Gil Perkins
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.067 |
Birthday | 1907-08-24 |
Place of Birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Also Known As | Gilbert Perkins, Gilbert Vincent Perkins, Gilbert V. Perkins, |
1953
I, the Jury
5.7/13
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a lim...
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I, the Jury
1949
The Lost Tribe
5/5
Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.
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1962
How the West Was Won
7/423
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2023
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law
0/0
This documentary explores some of the most famous women who have made an impact on law and the legal system in America. From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Er...
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1955
I Died a Thousand Times
6.1/27
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
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1948
Hollow Triumph
6.5/49
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
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1948
The Three Musketeers
6.7/135
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
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1947
The Black Widow
4.9/4
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1942
Mrs. Miniver
7/252
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1973
Walking Tall
6.6/123
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
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Walking Tall
1958
Violent Road
6/7
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1943
Arizona Trail
4.6/4
A young cowboy returns home to help his father fight off a gang trying to take over the family ranch.
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1957
The Tattered Dress
5.6/16
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1962
Pressure Point
6.6/36
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1962
Kid Galahad
6.1/47
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1959
Gunmen from Laredo
4.7/6
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1966
Batman
6.4/939
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1945
The Fatal Witness
6.2/5
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The Fatal Witness
1957
Baby Face Nelson
5.8/26
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1939
Second Fiddle
5/5
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Second Fiddle
1961
Valley of the Dragons
5.5/15
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1958
Teenage Monster
2.8/7
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1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6/28
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
5.7/12
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1946
Traffic with the Devil
6.3/7
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Traffic with the Devil
1936
Mummy's Boys
4.7/7
Wheeler & Woolsey comedy about two moronic ditch diggers, recruited for an archaeology expedition, getting mixed up with jewel thieves and an ancient...
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1939
Blackmail
6.4/7
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
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1935
The Nitwits
6.1/8
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
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1942
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3/421
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The Magnificent Ambersons
1955
East of Eden
7.6/735
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1960
Spartacus
7.548/2110
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Raging Bull
7.9/4260
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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1952
Listen Judge
6.8/4
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1937
Captains Courageous
7.4/154
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1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.3/329
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1940
Wildcat Bus
4.6/4
A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.
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Wildcat Bus
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
2.5/3
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
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1952
Brave Warrior
4/4
In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britain over territory and boundaries. Each side endeavo...
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1952
The Steel Fist
5/4
In an Iron Curtain country an idealistic student goes on the run from the Communist authorities.
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1941
Riders of Death Valley
6.5/1
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1970
Lost Flight
3.7/5
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1951
Roadblock
5.8/23
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1943
Slightly Dangerous
5.8/6
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1935
A Feather in Her Hat
6.8/4
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1948
Souvenirs of Death
6.5/2
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Hellzapoppin'
7.1/96
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1933
King Kong
7.6/1449
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1950
Father of the Bride
7/199
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1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
5.8/29
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1950
The Flame and the Arrow
6.2/78
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The Flame and the Arrow
1957
Teenage Thunder
5.4/7
Teenagers rebel and race cars.
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1946
Cloak and Dagger
6.3/59
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1948
Kidnapped
5.5/2
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1942
The Big Street
5.8/18
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.
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1972
What's Up, Doc?
7.4/378
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