People
Gil Perkins
- Name: Gil Perkins
- Birthday: 1907-08-24
- Also known as: Gilbert Perkins,Gilbert Vincent Perkins,Gilbert V. Perkins
- Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Popularity: 2.995
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... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law | 2023-05-16 |
| Raging Bull as Cornerman (uncredited) | 1980-11-14 |
| Sherlock Holmes in New York as Carriage Driver | 1976-10-18 |
| Walking Tall as 1st Bouncer | 1973-02-22 |
| What's Up, Doc? as Jones' Driver | 1972-03-09 |
| Lost Flight as Australian | 1970-08-13 |
| Batman as Bluebeard | 1966-07-30 |
| Kid Galahad as Freddie (uncredited) | 1962-11-29 |
| How the West Was Won as Henchman (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
| Pressure Point | 1962-10-10 |
| Valley of the Dragons as Tarn / Doctor | 1961-10-31 |
| Spartacus as Slave Leader (uncredited) | 1960-10-13 |
| Gunmen from Laredo | 1959-03-01 |
| Violent Road as Sheriff Sam Vincent | 1958-05-10 |
| Teenage Monster as Charles Cannon | 1958-01-08 |
| Baby Face Nelson as Duncan | 1957-12-11 |
| The Tattered Dress as Juror (uncredited) | 1957-03-14 |
| Teenage Thunder as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins) | 1957-01-01 |
| I Died a Thousand Times as Slim (uncredited) | 1955-11-09 |
| East of Eden as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
| I, the Jury | 1953-08-14 |
| Brave Warrior as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins) | 1952-05-31 |
| Listen Judge as Officer Ryan (uncredited) | 1952-05-06 |
| The Steel Fist as First Organizer (uncredited) | 1952-01-06 |
| Roadblock as Patrolman (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
| The Flame and the Arrow as Guard (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
| Father of the Bride as Moving Man (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
| The Lost Tribe as Dojek | 1949-04-19 |
| Kidnapped as Sailor (uncredited) | 1948-11-28 |
| The Three Musketeers as Felton (uncredited) | 1948-10-20 |
| Hollow Triumph as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) | 1948-08-18 |
| Souvenirs of Death as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited) | 1948-06-19 |
| The Black Widow as Burke | 1947-11-01 |
| Twilight on the Rio Grande as Rurale | 1947-03-31 |
| Cloak and Dagger | 1946-09-28 |
| Traffic with the Devil as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
| The Fatal Witness as Detective (uncredited) | 1945-09-15 |
| Arizona Trail | 1943-09-15 |
| Slightly Dangerous as - (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
| The Big Street as Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
| The Magnificent Ambersons as Citizen (uncredited) | 1942-07-10 |
| Mrs. Miniver as Man in Tavern (uncredited) | 1942-07-03 |
| Hellzapoppin' as Butler in Pool (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
| Riders of Death Valley as Fighter | 1941-07-01 |
| Wildcat Bus as Wildcat Driver (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
| Nick Carter, Master Detective as Factory Workman | 1939-12-13 |
| Blackmail as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
| Second Fiddle as Studio Grip | 1939-06-30 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) | 1939-05-06 |
| Captains Courageous as Crewman (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
| Mummy's Boys as Native Cop | 1936-10-02 |
| Mutiny on the Bounty as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
| A Feather in Her Hat as Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
| The Nitwits | 1935-06-07 |
| King Kong as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | 1933-03-15 |
