Perry made many TV appearances outside his clown character, including as an actor in drama series such as Homicide, Division 4 (1970), Matlock Police (1971) and Prisoner (in nine episodes from 1979 to 1985). He had a supporting role in the feature film, Dimboola (1979). Perry appeared in the 1997 TV series, State Coroner. In November 2006, it was reported that Perry had died in April, aged around 88–89, with furniture marked "Heritage" and "Once belonged to Zig the Clown" being sold by the Salvation Army's South Melbourne store. His vintage Peters Ice Cream cylindrical hat was held at Australian Centre for the Moving Image museum, in Federation Square, it apparently dates back to the 1950s Child abuse scandal In March 1999 Zig and Zag stood down from the Moomba festival after they had been announced as Moomba Monarchs. It was disclosed that, in 1994, at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court, Perry had "pleaded guilty to seven counts of unlawful indecent assault against his granddaughter", Debra Clark, which had occurred "from the age of 12, between 1979 and 1981, while she lived with her grandparents". In 1999 other allegations of indecent assault of children also surfaced. Clark revealed that she had been indecently assaulted, by Perry, during an interview with Tracee Hutchison on television current affairs show, Today Tonight just before Perry (as Zig) with McKenzie (as Zag), were due to be crowned. The Moomba committee was devastated, and announced that there would be no replacement for the duo. Subsequent festivals had no monarch until 2010 when singer, Kate Ceberano, and music commentator, Molly Meldrum, were announced as Queen and King of Moomba respectively. References External links Zig and Zag's hats Photos: "Clowns Zig and Zag entertaining children at the 1964 Moomba parade" archived from the original on 23 September 2005, photo taken in March 1964, held at Co.As.It. – Italian Historical Society. Retrieved on 4 December 2018. "Zig @ Moomba" by Rennie Ellis, March 1971, held at State Library of Victoria "Blind Association. Glenferrie Road, Kooyong. Annual Fair" by Dennis Mayor, 28 March 1976, held at State Library of Victoria. Australian comedy duos Australian clowns Australian television personalities Television personalities from Melbourne