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