Gilbert Vincent Perkins (24 August 1907 – 28 March 1999) was an Australian film and television actor.

Early life

As a teenager, Perkins was a trackman and an athlete. He ran away from home at a young age and joined the crew of a

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cargo ship as a deck hand.

Early career

In his early adult life, he left for Hollywood. He modified his Australian accent to be more British-sounding so that he could portray British characters. His first role was as an extra for ''

The Divine Lady ''The Divine Lady'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair betwe ...

'' in 1929, while his first credited role was as Sgt. Cox in ''

Journey's End ''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry c ...

'' the following year.

Career peak

Eventually, Perkins became a regular stuntman for William Boyd. He also did stunt work for Bruce Cabot in ''

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'' and Spencer Tracy in '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. He also worked for Universal Pictures in ''

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of later called "monster rallie ...

''. Throughout his career, he acted and did stunts in many feature films and television shows. In 1956 Perkins appeared as Mingo in the TV western ''

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'' in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo." He also did some special effect work, normally for action sequences. He appeared as a Gladiator in ''

Demetrius and the Gladiators ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'' is a 1954 American biblical drama film and a sequel to '' The Robe''. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was written by Philip Dunne ...

'', a sequel to

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's biblical epic, ''

The Robe ''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later ...

''. He was already 50 years of age when he played the "teenaged" monster in the

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/ horror film '' Teenage Monster''.

Later works

In 1960, Perkins co-founded the

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. Four years later, he became the treasurer of the

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, a position he held for fifteen years. His official retirement was in 1972, though he continued working for some years later. His last acting role was in ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' in 1979, but his last credited role was as a fantasy lover in ''Odyssey, the Ultimate Trip''. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, of natural causes, and was cremated with his ashes scattered at sea.

Filmography

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'' (1929) - Extra (uncredited) (film debut) *''

'' (1930) - Sgt. Cox *'' Madison Square Garden'' (1932) - Extra (uncredited) *''

'' (1933) - Sailor (uncredited) *'' The Nitwits'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1935) - Stoker (uncredited) *'' A Feather in Her Hat'' (1935) - Ticket Taker (uncredited) *''

Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set h ...

'' (1935) - Able-Bodied Seaman (uncredited) *'' Mummy's Boys'' (1936) - Native Cop (uncredited) *''

God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. a ...

'' (1937) - First Man at Boundary (uncredited) *''

Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...

'' (1937) - Crewman (uncredited) *'' In Old Chicago'' (1938) - Hub Patron (uncredited) *''

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, several ...

'' (1939) - Goebbels's Aide (uncredited) *'' Second Fiddle'' (1939) - Studio Grip (uncredited) *'' Blackmail'' (1939) - Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) *'' Wildcat Bus'' (1940) - Wildcat Driver (uncredited) *''Hello, Sucker'' (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Riders of Death Valley'' (1941) - Fighter (uncredited) *'' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) - Brawler (uncredited) *'' A Yank in the R.A.F.'' (1941) - Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Hellzapoppin''' (1941) - Butler in Pool (uncredited) *''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Sus ...

'' (1942) - Southern Cross Leadsman (uncredited) *''

Spy Smasher Spy Smasher is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by Fawcett and DC Comics. The first is a superhero that was formerly owned and published by Fawcett Comics. The second is a female anti-terrorism government agent, ...

'' (1942) - Sub-Valve Sailor hs. 3-4(uncredited) *''A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Tough Woman's Escort at Bar (uncredited) *'' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) - Man in Tavern (uncredited) *'' The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1942) - Citizen (uncredited) *''

The Big Street ''The Big Street'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the 1940 short story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon, who also produced it. It was directed by Irving Reis from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass. ...

'' (1942) - Mug (uncredited) *'' Journey for Margaret'' (1942) - Man in Subway (uncredited) *''

Random Harvest ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...

'' (1942) - Hospital Attendant (uncredited) *'' No Time for Love'' (1943) - Pop Murphy's Waiter (uncredited) *''

G-Men vs. the Black Dragon ''G-Men vs. The Black Dragon'' (1943) is a Republic Pictures movie serial. It is noteworthy among adventure serials as containing an unusually high number of fistfights, all staged by director William Witney and a team of stuntmen. This was Witne ...

'' (1943) - Mansion Heavy 1 / Intern 2 (uncredited) *''

They Got Me Covered ''They Got Me Covered'', also known as ''Washington Story'' and ''The Washington Angle'', is a 1943 comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Otto Preminger appears in a supporting role. Plot In mid 1941, a ...

'' (1943) - Nazi (uncredited) *''

Slightly Dangerous ''Slightly Dangerous'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of ...

'' (1943) - Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Man from Down Under'' (1943) - Australian Soldier / Bartender - Sydney Pub (uncredited) *'' Arizona Trail'' (1943) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' Whistling in Brooklyn'' (1943) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Captain America'' (1944) - Barn Thug h. 2/ Hotel Room Thug h. 9/ Waiter Thug hs. 13-14(uncredited) *'' The Desert Hawk'' (1944) - (uncredited) *'' Abroad with Two Yanks'' (1944) - Tough Marine (uncredited) *''

Heavenly Days ''Heavenly Days'' is a 1944 film starring Fibber McGee and Molly. It was the third and final feature film to feature the popular radio characters; unlike the two previous entries, none of the radio show's supporting cast members appeared in this f ...

'' (1944) - Confederate Soldier (uncredited) *''I'll Remember April'' (1945) - Roughneck (uncredited) *'' Bells of Rosarita'' (1945) - Studio Stunts Henchman (uncredited) *'' The Fatal Witness'' (1945) - Detective (uncredited) *'' Cloak and Dagger'' (1946) - Gestapo Agent (uncredited) *''

Son of Zorro ''Son of Zorro'' is a 1947 American Western film serial from Republic Pictures. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon. George Turner starred as a descen ...

'' (1947) - Ranchhouse Henchman (uncredited) *'' Twilight on the Rio Grande'' (1947) - Rurale (uncredited) *''

Jesse James Rides Again ''Jesse James Rides Again'' is a 1947 American Republic Western film serial. Plot Gunfighter Jesse James is framed for a Missouri bank job and murder by a black-cowled outlaw gang, known as "The Black Raiders". Unable to clear his name, him a ...

'' (1947) - Barn Henchman (uncredited) *'' Desire Me'' (1947) - Soldier (uncredited) *'' The Black Widow'' (1947) - Burke (uncredited) *''

Killer McCoy ''Killer McCoy'' is a 1947 American drama film about a boxer starring Mickey Rooney. It is a remake of '' The Crowd Roars'' (1938). The picture was directed by Roy Rowland with a supporting cast featuring Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth, James Dun ...

'' (1947) - Man in Pool Hall (uncredited) *'' G-Men Never Forget'' (1948) - Finch - Welder Thug h. 7(uncredited) *'' Hollow Triumph'' (1948) - Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'' (1948) - Felton (uncredited) *'' Kidnapped'' (1948) - Sailor (uncredited) *''

Take Me Out to the Ball Game "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song ...

'' (1949) - Baseball Fan (uncredited) *'' Bride of Vengeance'' (1949) - Huntsman (uncredited) *'' The Lost Tribe'' (1949) - Dojek (uncredited) *''

Barbary Pirate The Barbary pirates, or Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. This area was known in Europe ...

'' (1949) - Coachman (uncredited) *''Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) - Brawling Seaman (uncredited) *'' Father of the Bride'' (1950) - Moving Man (uncredited) *''

The Flame and the Arrow ''The Flame and the Arrow'' is a 1950 American Technicolor swashbuckler film made by Warner Bros. and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from ...

'' (1950) - Guard (uncredited) *'' Double Deal'' (1950) - Harry (uncredited) *'' Chicago Calling'' (1951) - Construction Worker (uncredited) *''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...

'' (1951) - Player (uncredited) *'' His Kind of Woman'' (1951) - Seaman (uncredited) *''

Roadblock A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. The reasons for one could be: *Roadworks *Temporary road closure during special events *Police chase *Robbery * Sobriety checkpoint In peaceful circumstances ...

'' (1951) - Patrolman (uncredited) *'' The Desert Fox'' (1951) - German Soldier (uncredited) *'' Double Dynamite'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Steel Fist'' (1952) - First organizer *''

Gobs and Gals ''Gobs and Gals'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars George Bernard, Bert Bernard, Robert Hutton, Cathy Downs, Gordon Jones and Florence Marly. The film was released o ...

'' (1952) - Russian Agent (uncredited) *''

Brave Warrior ''Brave Warrior'' is a 1952 Technicolor American Western film, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It stars Jon Hall and Christine Larsen. The story is based on events during the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe, but contains historical ...

'' (1952) - English Lieutenant *''

Fearless Fagan ''Fearless Fagan'' is a 1952 comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and stars Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter. It is about a clown who is drafted into the military and tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. The film was inspired by the 12 ...

'' (1952) - Max (uncredited) *'' Plymouth Adventure'' (1952) - Sailor (uncredited) *'' Hans Christian Andersen'' (1952) - Second Gendarme *''

The Member of the Wedding ''The Member of the Wedding'' is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete, although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella '' The Ballad of the Sad Café''.McDowell, Marga ...

'' (1952) - Moving Man (uncredited) *'' The Clown'' (1953) - Dundee (uncredited) *'' Code Two'' (1953) - 1st Man in Warehouse (uncredited) *'' The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' (1953) - Blind Man (uncredited) *'' Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1953) - Oscar (uncredited) *''

I, the Jury ''I, the Jury'' is the 1947 debut novel of American crime fiction writer Mickey Spillane, the first work to feature private investigator Mike Hammer. Plot summary The novel opens as private detective Mike Hammer is called to the apartment of i ...

'' (1953) - Lolly (uncredited) *'' City of Bad Men'' (1953) - Bob Fitzsimmons (uncredited) *'' Private Eyes'' (1953) - Al (uncredited) *''Charge of the Lancers'' (1954) - Officer with Head Wound (uncredited) *''

'' (1954) - Gladiator (uncredited) *'' The Big Chase'' (1954) - Payroll Guard *'' East of Eden'' (1955) - Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) *'' The Sea Chase'' (1955) - Baldhead (uncredited) *''

The Phenix City Story ''The Phenix City Story'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson for Allied Artists, written by Daniel Mainwaring and Crane Wilbur and starring John McIntire, Richard Kiley, and Kathryn Grant. It had an unusual "triple ...

'' (1955) - Wilson's Henchman (uncredited) *'' I Died a Thousand Times'' (1955) - Slim (uncredited) *'' Bundle of Joy'' (1956) - Bouncer (uncredited) *'' Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend'' (1957) - Ed Olsen (uncredited) *''Calypso Heat Wave'' (1957) - First Thug *''

Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown P ...

'' (1957) - FBI Agent Duncan (uncredited) *'' Teenage Thunder'' (1957) - Sgt. Benson *'' Teenage Monster'' (1958) - Charles Cannon *'' Violent Road'' (1958) - Sheriff Sam Vincent (uncredited) *'' High School Confidential'' (1958) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) *'' The Buccaneer'' (1958) - Stevedore (uncredited) * ''

Gunmen from Laredo ''Gunmen from Laredo'' is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Wallace MacDonald, which stars Robert Knapp, Jana Davi and Walter Coy. Cast list * Robert Knapp as Gil Reardon * Jana Davi as Rosita * Walter Coy as Ben Keefer ...

'' (1959) - Prisoner (uncredited) *'' The Beat Generation'' (1959) - Lovers Lane Bandit (uncredited) *'' Guns of the Timberland'' (1960) - Townsman in Brawl (uncredited) *''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'' (1960) - Slave Leader (uncredited) *'' The Alamo'' (1960) - Tennessean (uncredited) *'' Portrait of a Mobster'' (1961) - Joe Murdoch *'' Valley of the Dragons'' (1961) - Tarn / Doctor *'' Experiment in Terror'' (1962) - Taxi Driver (uncredited) *'' Black Gold'' (1962) - Fat Man (uncredited) *''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 19 ...

'' (1962) - Freddie (uncredited) *''

Pressure Point derive from the supposed meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and martial arts. They refer to areas on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specif ...

'' (1962) - Bar Patron (uncredited) *'' How the West Was Won'' (1962) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' 4 for Texas'' (1963) - Dock Worker (uncredited) *''

The Greatest Story Ever Told ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George Stevens. It is a retelling of the Biblical account about Jesus of Nazareth, from the Nativity through to the Ascension. Along with the ensemble cast ...

'' (1965) - Jacob of Bethlehem (uncredited) *'' The Great Race'' (1965) - Saloon Brawler (uncredited) *''

The Glory Guys ''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom ...

'' (1965) - Brawler (uncredited) *'' Batman'' (1966) - Bluebeard *''

The Sand Pebbles ''The Sand Pebbles'' is a 1962 novel by American author Richard McKenna about a Yangtze River gunboat and its crew in 1926. It was the winner of the 1963 Harper Prize for fiction. The book was initially serialized in the ''Saturday Evening Po ...

'' (1966) - Customer at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited) *''

Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series fo ...

'' (1967) - Convict (uncredited) *'' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972) - Jones' Driver *'' Walking Tall'' (1973) - 1st Bouncer *''

Sherlock Holmes in New York ''Sherlock Holmes in New York'' is a 1976 American made-for-television mystery film about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, played by Roger Moore and Patrick Macnee respectively. Despite the film's title the production was shot entirely in So ...

'' (1976) - Carriage Driver *''

'' (1979) - (uncredited) *'' Raging Bull'' (1980) - Cornerman (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Gil Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian stunt performers 1907 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Australian male actors