Gil Perkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Walking Tall

    Walking Tall

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

  • Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Lost Flight

    Lost Flight

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

  • Hollow Triumph

    Hollow Triumph

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Roadblock

    Roadblock

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Nitwits

    The Nitwits

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • The Phenix City Story

    The Phenix City Story

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Teenage Monster

    Teenage Monster

  • Brave Warrior

    Brave Warrior

  • The Big Street

    The Big Street

  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

  • What's Up, Doc?

    What's Up, Doc?

  • Listen Judge

    Listen Judge

  • His Kind of Woman

    His Kind of Woman

  • Cloak and Dagger

    Cloak and Dagger

  • Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Baby Face Nelson

    Baby Face Nelson

  • No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

  • Valley of the Dragons

    Valley of the Dragons

  • The Black Widow

    The Black Widow

  • A Feather in Her Hat

    A Feather in Her Hat

  • The Steel Fist

    The Steel Fist

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Nick Carter, Master Detective

  • The Lost Tribe

    The Lost Tribe

  • Souvenirs of Death

    Souvenirs of Death

  • The Fatal Witness

    The Fatal Witness

  • I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

  • Mummy's Boys

    Mummy's Boys

  • The Tattered Dress

    The Tattered Dress

  • Twilight on the Rio Grande

    Twilight on the Rio Grande

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • Wildcat Bus

    Wildcat Bus

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • Traffic with the Devil

    Traffic with the Devil

  • Violent Road

    Violent Road

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Arizona Trail

    Arizona Trail

  • Gunmen from Laredo

    Gunmen from Laredo

  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

  • Teenage Thunder

    Teenage Thunder

  • Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law

    Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law