughter's homosexuality renders her unfit for motherhood.

Two Mothers for Zachary

1996

Trespasses poster
4.9

A couple of drifters (Adam Roarke and Lou Diamond Phillips) molest Sharon (Mary Pillot). Franklin (Robert Kuhn) scares them away, but loses his son who is stabbed by one of the drifters. Franklin and Sharon commence a relationship to the chagrin of her husband (Van Brooks). Franklin's old friend August Klein (Ben Johnson) dies. What happens when murder and romance collide?

Trespasses

1986

A Hell of a Note poster
6.2

A couple of friends get fired from their job and end up at a bar.

A Hell of a Note

1977

The Unspoken Truth poster
8.1

Despite her parents' misgivings, Brianne marries Clay, and the couple soon have a daughter. It's then that Clay begins to show the first signs that he's unhinged. When he sees Brianne innocently talking to a man, Clay shoots him dead. At first, Brianne believes that her love for her husband can prevail. But when authorities threaten to take away custody of her daughter, she learns a horrible truth about her past.

The Unspoken Truth

1995

Last Night at the Alamo poster
6.9

The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high places.

Last Night at the Alamo

1984

Deep in the Heart poster
8.0

Two British filmmakers attempt to make a documentary about Austin, Texas, and encounter strange and eccentric characters along the way.

Deep in the Heart

1996

No artwork available
6.7

A multi-storied look into the making of and long-lasting success of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw

2006

The Whole Shootin' Match poster
5.9

Lloyd and Frank, two lifelong friends and self-styled entrepreneurs in Austin, try to find the get-rich-quick scheme that will actually get them rich. Lloyd has developed a new invention that he's sure will finally lead to the success he and Frank have been chasing their whole lives. Their golden ticket is a combination mop, vacuum cleaner and floor polisher, but before prosperity arrives, reality intrudes on their plans.

The Whole Shootin' Match

1979

It Runs in the Family poster
7.0

Using interviews with the cast & crew and rarely seen home video footage, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY covers the genesis, making-of, and enduring appeal of Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2.

It Runs in the Family

2006