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One of Perrin's first television roles was in "The Golden Vulture", a 1953 episode of the ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} He would go on to appear in 16 installments of ''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'',<ref name="L.A. Times">{{cite news |last1=Folkart |first1=Burt A. |title=Alien-From-Space Narrator on 'Outer Limits': Radio, TV Personality Vic Perrin |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-07-mn-3270-story.html |access-date=January 20, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 7, 1989}}</ref> as well as the pilot for [[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|the 1967 revival of the series]].{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} He appeared in episodes of [[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975)|''Gunsmoke'']], [[Maverick (TV series)|''Maverick'']], ''[[The Big Valley]]'', and [[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|''Mission: Impossible'']].<ref name="L.A. Times" /> He played characters in a variety of other series, including ''[[Peter Gunn]]'', ''[[Black Saddle]]'', ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'', ''[[Mackenzie's Raiders]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Adam-12]]'', ''[[The F.B.I.]]'', and ''[[Mannix]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} |
One of Perrin's first television roles was in "The Golden Vulture", a 1953 episode of the ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} He would go on to appear in 16 installments of ''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'',<ref name="L.A. Times">{{cite news |last1=Folkart |first1=Burt A. |title=Alien-From-Space Narrator on 'Outer Limits': Radio, TV Personality Vic Perrin |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-07-mn-3270-story.html |access-date=January 20, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 7, 1989}}</ref> as well as the pilot for [[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|the 1967 revival of the series]].{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} He appeared in episodes of [[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975)|''Gunsmoke'']], [[Maverick (TV series)|''Maverick'']], ''[[The Big Valley]]'', and [[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|''Mission: Impossible'']].<ref name="L.A. Times" /> He played characters in a variety of other series, including ''[[Peter Gunn]]'', ''[[Black Saddle]]'', ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'', ''[[Mackenzie's Raiders]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Adam-12]]'', ''[[The F.B.I.]]'', and ''[[Mannix]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} |
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Perrin served as the Control Voice, the narrator of [[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']],<ref name="L.A. Times" /> and provided voices for characters in episodes of [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']], as well as appearing in one episode.<ref name="L.A. Times" /><ref name="IMDb">{{cite web |title=Vic Perrin |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674775/ |website=[[IMDb]] |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] | |
Perrin served as the Control Voice, the narrator of [[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']],<ref name="L.A. Times" /> and provided voices for characters in episodes of [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']], as well as appearing in one episode.<ref name="L.A. Times" /><ref name="IMDb">{{cite web |title=Vic Perrin |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674775/ |website=[[IMDb]] |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref> He also appeared in two episodes of [[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'']].<ref name="IMDb" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Vic Perrin – Biography |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/150649%7C165783/Vic-Perrin#biography |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] |access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> He guest-stars too on "The Guardians", a 1981 episode of ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} |
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Perrin did extensive voice work in animation. He voiced multiple characters on the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animated television series ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' Those characters include, The Ape Man, Carl the Stuntman, Pietro, The Puppet Master, Dr. Najib, The Snow Ghost, Mr. Leech, Yeti, Fu Lan Chi, among others. Perrin was the voices of The Phantom Racer, Junkyard Watchman, Ken Rogers, Anthos and John Thomas on ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]''. Perrin was also the voices of Mr. McDabble, Mr. Kronos and The Minotaur on ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]''. He also provided the voice of Dr. Zin, the main antagonist on ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' along with voicing Roberts, Search Plane Pilot, Junior, Frogman Leader, Miguel, Kronick, Professor Ericson and others on the series. Perrin voiced [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] on ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]''. Perrin voiced Creture King and Lurker on ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]''. Perrin voiced Mekkor and the Captain of the Sky Pirates on ''[[The Herculoids]]''. Perrin voiced Number One, The Ruthless Ringmaster and others on ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]''. Perrin voiced [[Red Ghost]], [[Silver Surfer]], Professor Gamma and The Demon on ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)]]''. Perrin is the voice of [[Hawkman]] on [[Filmations]], ''[[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]]'' and ''[[Aquaman (TV series)]]'' yet another villain, [[Sinestro]], who is the nemesis of the [[Green Lantern]], along with voicing Dr. Starns, Turkish Engineer, Brain Creature, Professor Reed and [[Frankenstein's Monster]] on ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]''. Perrin voiced [[Namor]] and Caesar Cicero on ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)]]''. Perrin provided the voice of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], Zerona's Soldier and [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]] on ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' as well as additional voices on ''[[The New Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[Spider-Woman (TV series)|Spider-Woman]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)]]''. Perrin voiced [[Ming the Merciless]] on the 1982 [[television film]] ''[[Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All]]'' produced by Filmation. Perrin voiced Teetor on the 1984 [[Animation|animated]] [[musical film]] ''[[Gallavants]]'' produced by [[Marvel Productions]]. In 1986 Perrin reprised his voice role as Dr. Zin on ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''. Other Hanna-Barbera shows Perrin has provided additional voices on are the [[Live action|live-action]] and animated [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] television series ''[[The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' as Castway Charlie, Centaur, Doorgah, High Priest, Rabbit and Chief, ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'' as Professor Neilsen Rockabuilt, ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'', ''[[These Are the Days (TV series)|These Are the Days]]'', ''[[Clue Club]]'', ''[[Jabberjaw]]'', ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' as Mummy, Brackish and Professor Pryce, ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Super Friends (1980 TV series)]]'' as Sailor and ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} |
Perrin did extensive voice work in animation. He voiced multiple characters on the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animated television series ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' Those characters include, The Ape Man, Carl the Stuntman, Pietro, The Puppet Master, Dr. Najib, The Snow Ghost, Mr. Leech, Yeti, Fu Lan Chi, among others. Perrin was the voices of The Phantom Racer, Junkyard Watchman, Ken Rogers, Anthos and John Thomas on ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]''. Perrin was also the voices of Mr. McDabble, Mr. Kronos and The Minotaur on ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]''. He also provided the voice of Dr. Zin, the main antagonist on ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' along with voicing Roberts, Search Plane Pilot, Junior, Frogman Leader, Miguel, Kronick, Professor Ericson and others on the series. Perrin voiced [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] on ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]''. Perrin voiced Creture King and Lurker on ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]''. Perrin voiced Mekkor and the Captain of the Sky Pirates on ''[[The Herculoids]]''. Perrin voiced Number One, The Ruthless Ringmaster and others on ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]''. Perrin voiced [[Red Ghost]], [[Silver Surfer]], Professor Gamma and The Demon on ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)]]''. Perrin is the voice of [[Hawkman]] on [[Filmations]], ''[[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]]'' and ''[[Aquaman (TV series)]]'' yet another villain, [[Sinestro]], who is the nemesis of the [[Green Lantern]], along with voicing Dr. Starns, Turkish Engineer, Brain Creature, Professor Reed and [[Frankenstein's Monster]] on ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]''. Perrin voiced [[Namor]] and Caesar Cicero on ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)]]''. Perrin provided the voice of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], Zerona's Soldier and [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]] on ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' as well as additional voices on ''[[The New Fantastic Four]]'', ''[[Spider-Woman (TV series)|Spider-Woman]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)]]''. Perrin voiced [[Ming the Merciless]] on the 1982 [[television film]] ''[[Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All]]'' produced by Filmation. Perrin voiced Teetor on the 1984 [[Animation|animated]] [[musical film]] ''[[Gallavants]]'' produced by [[Marvel Productions]]. In 1986 Perrin reprised his voice role as Dr. Zin on ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''. Other Hanna-Barbera shows Perrin has provided additional voices on are the [[Live action|live-action]] and animated [[Fantasy television|fantasy]] television series ''[[The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' as Castway Charlie, Centaur, Doorgah, High Priest, Rabbit and Chief, ''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]'' as Professor Neilsen Rockabuilt, ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'', ''[[These Are the Days (TV series)|These Are the Days]]'', ''[[Clue Club]]'', ''[[Jabberjaw]]'', ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' as Mummy, Brackish and Professor Pryce, ''[[Jana of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Super Friends (1980 TV series)]]'' as Sailor and ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]''.{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} |
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Vic Perrin | |
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Born | Victor Herbert Perrin April 26, 1916 |
Died | July 4, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 73)
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Occupation(s) | Television and voice actor |
Years active | 1943–1989 |
Spouses | Evelyn Held
(m. 1963; died 1972)Rita Singer
(m. 1977; div. 1979)
(m. 1979) |
Children | 1 |
Victor Herbert Perrin (April 26, 1916 – July 4, 1989)[1] was an American radio, film, and television actor, perhaps best remembered for providing the "Control Voice" in the original version of the television series The Outer Limits (1963–1965).[2] He was also a radio scriptwriter as well as a narrator in feature films and for special entertainment and educational projects, such as the original Spaceship Earth and Universe of Energy rides at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.[3]
Early years
Perrin was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the elder of two sons of Kathryn (née Mittlesteadt) and Milton A. Perrin, who was a traveling salesman.[4][5][6] In 1940, after graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the late 1930s, Vic moved to California.[7]
Career
Radio
During the 1940s and 1950s, Perrin was a regular performer on many commercial radio programs. In 1941 he became a staff announcer for NBC, staying there for several years before moving to ABC and becoming chief announcer at the Blue Network.[8][1] His first credited role came in 1943, when he served as the announcer for "The Last Will and Testament Of Tom Smith", a radio episode of Free World Theatre, which was produced and directed by Arch Oboler.[9] He narrated too "A Star With Two Names", part of the segment "Behind The Scenes Hollywood Story" of The Hollywood Music Hall radio program. At the same time, he joined Charles Laughton's theatrical repertory group.[citation needed]
Perrin was also a regular guest star on the radio version of Gunsmoke, and he wrote or co-wrote five scripts for that popular Western series between 1959 and 1961.[citation needed] Perrin was a series regular as well on the anthology radio drama Family Theatre, played Ross Farnsworth on One Man's Family, and was featured as cavalry trooper Sergeant Gorse in Fort Laramie in 1956. He performed too as several characters in Escape, Pete Kelly's Blues, Dragnet, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and Have Gun – Will Travel.[9] In an uncredited role, he also impersonated Clyde Beatty on The Clyde Beatty Show.[9]
Television
One of Perrin's first television roles was in "The Golden Vulture", a 1953 episode of the Adventures of Superman.[citation needed] He would go on to appear in 16 installments of Dragnet,[10] as well as the pilot for the 1967 revival of the series.[citation needed] He appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke, Maverick, The Big Valley, and Mission: Impossible.[10] He played characters in a variety of other series, including Peter Gunn, Black Saddle, Have Gun – Will Travel, Mackenzie's Raiders, The Untouchables, Going My Way, Perry Mason, Adam-12, The F.B.I., and Mannix.[citation needed]
Perrin served as the Control Voice, the narrator of The Outer Limits,[10] and provided voices for characters in episodes of Star Trek, as well as appearing in one episode.[10][11] He also appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone.[11][12] He guest-stars too on "The Guardians", a 1981 episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.[citation needed]
Perrin did extensive voice work in animation. He voiced multiple characters on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Those characters include, The Ape Man, Carl the Stuntman, Pietro, The Puppet Master, Dr. Najib, The Snow Ghost, Mr. Leech, Yeti, Fu Lan Chi, among others. Perrin was the voices of The Phantom Racer, Junkyard Watchman, Ken Rogers, Anthos and John Thomas on The Scooby-Doo Show. Perrin was also the voices of Mr. McDabble, Mr. Kronos and The Minotaur on The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show. He also provided the voice of Dr. Zin, the main antagonist on Jonny Quest along with voicing Roberts, Search Plane Pilot, Junior, Frogman Leader, Miguel, Kronick, Professor Ericson and others on the series. Perrin voiced Cyclops on The Marvel Super Heroes. Perrin voiced Creture King and Lurker on Space Ghost. Perrin voiced Mekkor and the Captain of the Sky Pirates on The Herculoids. Perrin voiced Number One, The Ruthless Ringmaster and others on Birdman and the Galaxy Trio. Perrin voiced Red Ghost, Silver Surfer, Professor Gamma and The Demon on Fantastic Four (1967 TV series). Perrin is the voice of Hawkman on Filmations, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and Aquaman (TV series) yet another villain, Sinestro, who is the nemesis of the Green Lantern, along with voicing Dr. Starns, Turkish Engineer, Brain Creature, Professor Reed and Frankenstein's Monster on Challenge of the Superfriends. Perrin voiced Namor and Caesar Cicero on Spider-Man (1981 TV series). Perrin provided the voice of Thor, Zerona's Soldier and Black Knight on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends as well as additional voices on The New Fantastic Four, Spider-Woman and The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series). Perrin voiced Ming the Merciless on the 1982 television film Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All produced by Filmation. Perrin voiced Teetor on the 1984 animated musical film Gallavants produced by Marvel Productions. In 1986 Perrin reprised his voice role as Dr. Zin on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest. Other Hanna-Barbera shows Perrin has provided additional voices on are the live-action and animated fantasy television series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Castway Charlie, Centaur, Doorgah, High Priest, Rabbit and Chief, Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! as Professor Neilsen Rockabuilt, Inch High, Private Eye, These Are the Days, Clue Club, Jabberjaw, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels as Mummy, Brackish and Professor Pryce, Jana of the Jungle, Super Friends (1980 TV series) as Sailor and The Smurfs.[citation needed]
Other voice work
For many years Perrin narrated dozens of science and educational short films for educational filmmaking pioneer Sy Wexler and continued to do voice-overs and to play character roles until a short time before his death.[7]
Perrin was active in off-camera work in television commercials, prompting one newspaper article to include the comment "Vic Perrin is one actor who makes more money when he's not seen on camera than when he is."[13] He was also the original voice narrator for Disney's Epcot Center attraction: Spaceship Earth in Orlando, Florida. Vic Perrin also narrated two movies in the original Epcot Center Universe of Energy pavilion: "Kinetic Energy" and "Energy Creation Story".
Personal life and death
He was first married to Evelyn Held on March 10, 1963. Evelyn died in 1972 and they had no children. He married for a second time to Rita Singer in 1977 and had a son, George. He also had a stepson, Steven, from Rita's previous marriage. Perrin and Rita divorced in January 1979, but remarried soon after in September 1979.[8][14]
Perrin died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center[15] in Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1989, aged 73.[5][7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1947 | Magic Town | Elevator Starter | Uncredited |
1950 | Outrage | Andy | |
1952 | Don't Bother to Knock | Elevator Operator | Uncredited |
1952 | The Iron Mistress | Gambling House Attendant | Uncredited |
1953 | The System | Little Harry Goubenek | |
1953 | Julius Caesar | Hoodlum | Uncredited |
1953 | The Twonky | TV Salesman | Uncredited |
1953 | Forever Female | Scenic Designer | |
1954 | Riding Shotgun | Bar-M Rider with Lynching Rope | |
1954 | Dragnet | Deputy D.A. Adolph Alexander | |
1954 | Black Tuesday | Dr. Hart | |
1960 | Spartacus | Narrator | Uncredited |
1962 | Gorath | Voice | |
1963 | Heavenly Bodies! | Narrator | Uncredited |
1963 | Wall of Noise | Louie the Brain | Uncredited |
1965 | Joy in the Morning | Law Professor | Uncredited |
1966 | The Singing Nun | Farmer in Accident with Sister Ann | Uncredited |
1966 | One Million Years B.C. | Narrator | Uncredited |
1966 | The Bubble | Taxi Driver | |
1968 | Vixen! | Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
1968 | Bullitt | Voice, Uncredited | |
1970 | Airport | Crabby Man | Uncredited |
1970 | Zig Zag | Fingerprint Expert | Uncredited |
1972 | Gargoyles | Gargoyle Leader | Uncredited Voice |
1974 | Heidi in the Mountains | Grandfather / The Doctor / Postman | English version, Voice |
1974 | The Take | Radio Announcer | Uncredited |
1974 | The Klansman | Hector | |
1975 | The Hindenburg | Travel Agency's Representative | Uncredited |
1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Mr. Finch | |
1984 | Gallavants | Teetor | Voice |
Television (selected)
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Rheinhart | Episode "Winchester Quarantine" |
1958 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Willie Jo Weems | Episode "Fatal Memory" |
1960 | The Twilight Zone | Martian | Episode "People Are Alike All Over" |
1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Arnold | Episode "Show of Force" |
1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Storekeeper Frazier | Season 3, Episode 21 "The Night the Town Died" |
1960 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Sheriff Cooley | Episode "The Campaign of Billy Banjo" |
1961 | Have Gun - Will Travel | Drunk | Episode "Everyman" |
1963 | The Twilight Zone | Jim – Trooper | Episode "Ring-a-Ding Girl" |
1963–1965 | The Outer Limits | Control Voice | 49 episodes, voice, uncredited |
1966 | Dragnet 1966 | Don Negler | television movie, broadcast 1969 |
1966 | Star Trek | The Keeper | Episode "The Menagerie, Part II", voice, uncredited |
1967 | Star Trek | Metron | Episode "Arena"; voice, uncredited |
1967 | Star Trek | Voice of Portal | Episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", voice, uncredited |
1967 | Star Trek | Nomad | Episode "The Changeling", voice |
1967 | Star Trek | Tharn | Episode "Mirror, Mirror" |
1971 | Adam-12 | Everett Jones – Victim |
References and notes
- ^ a b Cox, Jim (2007). Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s--A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., p. 228: ISBN 978-0-7864-6086-1.
- ^ "Vic Perrin, 73, Actor And Announcer, Dies", The New York Times, July 8, 1989. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Spaceship Earth", digital copies of 1982 narrations by Vic Perrin, Epcot Discovery Center, The Walt Disney Company, Bay Lake, Florida. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930", Waukesha, Wisconsin, April 10, 1930. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. FamilySearch. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ a b DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc., p. 215; ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2.
- ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Victor Herbert Perrin, July 4, 1989. FamilySearch. Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ^ a b c Folkart, Burt A. (July 7, 1989). "Alien-From-Space Narrator on 'Outer Limits': Radio, TV Personality Vic Perrin". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "Deaths" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 17, 1989. p. 94. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Vic Perrin Radio Credits". Old Time Radio Researchers. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Folkart, Burt A. (July 7, 1989). "Alien-From-Space Narrator on 'Outer Limits': Radio, TV Personality Vic Perrin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Vic Perrin". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Vic Perrin – Biography". Turner Classic Movies. WarnerMedia. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Actor Vic Perrin Benefits More When Not on Camera". Austin Daily Herald. Austin, Minnesota. January 6, 1967. p. 19. Retrieved January 9, 2016 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "Radio and TV Actor Vic Perrin Dies at 73". Orlando Sentinel. July 7, 1989. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Vic Perrin". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. July 8, 1989. p. 12. Retrieved January 9, 2016 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
External links
- Vic Perrin at IMDb
- Vic Perrin at Memory Alpha
- Vic Perrin as the Control Voice on "Outer Limits" on YouTube
- Vic Perrin at Find a Grave
- Vic Perrin profile, Aveleyman.com
- 1916 births
- 1989 deaths
- Male actors from Wisconsin
- American male radio actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- People from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Radio and television announcers
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American male actors
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Western (genre) television actors