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Joseph V. Perry
Joseph V. Perry in I Dream Of Jeannie 1968
Born	Joseph Victor Perry February 13, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 23, 2000(2000-02-23) (aged 69) Burbank, California, U.S.
Alma mater	UCLA

Joseph Victor Perry (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. Frequently cast as a criminal or police officer in popular, dramatic, television series and comedies that were broadcast across the United States, he was possibly best known for his role as Nemo in Everybody Loves Raymond.

Early years

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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.

Career

Perry officially started his film career in 1955 at the age of 24 and spent the next 45 years appearing in hundreds of films and television shows, including dramatic anthologies, westerns, medical dramas, police dramas, and classic sitcoms. 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), 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), 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, 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.

Death

On February 23, 2000, Perry died in Burbank, California. 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.

Partial filmography

Selected television

References

1. ^ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K47-PS2J : 11 February 2023), Joseph Perry, Jr, .
2. Robinson, Johnny. "Complete Schedule of Programs for Radio and TV." Lewiston, Maine: Sun-Journal, November 6, 1974, p. 23 (subscription required).
3. "Quincy," in "Friday television." Bloomington, Illinois: The Pantagraph, February 25, 1978, p. 11 (subscription required).
4. "Friday." Leesville, Louisiana: The Leesville Daily Leader," August 7, 1978, p. 2 (subscription required).
5. "Pilot Film-Comedy: 'Shirts-Skins,'" in "TV Programs." Naugatuck, Connecticut: Naugatuck Daily News, May 13, 1974, p. 11 (subscription required).
6. "Movie turns TV pilot." Syracuse, New York: Syracuse Herald-Journal, May 12, 1974, Theaters Section, p. 34 (subscription required).
7. ^ "Obituaries: Joseph V. Perry; Played Mobsters on TV". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 2000. p. A24. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
8. "Saturday Night at the Movies," in "TV highlights." New Castle, Pennsylvania: New Castle News, May 29, 1970, p. 29 (subscription required).
9. "Friday." Tuscumbia, Missouri: The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel, August 3, 1978, p. 38 (subscription required).
10. Jory, Tom. "'Night Court' premier drags, but don't judge series too soon." Miami, Florida: The Miami News, January 4, 1984, p. 5C (subscription required).
11. "TV tonight: Norman Mailer guest on Dick Cavett show." Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinoisian, August 6, 1973, p. 19 (subscription required).
12. "'Streets of San Francisco,'" in "Saturday Program Notes." McKinney, Texas: The Courier-Gazette, October 22, 1972, p. 39 (subscription required).
13. Bianculli, David. "Cheers," in "TV tonight." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 17, 1987, p. D10 (subscription required).

External links

• Joseph V. Perry at IMDb
• Variety, March 29, 2000

• 1931 births
• 2000 deaths
• 20th-century American male actors
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Male actors from Pittsburgh
• Santa Monica High School alumni
• University of California, Los Angeles alumni