Gil Perkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-08-24

Day of death

1999-03-28 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Gil Perkins

Biography

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

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • The Phenix City Story

    The Phenix City Story

  • Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

  • Cloak and Dagger

    Cloak and Dagger

  • A Feather in Her Hat

    A Feather in Her Hat

  • The Lost Tribe

    The Lost Tribe

  • The Steel Fist

    The Steel Fist

  • Walking Tall

    Walking Tall

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • The Fatal Witness

    The Fatal Witness

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

  • The Big Street

    The Big Street

  • The Tattered Dress

    The Tattered Dress

  • Wildcat Bus

    Wildcat Bus

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

  • Lost Flight

    Lost Flight

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

  • The Black Widow

    The Black Widow

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Teenage Monster

    Teenage Monster

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • What's Up, Doc?

    What's Up, Doc?

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • The Nitwits

    The Nitwits

  • Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

  • Hollow Triumph

    Hollow Triumph

  • Valley of the Dragons

    Valley of the Dragons

  • Baby Face Nelson

    Baby Face Nelson

  • Brave Warrior

    Brave Warrior

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • Roadblock

    Roadblock

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

  • Souvenirs of Death

    Souvenirs of Death

  • Mummy's Boys

    Mummy's Boys

  • Listen Judge

    Listen Judge

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Teenage Thunder

    Teenage Thunder

  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

  • Traffic with the Devil

    Traffic with the Devil

  • Violent Road

    Violent Road

  • Gunmen from Laredo

    Gunmen from Laredo

  • Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law

    Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law