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Gil Perkins

Gilbert Vincent Perkins (24 August 1907 – 28 March 1999) was an Australian film and television actor. A champion athlete and trackman in his native northern Australia, Gil Perkins always wanted to get into films; as a teenager he virtually ran away from home, taking a job as a deck hand on a Norwegian freighter. He eventually landed in Hollywood in the late '20s, during the era of part-silent, part-talkie movies, and (because his accent was mistaken for English) he played young Englishmen in some of his first films. He soon drifted into stuntwork, regularly doubling cowboy star William Boyd and putting a red toupee over his own blond hair to double 'Red Skelton', among others. Some of his most notable stunt jobs were in the sci-fi/horror field. He doubled star Bruce Cabotthroughout King Kong (1933), stood in for Spencer Tracy as Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll et Mr. Hyde (1941) and replaced Bela Lugosi as the Monster in the climactic battle sequence of Frankenstein rencontre le loup-garou (1943). In addition to his feature films, Perkins turned up regularly in serials and on TV. On many occasions he worked with special effects and rigging departments, setting up large action scenes. By the 1960s he was doing more acting than stunts; he "officially" retired in 1972, although he took a number of subsequent jobs. - IMDb Mini Biography


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Born:
Aug 24, 1907 In Melbourne - Victoria - Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
71
First Appeared:
In the movie King Kong 1933-03-15
Latest Project:
Movie Raging Bull 1980-11-14
Known For
Poster of Raging Bull
Poster of Valley of the Dragons
Poster of Teenage Monster
Poster of The Nitwits
Filmography
Movie Raging Bull Cornerman (uncredited) 1980-11-14
Movie Sherlock Holmes in New York Carriage Driver 1976-10-18
Movie Walking Tall 1st Bouncer 1973-02-22
Movie What's Up, Doc? Jones' Driver 1972-03-09
Movie Lost Flight Australian 1970-08-13
Series Here's Lucy Unknown 1968-09-23
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Series Batman Unknown 1966-01-12
Series Star Trek Unknown 1966-09-08
Movie Batman Bluebeard 1966-07-30
Series Laredo Unknown 1965-09-16
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Series The Virginian Unknown 1962-09-19
Movie How the West Was Won Henchman (uncredited) 1962-11-02
Movie Kid Galahad Freddie (uncredited) 1962-11-29
Movie Pressure Point 1962-10-10
Movie Valley of the Dragons Tarn / Doctor 1961-10-31
Movie Spartacus Slave Leader (uncredited) 1960-10-13
Series Thriller Unknown 1960-09-13
Series Black Saddle Unknown 1959-01-10
Movie Gunmen from Laredo 1959-03-01
Movie Violent Road Sheriff Sam Vincent 1958-05-10
Movie Teenage Monster Charles Cannon 1958-01-08
Series Peter Gunn Unknown 1958-09-22
Series 77 Sunset Strip Unknown 1958-10-10
Movie The Tattered Dress Juror (uncredited) 1957-03-14
Movie Teenage Thunder Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins) 1957-01-01
Series Richard Diamond, Private Detective Unknown 1957-07-01
Series Sugarfoot Unknown 1957-09-17
Series Perry Mason Unknown 1957-09-21
Movie Baby Face Nelson Duncan 1957-12-11
Series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Unknown 1956-10-05
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Movie East of Eden Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) 1955-04-10
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie I Died a Thousand Times Slim (uncredited) 1955-11-09
Movie I, the Jury 1953-08-14
Movie The Steel Fist First Organizer (uncredited) 1952-01-06
Movie Brave Warrior English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins) 1952-05-31
Series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Unknown 1951-04-15
Movie Roadblock Patrolman (uncredited) 1951-09-17
Movie Father of the Bride Moving Man (uncredited) 1950-05-18
Movie The Flame and the Arrow Guard (uncredited) 1950-07-07
Movie The Lost Tribe Dojek 1949-04-19
Movie Hollow Triumph Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) 1948-08-18
Movie The Three Musketeers Felton (uncredited) 1948-10-19
Movie Kidnapped Sailor (uncredited) 1948-11-28
Movie Twilight on the Rio Grande Rurale 1947-03-31
Movie The Black Widow Burke 1947-11-01
Movie Traffic with the Devil Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited) 1946-08-31
Movie Cloak and Dagger 1946-09-28
Movie The Fatal Witness Detective (uncredited) 1945-09-15
Movie No Time for Love Diner at Pop Murphy's 1943-01-01
Movie Arizona Trail 1943-09-15
Movie Slightly Dangerous - (uncredited) 1943-04-01
Movie Mrs. Miniver Man in Tavern (uncredited) 1942-07-03
Movie The Magnificent Ambersons Citizen (uncredited) 1942-07-10
Movie The Big Street Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) 1942-08-13
Movie Riders of Death Valley Fighter 1941-07-01
Movie Hellzapoppin' Butler in Pool (uncredited) 1941-12-25
Movie Wildcat Bus Wildcat Driver (uncredited) 1940-08-23
Movie Second Fiddle Studio Grip 1939-06-30
Movie Confessions of a Nazi Spy Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) 1939-05-06
Movie Blackmail Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) 1939-09-08
Movie Nick Carter, Master Detective Factory Workman 1939-12-13
Movie Captains Courageous Crewman (uncredited) 1937-06-25
Movie Mummy's Boys Native Cop 1936-10-02
Movie The Nitwits 1935-06-07
Movie Mutiny on the Bounty Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) 1935-11-22
Movie A Feather in Her Hat Ticket Taker (uncredited) 1935-10-25
Movie King Kong Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) 1933-03-15