Matthew Perry's grave has been marked with a nod to Friends

Photos published by Entertainment Weekly - who noted the wall was unmarked as recently as 25 November - showed a plaque which read: "Matthew Langford Perry

"August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023"

It was then followed by a brief epitaph that paid reference to the comedy series.

It simply read: "Much Loved - Friend - "

The 17 Again star's remains are at a private, outdoor mausoleum section of the cemetery named Sanctuary of Treasured Love.

The grave of his Whole Nine Yards co-star Michael Clarke Duncan - who passed away in 2012 - is just a few steps away, while Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds are at a dual gravesite around the corner.

The Sanctuary of Treasured Love is also home to the graves of Bette Davis, Liberace, Ronnie James Dio, and Freddie Prinze.

Last month, Matthew's doctor, Salvador Pacencia was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $5,600 after pleading guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine in relation to the actor's death.

Before his sentence was read in a Los Angeles federal court, he apologised to Perry's family.

He said: "I failed myself. There is no excuse. I can't undo what's been done. I know that. I should have protected him, as his mother said. I'm just so sorry."

In court, the actor's mother Suzanne Morrison and other family members spoke before Plasencia as sentenced.

She referenced texts in court records where the doctor called her late son a "moron" and speculated how much he would pay for the drugs.

Addressing him directly, she said: "There was nothing moronic about that man."

She noted that he took an oath to protect people, which should have included her son.

Plasencia revealed he has a two-year-old son who he wants to "raise" properly, and he has wondered how he will explain everything to him.

He said: "I want to raise him right."