Lou Perryman was an American character actor who also performed voice work for English-language dubs of Japanese anime. He was born on August 15, 1941, in Gainesville, Texas, and began his involvement in the film business in 1961 while on leave from the United States Army. His career behind the camera included work as a cinematographer, sound man, and production manager in Texas throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, including as a sports cinematographer for NCAA and ABC Television. As an actor, he was known for his distinctive Texas drawl and appeared in numerous live-action films, including The Blues Brothers (1980), Poltergeist (1982), Last Night at the Alamo (1984), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986), and Boys Don't Cry (1999). He also acted on stage in productions such as The Time of Your Life, Fool for Love, and The Night Hank Williams Died, and he co-wrote the play In the West.

In the realm of anime voice acting, Lou Perryman is best known for providing the English dub voice for the character Falcon in multiple installments of the City Hunter series. He voiced Falcon in City Hunter:.357 Magnum (also known as City Hunter: Ai to shukumei no Magnum) released in 1989, City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990), and City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990). His performance as Falcon is documented across these three anime films, all part of the City Hunter franchise featuring the character Ryo Saeba. These voice roles represent a notable part of his limited but recognized work in animation dubbing during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Beyond his anime work, Perryman acted under the alternate names Lou Perry and Louis Perryman.