Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American

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specializing in

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Early life

Perrin was born in

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. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to

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shortly after the start of the 20th century.

Career

Perrin served in the

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during

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. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for

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. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film '' Luke's Lost Liberty'' alongside

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of

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, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in

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Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard (Dick) Terry. In 1960 Perrin appeared (uncredited) as Barfly on ''

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'' in the episode titled "Alibi for the Scalped Man." In 1961 Perrin appeared (uncredited) as a Courtroom Spectator on the TV western '' Lawman'' in the episode titled "Detweiler's Kid." That same year he also appeared (uncredited) as Barfly on '' Lawman'' in the episode titled "Owny O'Reilly" and also (uncredited) as a Townsman on ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'' in the episode titled "Episode In Eden." Perrin's last major role was as

Davy Crockett David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of ...

in 1937's '' The Painted Stallion'', for

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. Though he continued making films through 1960, many of his later roles were minor and often went un-credited. For his contributions as an actor in motion pictures, Jack Perrin was awarded a star on the

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at 1777 Vine Street, in

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Family

Perrin married

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actress Josephine Hill in 1920 and the two divorced in 1937.

Death

Perrin suffered a

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and died December 17, 1967, aged 71.

Selected filmography

*'' Luke's Lost Liberty'' (1917) *''

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life ''Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' is a 1917 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels * Snub Pollard * Bud Jamison * Sidney De Gray * Charles Stevenson (actor), Charles Steve ...

'' (1917) *'' The Lion Man'' (1919) *'' The Jack of Hearts'' (1919) *'' The Four-Bit Man'' (1919) *'' The Fighting Heart'' (1919) *''

Blind Husbands ''Blind Husbands'' is a 1919 American drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the story ''The Pinnacle'' by Stroheim. Plot A group of holiday-makers arrive at Cortina d'Ampezzo, an Alpine village in th ...

'' (1919) *''

Pink Tights ''Pink Tights'' is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy-drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gladys Walton. It was produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.

'' (1920) * '' Lahoma'' (1920) *''

The Adorable Savage ''The Adorable Savage'' is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Norman Dawn and written by Doris Schroeder. It is based on the 1913 adventure novel ''Marama: A Tale of the South Pacific'' by Ralph Stock. The film stars Edi ...

'' (1920) *''

The Match-Breaker ''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It wa ...

'' (1921) * '' Partners of the Tide'' (1921) * '' The Torrent'' (1921) *'' The Rage of Paris'' (1921) *'' The Trouper'' (1922) *''

Mary of the Movies ''Mary of the Movies'' is a 1923 American silent semi-autobiographical comedy film based on the career of Marion Mack. It was written by Mack and her husband Louis Lewyn, and stars Mack and Creighton Hale. Hale and director John McDermott pl ...

'' (1923) *'' The Santa Fe Trail'' (1923) *''

The Fighting Skipper ''The Fighting Skipper'' is a 1923 American adventure film serial directed by Francis Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Cast *Peggy O'Day (as Skipper) * Jack Perrin * William White (as Bill White) * Francis Ford * Steve Murphy See ...

'' (1923) *'' Those who Dance'' (1924) *''

Riders of the Plains ''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appe ...

'' (1924) * '' Virginian Outcast'' (1924) * '' Why Get Married?'' (1924) *'' Mistaken Orders'' (1925) * '' Winning a Woman'' (1925) * ''

The Knockout Kid ''The Knockout Kid'' is a 1925 American silent Western comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Perrin, Molly Malone, and Eva Thatcher. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack is the son of a millionaire, and keen ...

'' (1925) *'' Dangerous Traffic'' (1926) * '' The Grey Devil'' (1926) * ''

The Man from Oklahoma '' The Man from Oklahoma '' is a 1945 American western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George 'Gabby' Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Jim Gardner, hoping to ...

'' (1926) *''

Midnight Faces ''Midnight Faces'' (1926) is a silent film starring Francis X. Bushman, Jr. and Jack Perrin. The film is an 'old dark house' murder mystery in the same genre as '' One Exciting Night'' (1922), '' The Ghost Breaker'' (1922), '' The Bat'' (1926) ...

'' (1926) * '' Thunderbolt's Tracks'' (1927) * '' Fire and Steel'' (1927) *'' The Vanishing West'' (1928) * '' Wild Blood'' (1928) *'' The Water Hole'' (1928) * '' Two Outlaws'' (1928) *''

Vultures of the Sea ''Vultures of the Sea'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Johnnie Walker * Shirley Mason * Tom Santschi * Frank Hagney * Boris Karloff - Grouchy * Horace B. Carpen ...

'' (1928) * ''

Overland Bound ''Overland Bound'' is a 1929 American Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Allene Ray, Jack Perrin and Lydia Knott. It is considered to be the first all-talking B Western to be made, following on from the success of ...

'' (1929) *'' The Harvest of Hate'' (1929) * '' Plunging Hoofs'' (1929) *'' The Jade Box'' (1930) * '' Romance of the West'' (1930) * ''

Beyond the Rio Grande ''Beyond the Rio Grande'' is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Franklyn Farnum and Jay Wilsey.Munden, p. 55 Cast * Jack Perrin as Bert Allen * Franklyn Farnum as Joe Kemp * Charline ...

'' (1930) *'' The Apache Kid's Escape'' (1930) * ''

The Phantom of the Desert ''The Phantom of the Desert'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Eva Novak and Josef Swickard.Pitts p.248 Cast * Jack Perrin as Jack Saunders * Eva Novak as Mary Van Horn * Josef Swickard as C ...

'' (1930) * '' Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931) * '' Wild West Whoopee'' (1931) * ''

Trails of Danger ''Trails of Danger'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Hal Taliaferro. Plot An American soldier returns from World War I without any money and finds himself forced into the life of a western criminal ...

'' (1931) * '' The Sheriff's Secret'' (1931) * '' Two-Gun Caballero'' (1931) * '' The Kid from Arizona'' (1931) * '' 45 Calibre Echo'' (1932) *''The Jaws of Justice'' (1933) * '' Rawhide Mail'' (1934) *'' Mystery Ranch'' (1934) *''

Loser's End ''Loser's End'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Harry S. Webb for Reliable Pictures and directed by Bernard B. Ray Bernard Benny Ray (born Benjamin Shamrayevsky, November 18, 1895 - December 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American ...

'' (1935) *'' North of Arizona'' (1935) *'' Wildcat Saunders'' (1936) * '' Desert Justice'' (1936) *''

Reckless Ranger ''Reckless Ranger'' is a 1937 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Nate Gatzert. The film stars Robert Allen (actor), Robert Allen, Louise Small, Mary MacLaren, Harry Woods (actor), Harry Woods ...

'' (1937) *''

The Purple Vigilantes ''The Purple Vigilantes'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Betty Burbridge and Oliver Drake, the film is about a rancher who organizes other r ...

'' (1938) *'' The Painted Stallion'' (1938) *'' The Pal from Texas'' (1939) * ''

West of Pinto Basin ''West of Pinto Basin'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the third in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as D ...

'' (1940) *'' Under Age'' (1941)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrin, Jack American male film actors American male silent film actors Male Western (genre) film actors Male film serial actors United States Navy personnel of World War I United States Navy sailors Male actors from Michigan 20th-century American male actors 1896 births 1967 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) People from Three Rivers, Michigan