Philip Perlman (August 15, 1919 – April 29, 2015) was a Polish-born American businessman, film and television actor.

Career

Perlman became an actor after retiring from a career in the toy business. He is known for his recurring role as "

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" on the American sitcom television series ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'', on which his daughter, Rhea, starred. He appeared in 142 episodes. He also played the same character in one episode of spin-off series ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

''. Perlman also had roles in several films, including ''

Throw Momma from the Train ''Throw Momma from the Train'' is a 1987 American crime comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. The film co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist, and Kate Mulgr ...

'' (1987), ''

Out of Sight ''Out of Sight'' is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Frank, adapted from Elmore Leonard's 1996 novel of the same name. The first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and actor Geor ...

'' (1998), and '' Man on the Moon'' (1999), in most of which his son-in-law,

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series '' Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Go ...

, appeared.

Personal life

Perlman was born in Poland in 1919. He married his wife, Adele (1921-2017), in 1947 and they had two daughters, actress

Rhea Perlman Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress. She played head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom '' Cheers'' (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...

and script writer

Heide Perlman Heide Paula Perlman (born September 22, 1951) is best known for her work as a television script writer. Perlman began work as a writer on the sitcom ''Cheers'' from 1982 through 1986; since then she has worked as a writer, producer and/or story ...

. Perlman died in April 2015 at

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, at the age of 95.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Rotten Tomatoes profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perlman, Philip 1919 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish American male actors Polish emigrants to the United States