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Gil Perkins Died at age: 91

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Gil Perkins

Date of Birth:

Aug 24, 1907

Country of birth:

Australia

Died:

Mar 28, 1999

Biography of

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

Filmography of

Gil Perkins

Found 52 Movies in total

Raging Bull

Cornerman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1980

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Carriage Driver ( Actor )

... 1976

Walking Tall

1st Bouncer ( Actor )

Stunt Coordinator

... 1973

What's Up, Doc?

Jones' Driver ( Actor )

... 1972

Lost Flight

Australian ( Actor )

... 1970

Batman

Bluebeard ( Actor )

... 1966

Kid Galahad

Freddie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

How the West Was Won

Henchman (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1962

... 1962

Valley of the Dragons

Tarn / Doctor ( Actor )

... 1961

Spartacus

Slave Leader (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1959

Violent Road

Sheriff Sam Vincent ( Actor )

... 1958

Teenage Monster

Charles Cannon ( Actor )

... 1958

Baby Face Nelson

Duncan ( Actor )

... 1957

The Tattered Dress

Juror (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Teenage Thunder

Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins) ( Actor )

... 1957

I Died a Thousand Times

Slim (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1955

East of Eden

Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1955

... 1953

Brave Warrior

English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins) ( Actor )

... 1952

The Steel Fist

First Organizer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Roadblock

Patrolman (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1951

His Kind of Woman

Seaman (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1951

The Flame and the Arrow

Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1950

Father of the Bride

Moving Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

The Lost Tribe

Dojek ( Actor )

... 1949

Kidnapped

Sailor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

The Three Musketeers

Felton (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Hollow Triumph

Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1948

The Black Widow

Burke ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1947

... 1946

The Fatal Witness

Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

... 1943

Slightly Dangerous

- (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

The Big Street

Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Mrs. Miniver

Man in Tavern (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Hellzapoppin'

Butler in Pool (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Riders of Death Valley

Fighter ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1941

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Factory Workman ( Actor )

... 1939

Blackmail

Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Second Fiddle

Studio Grip ( Actor )

... 1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Captains Courageous

Crewman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

Mummy's Boys

Native Cop ( Actor )

... 1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1935

A Feather in Her Hat

Ticket Taker (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

King Kong

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933