Gil Perkins
Biography
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
Known For
All Movies (64)
- Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law2023
- Raging Bull1980 · as Cornerman (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmes in New York1976 · as Carriage Driver
- Walking Tall1973 · as 1st Bouncer
- What's Up, Doc?1972 · as Jones' Driver
- Lost Flight1970 · as Australian
- Batman1966 · as Bluebeard
- The Great Race1965 · as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
- Kid Galahad1962 · as Freddie (uncredited)
- How the West Was Won1962 · as Henchman (uncredited)
- Pressure Point1962
- Valley of the Dragons1961 · as Tarn / Doctor
- The Alamo1960 · as Tennessean (uncredited)
- Spartacus1960 · as Slave Leader (uncredited)
- Gunmen from Laredo1959
- Violent Road1958 · as Sheriff Sam Vincent
- Teenage Monster1958 · as Charles Cannon
- Baby Face Nelson1957 · as Duncan
- Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend1957 · as Ed Olsen (uncredited)
- The Tattered Dress1957 · as Juror (uncredited)
- Teenage Thunder1957 · as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
- I Died a Thousand Times1955 · as Slim (uncredited)
- The Phenix City Story1955 · as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
- The Prodigal1955 · as Citizen (uncredited)
- East of Eden1955 · as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
- I, the Jury1953
- Brave Warrior1952 · as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
- Listen Judge1952 · as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
- The Steel Fist1952 · as First Organizer (uncredited)
- Roadblock1951 · as Patrolman (uncredited)
- His Kind of Woman1951 · as Seaman (uncredited)
- The Flame and the Arrow1950 · as Guard (uncredited)
- Father of the Bride1950 · as Moving Man (uncredited)
- The Lost Tribe1949 · as Dojek
- Kidnapped1948 · as Sailor (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers1948 · as Felton (uncredited)
- Hollow Triumph1948 · as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
- Souvenirs of Death1948 · as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
- The Black Widow1947 · as Burke
- Desire Me1947 · as Soldier (uncredited)
- Twilight on the Rio Grande1947 · as Rurale
- Cloak and Dagger1946
- Traffic with the Devil1946 · as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
- The Fatal Witness1945 · as Detective (uncredited)
- Arizona Trail1943
- No Time for Love1943 · as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
- Slightly Dangerous1943 · as - (uncredited)
- The Big Street1942 · as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942 · as Citizen (uncredited)
- Mrs. Miniver1942 · as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
- Hellzapoppin'1941 · as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941 · as Brawler (uncredited)
- Riders of Death Valley1941 · as Fighter
- Wildcat Bus1940 · as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
- Nick Carter, Master Detective1939 · as Factory Workman
- Blackmail1939 · as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
- Second Fiddle1939 · as Studio Grip
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939 · as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
- Captains Courageous1937 · as Crewman (uncredited)
- Mummy's Boys1936 · as Native Cop
- Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
- A Feather in Her Hat1935 · as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
- The Nitwits1935
- King Kong1933 · as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
All TV Shows (37)
- Here's Lucy1968 · as Stuntman #1
- Mannix1967
- Cimarron Strip1967 · as Swede
- Mission: Impossible1966 · as Russian Colonel
- Star Trek1966 · as Slave #3 (uncredited)
- Batman1966 · as Dicer
- Batman1966 · as Cauliflower
- Batman1966 · as Jury Foreman
- Batman1966 · as Henchman (uncredited)
- Get Smart1965 · as Waiter
- Get Smart1965 · as KAOS Agent (uncredited)
- Get Smart1965 · as Kane (uncredited)
- Laredo1965
- Lost in Space1965 · as Convixt
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Dr. Armand Warshowsky
- The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Pool Man
- The Virginian1962 · as Whitey
- The Virginian1962 · as Hooded Man
- Thriller1960 · as Eddie
- Thriller1960 · as Mechanic
- Mr. Lucky1959 · as Hood (uncredited)
- Black Saddle1959 · as Sgt. Moffat
- Black Saddle1959 · as Assailant
- 77 Sunset Strip1958
- Peter Gunn1958
- Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Sam (uncredited)
- Perry Mason1957 · as Watchman
- Sugarfoot1957 · as Pete
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957 · as Dan Vale (uncredited)
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as U.S. Marshal
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Cheyenne1955 · as Ranch Hand
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Railroad Worker
- Lassie1954 · as Mr. Nolan
- The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Willie's Brother-in-Law
- The Adventures of Kit Carson1951 · as Gil
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951