[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.

[7] Perry officially started his film career in 1955 at the age of 24[citation needed] 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.

In the 1970s his visibility peaked with guest appearances on shows, including Mannix (in 5 episodes), The F.B.I.

On the series Everybody Loves Raymond he got the biggest break of his later career[citation needed] when he portrayed Nemo, a pizza restaurant owner from 1996 to 1999, in a total of seven episodes, until his death in 2000.