Perou was born as Sidney Allen Bruce Perou in April 1937 to his father, Sid, and his mother, Harriet (who went by "Kit"). He was a serviceman in the Royal Air Force. See more

In 2010, Perou retired from filmmaking and emigrated from the United Kingdom to Thailand.
Perou passed away on 14 July 2024 in Chiang Mai See more

Perou authored a book on his experiences titled 30 Years as an Adventure Cameraman. In 2010, Martin Baines released a documentary on Perou's life titled The Sid Perou … See more

Perou worked on many films related to outdoor activities such as caving, rock climbing, hot air ballooning, and hang gliding.
• Sunday at Sunset Pot (1967)
• The Lost River of Gaping Gill (1970) See more

In the mid 1960s, Perou worked as a sound recorder at Ealing Studios when it was owned by the BBC. Because of his recreational See more

Together with Lionel Friedberg, Perou won an Emmy in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming for his work in Lechuguilla Cave which appeared as part of a 1992 National Geographic special, Mysteries Underground. … See more

Perou's first marriage was to Alison Wellock, a woman whom he met during the planning of the filming of The Lost River of Gaping Gill. They married on 27 March 1971 and had … See more