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
Raging Bull (1980)
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
King Kong (1933)
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Batman (1966)
as Bluebeard
East of Eden (1955)
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
The Great Race (1965)
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
The Alamo (1960)
as Tennessean (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
as Felton (uncredited)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Jones' Driver
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
as Brawler (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Walking Tall (1973)
as 1st Bouncer
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Crewman (uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1962)
as Freddie (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
Teenage Monster (1958)
as Charles Cannon
Desire Me (1947)
as Soldier (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
as Seaman (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
as Slim (uncredited)
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
as Duncan
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Gendarme #2
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
as Carriage Driver
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
The Big Street (1942)
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Prodigal (1955)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Actor
The Phenix City Story (1955)
as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as - (uncredited)
I, the Jury (1953)
Actor
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress (1957)
as Juror (uncredited)
Second Fiddle (1939)
as Studio Grip
Pressure Point (1962)
Actor
Roadblock (1951)
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
as Ed Olsen (uncredited)
Violent Road (1958)
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
No Time for Love (1943)
as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
as Factory Workman
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
as Tarn / Doctor
Gunmen from Laredo (1959)
Actor
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Native Cop
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
as Fighter
Brave Warrior (1952)
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
The Black Widow (1947)
as Burke
Lost Flight (1970)
as Australian
Blackmail (1939)
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus (1940)
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe (1949)
as Dojek
Kidnapped (1948)
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Nitwits (1935)
Actor
Listen Judge (1952)
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death (1948)
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil (1946)
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder (1957)
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
The Fatal Witness (1945)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Steel Fist (1952)
as First Organizer (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
as Rurale
Arizona Trail (1943)
Actor