Gilbert Vincent Perkins (24 August 1907 – 28 March 1999) was an Australian film and television actor.
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
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Filmography (Movies)
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law
Character:
Release Date:16/05/2023
Raging Bull
Character:Cornerman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1980
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Character:Carriage Driver
Release Date:18/10/1976
Walking Tall
Character:1st Bouncer
Release Date:22/02/1973
What's Up, Doc?
Character:Jones' Driver
Release Date:09/03/1972
Lost Flight
Character:Australian
Release Date:13/08/1970
Batman
Character:Bluebeard
Release Date:30/07/1966
The Great Race
Character:Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1965
Kid Galahad
Character:Freddie (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1962
How the West Was Won
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1962
Pressure Point
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1962
Valley of the Dragons
Character:Tarn / Doctor
Release Date:31/10/1961
The Alamo
Character:Tennessean (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1960
Spartacus
Character:Slave Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1960
Gunmen from Laredo
Character:
Release Date:01/03/1959
Violent Road
Character:Sheriff Sam Vincent
Release Date:10/05/1958
Teenage Monster
Character:Charles Cannon
Release Date:08/01/1958
Baby Face Nelson
Character:Duncan
Release Date:11/12/1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Character:Ed Olsen (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1957
The Tattered Dress
Character:Juror (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1957
Teenage Thunder
Character:Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Release Date:01/01/1957
I Died a Thousand Times
Character:Slim (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1955
The Phenix City Story
Character:Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1955
The Prodigal
Character:Citizen (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/1955
East of Eden
Character:Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1955
I, the Jury
Character:
Release Date:14/08/1953
Brave Warrior
Character:English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Release Date:31/05/1952
Listen Judge
Character:Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/1952
The Steel Fist
Character:First Organizer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1952
Roadblock
Character:Patrolman (uncredited)
Release Date:17/09/1951
His Kind of Woman
Character:Seaman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1951
The Flame and the Arrow
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1950
Father of the Bride
Character:Moving Man (uncredited)
Release Date:18/05/1950
The Lost Tribe
Character:Dojek
Release Date:19/04/1949
Kidnapped
Character:Sailor (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1948
The Three Musketeers
Character:Felton (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1948
Hollow Triumph
Character:Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:18/08/1948
Souvenirs of Death
Character:Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1948
The Black Widow
Character:Burke
Release Date:01/11/1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Character:Rurale
Release Date:31/03/1947
Cloak and Dagger
Character:
Release Date:28/09/1946
Traffic with the Devil
Character:Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1946
The Fatal Witness
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1945
Arizona Trail
Character:
Release Date:15/09/1943
No Time for Love
Character:Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1943
Slightly Dangerous
Character:- (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1943
The Big Street
Character:Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1942
The Magnificent Ambersons
Character:Citizen (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1942
Mrs. Miniver
Character:Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Release Date:03/07/1942
Hellzapoppin'
Character:Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Brawler (uncredited)
Release Date:12/08/1941
Riders of Death Valley
Character:Fighter
Release Date:01/07/1941
Wildcat Bus
Character:Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Character:Factory Workman
Release Date:13/12/1939
Blackmail
Character:Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1939
Second Fiddle
Character:Studio Grip
Release Date:30/06/1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Character:Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:06/05/1939
Captains Courageous
Character:Crewman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1937
Mummy's Boys
Character:Native Cop
Release Date:02/10/1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Character:Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1935
The Nitwits
Character:
Release Date:07/06/1935
King Kong
Character:Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1933
Television Appearances
Here's Lucy
Character:Stuntman #1
Mannix
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Russian Colonel
Star Trek
Character:Slave #3 (uncredited)
Batman
Character:Dicer
Batman
Character:Cauliflower
Batman
Character:Jury Foreman
Batman
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Get Smart
Character:Kane (uncredited)
Laredo
Character:
Lost in Space
Character:Convixt
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Dr. Armand Warshowsky
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Pool Man
The Virginian
Character:Whitey
The Virginian
Character:Hooded Man
Thriller
Character:Eddie
Thriller
Character:Mechanic
Black Saddle
Character:Sgt. Moffat
Black Saddle
Character:Assailant
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Peter Gunn
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Sam (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Character:Watchman
Sugarfoot
Character:Pete
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Dan Vale (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:U.S. Marshal
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Bus Driver (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Character:Ranch Hand
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:Railroad Worker
The Red Skelton Show
Character:
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character: