Lou Perryman
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Louis Byron "Lou" 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
.
Perryman also starred in Texas independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell
's The Whole Shootin' Match
and Last Night at the Alamo
.
on April 1, 2009 by a 26-year-old man named Seth Christopher Tatum.
Tatum, who had recently been released from prison for aggravated robbery, had gone off his medications and had been drinking. 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 pled guilty to murder and was convicted on February 1, 2011. He was sentenced to life in prison.
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character actor. He acted in a number of small roles both on television and in films such as The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live...
, Poltergeist, Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry (film)
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man played by Hilary Swank, who pursues a relationship with a young woman, played by Chloë...
and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
He was a film crew member on the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre film
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
.
Perryman also starred in Texas independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell
Eagle Pennell
Eagle Pennell was an American independent filmmaker. His film The Whole Shootin' Match is often credited with inspiring Robert Redford to start the Sundance Institute....
's The Whole Shootin' Match
The Whole Shootin' Match
The Whole Shootin' Match is a 1978 American independent film directed and co-written by Eagle Pennell and starring Sonny Carl Davis, Lou Perryman and Doris Hargrave. The Black-and-white film was originally shot in 16 mm...
and Last Night at the Alamo
Last Night at the Alamo
Last Night at the Alamo is a 1983 American black-and-white independent film directed and co-produced by Eagle Pennell, written and co-produced by Kim Henkel and starring Sonny Carl Davis and Lou Perryman.-Plot:...
.
Death
Perryman was killed in his home in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
on April 1, 2009 by a 26-year-old man named Seth Christopher Tatum.
Tatum, who had recently been released from prison for aggravated robbery, had gone off his medications and had been drinking. 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 pled guilty to murder and was convicted on February 1, 2011. He was sentenced to life in prison.