Actor Matthew Perry, known for playing Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom "Friends," has died. RASCOE: Even though many TV fans got to know him as a star on "Friends," Perry had actually been acting for quite a while before he landed on that show, right? But it was his turn as Chandler Bing on "Friends," where he's playing this character very close to his own personality, that endeared Matthew Perry to legions of TV audiences over multiple generations.