Gil Perkins
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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
Credits
Spartacus (1960)
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
Raging Bull (1980)
as Cornerman (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Henchman (uncredited)
King Kong (1933)
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Batman (1966)
as Bluebeard
The Alamo (1960)
as Tennessean (uncredited)
The Great Race (1965)
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
East of Eden (1955)
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Walking Tall (1973)
as 1st Bouncer
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Moving Man (uncredited)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Jones' Driver
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
as Felton (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Crewman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1962)
as Freddie (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
as Brawler (uncredited)
Desire Me (1947)
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Prodigal (1955)
as Citizen (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
as Slim (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
as Seaman (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
No Time for Love (1943)
as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
The Big Street (1942)
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
Roadblock (1951)
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Brave Warrior (1952)
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
I, the Jury (1953)
Actor
The Tattered Dress (1957)
as Juror (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
as Carriage Driver
Lost Flight (1970)
as Australian
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
as Tarn / Doctor
Hollow Triumph (1948)
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Second Fiddle (1939)
as Studio Grip
Pressure Point (1962)
Actor
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
as Duncan
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Actor
The Phenix City Story (1955)
as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
The Black Widow (1947)
as Burke
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Native Cop
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as - (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death (1948)
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
as Ed Olsen (uncredited)
Violent Road (1958)
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
as Fighter
Gunmen from Laredo (1959)
Actor
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
as Factory Workman
Teenage Monster (1958)
as Charles Cannon
Traffic with the Devil (1946)
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1948)
as Sailor (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus (1940)
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
The Nitwits (1935)
Actor
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe (1949)
as Dojek
Arizona Trail (1943)
Actor
Blackmail (1939)
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
as Rurale
The Steel Fist (1952)
as First Organizer (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness (1945)
as Detective (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder (1957)
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Listen Judge (1952)
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law (2023)
Actor