1907-08-24 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law | 2023-05-16 | |
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Raging Bull | Cornerman (uncredited) | 1980-11-14 |
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Sherlock Holmes in New York | Carriage Driver | 1976-10-18 |
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Walking Tall | 1st Bouncer | 1973-02-22 |
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What's Up, Doc? | Jones' Driver | 1972-03-09 |
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Lost Flight | Australian | 1970-08-13 |
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Batman | Bluebeard | 1966-07-30 |
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How the West Was Won | Henchman (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
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Kid Galahad | Freddie (uncredited) | 1962-11-29 |
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Pressure Point | 1962-10-10 | |
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Valley of the Dragons | Tarn / Doctor | 1961-10-31 |
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Spartacus | Slave Leader (uncredited) | 1960-10-13 |
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Gunmen from Laredo | 1959-03-01 | |
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Violent Road | Sheriff Sam Vincent | 1958-05-10 |
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Teenage Monster | Charles Cannon | 1958-01-08 |
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The Tattered Dress | Juror (uncredited) | 1957-03-14 |
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Baby Face Nelson | Duncan | 1957-12-11 |
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Teenage Thunder | Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins) | 1957-01-01 |
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East of Eden | Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
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I Died a Thousand Times | Slim (uncredited) | 1955-11-09 |
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I, the Jury | 1953-08-14 | |
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The Steel Fist | First Organizer (uncredited) | 1952-01-06 |
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Brave Warrior | English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins) | 1952-05-31 |
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Roadblock | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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Father of the Bride | Moving Man (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
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The Flame and the Arrow | Guard (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
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The Lost Tribe | Dojek | 1949-04-19 |
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The Three Musketeers | Felton (uncredited) | 1948-10-19 |
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Kidnapped | Sailor (uncredited) | 1948-11-28 |
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Hollow Triumph | Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) | 1948-08-18 |
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Souvenirs of Death | Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited) | 1948-06-19 |
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The Black Widow | Burke | 1947-11-01 |
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Twilight on the Rio Grande | Rurale | 1947-03-31 |
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Cloak and Dagger | 1946-09-28 | |
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Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
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The Fatal Witness | Detective (uncredited) | 1945-09-15 |
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Slightly Dangerous | - (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
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Arizona Trail | 1943-09-15 | |
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The Big Street | Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
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The Magnificent Ambersons | Citizen (uncredited) | 1942-07-10 |
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Mrs. Miniver | Man in Tavern (uncredited) | 1942-07-03 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Butler in Pool (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
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Riders of Death Valley | Fighter | 1941-07-01 |
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Wildcat Bus | Wildcat Driver (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
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Blackmail | Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
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Nick Carter, Master Detective | Factory Workman | 1939-12-13 |
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Second Fiddle | Studio Grip | 1939-06-30 |
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Captains Courageous | Crewman (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
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Mummy's Boys | Native Cop | 1936-10-02 |
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The Nitwits | 1935-06-07 | |
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A Feather in Her Hat | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
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King Kong | Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | 1933-03-15 |
