Gil Perkins
Age: 91 | From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Person Details
Birthday: 1907-08-24 12:04:36
Death: 1999-03-28 12:04:36
Aliases: Gilbert Perkins , Gilbert Vincent Perkins , Gilbert V. Perkins
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 76
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) Master of Games
Perry Mason
(1957) Watchman
Lost in Space
(1965) Convixt
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) U.S. Marshal
The Virginian
(1962) Hooded Man
Cheyenne
(1955) Ranch Hand
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Bus Driver (uncredited)
Spartacus
(1960) Slave Leader (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Cornerman (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Carriage Driver | |
| 1973 | 1st Bouncer | |
| 1972 | Jones' Driver | |
| 1970 | Australian | |
| 1968 | Stuntman #1 | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1966 | Master of Games | |
| Bluebeard | ||
| Dicer | ||
| Cauliflower | ||
| Jury Foreman | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Convixt | ||
| 1962 | Freddie (uncredited) | |
| Henchman (uncredited) | ||
| Pool Man | ||
| Whitey | ||
| Hooded Man | ||
| 1961 | Tarn / Doctor | |
| 1960 | Slave Leader (uncredited) | |
| Eddie | ||
| Mechanic | ||
| 1959 | Sgt. Moffat | |
| Assailant | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff Sam Vincent | ||
| Charles Cannon | ||
| 1957 | Watchman | |
| Pete | ||
| Dan Vale (uncredited) | ||
| Juror (uncredited) | ||
| Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins) | ||
| 1956 | U.S. Marshal | |
| 1955 | Slim (uncredited) | |
| Bus Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Ranch Hand | ||
| Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| 1952 | English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins) | |
| First Organizer (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Patrolman (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1950 | Guard (uncredited) | |
| Moving Man (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Dojek | |
| 1948 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Felton (uncredited) | ||
| Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited) | ||
| 1947 | Burke | |
| Rurale | ||
| 1946 | N/A | |
| Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | N/A | |
| - (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) | |
| Citizen (uncredited) | ||
| Man in Tavern (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Butler in Pool (uncredited) | |
| Fighter | ||
| 1940 | Wildcat Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Factory Workman | |
| Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) | ||
| Studio Grip | ||
| Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Crewman (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Native Cop | |
| 1935 | Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | |
| Ticket Taker (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1933 | Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 1974 | Stunts | |
| 1973 | Stunt Coordinator | |
| 1972 | Stunts | |
| 1968 | Stunts | |
| 1966 | Stunts | |
| Stunt Coordinator | ||
| 1965 | Stunts | |
| 1963 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1962 | Stunts | |
| 1956 | Stunts | |
| 1955 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| Stunts | ||
| Stunts | ||
| 1951 | Stunts | |
| 1950 | Stunt Double | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1949 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1948 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1947 | Stunts | |
| 1946 | Stunts | |
| 1944 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1943 | Stunts | |
| 1942 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1941 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1940 | Stunts | |
| 1939 | Stunts | |
| 1935 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| 1929 | Stunts | |
| Stunts | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
