Television
One of Perrin's first television roles was in "The Golden Vulture", a 1953 episode of the Adventures of Superman. He went on to appear in 16 installments of Dragnet, as well as the pilot and multiple episodes of the 1967 revival of the series. He appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke, Maverick, The Big Valley, and Mission: Impossible. In 1959, he played Osborne in "The Mind Reader" of The Rifleman.
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.
Perrin served as the Control Voice, the narrator of The Outer Limits, and provided voices for characters in episodes of Star Trek, as well as appearing in one episode. He also appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone. He also guest-starred in "The Guardians", a 1981 episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
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, and Fu Lan Chi. Perrin was the voice of The Phantom Racer, Junkyard Watchman, Ken Rogers, Anthos, and John Thomas on The Scooby-Doo Show. Perrin was also the voice 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 Creature King and Lurker on Space Ghost and Mekkor and the Captain of the Sky Pirates on The Herculoids. He voiced Number One, the Ruthless Ringmaster, and others on Birdman and the Galaxy Trio along with Red Ghost, Silver Surfer, Professor Gamma, and the Demon on Fantastic Four (1967 TV series). He was the voice of Hawkman on Filmation's The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and Aquaman (TV series). Perrin voiced 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. He voiced Namor and Caesar Cicero on Spider-Man (1981 TV series). He voiced Thor, Zerona's Soldier, and Black Knight on Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. He provided additional voices on The New Fantastic Four, Spider-Woman, and The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series). His other voiceovers include Ming the Merciless on the 1982 television film Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All, produced by Filmation, Teetor in the 1984 animated musical film Gallavants produced by Marvel Productions, ans a reprisal voice role in 1986 as Dr. Zin on The New Adventures of Jonny Quest. Other Hanna-Barbera shows on which he provided additional voices 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; The Smurfs; and The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible.
