Anthony Perkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-04-04

Day of death

1992-09-12 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Anthony Perkins

Biography

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955). He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach). He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic. In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim. During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

    With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Fifty Shades of Erotica

    Fifty Shades of Erotica

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • aspekte

    aspekte

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • Phaedra

    Phaedra

  • The Champagne Murders

    The Champagne Murders

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

  • The Man Behind the Badge

    The Man Behind the Badge

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • WUSA

    WUSA

  • Mahogany

    Mahogany

  • Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion

  • Tall Story

    Tall Story

  • Is Paris Burning?

    Is Paris Burning?

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Psycho IV: The Beginning

    Psycho IV: The Beginning

  • Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

  • Double Negative

    Double Negative

  • North Sea Hijack

    North Sea Hijack

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • The Actress

    The Actress

  • The Sword and the Balance

    The Sword and the Balance

  • Fear Strikes Out

    Fear Strikes Out

  • How Awful About Allan

    How Awful About Allan

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse

    Goodyear Television Playhouse

  • The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • Psycho II

    Psycho II

  • The Black Hole

    The Black Hole

  • Daughter of Darkness

    Daughter of Darkness

  • The Fool Killer

    The Fool Killer

  • Edge of Sanity

    Edge of Sanity

  • Agent 38-24-36

    Agent 38-24-36

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Pretty Poison

    Pretty Poison

  • On the Beach

    On the Beach

  • Someone Behind the Door

    Someone Behind the Door

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Play It as It Lays

    Play It as It Lays

  • Remember My Name

    Remember My Name

  • Ten Days' Wonder

    Ten Days' Wonder

  • Lovin' Molly

    Lovin' Molly

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • This Angry Age

    This Angry Age

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Making of 'Psycho'

    The Making of 'Psycho'

  • Psycho III

    Psycho III

  • The Day of Reckoning

    The Day of Reckoning

  • In the Deep Woods

    In the Deep Woods

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • I'm Dangerous Tonight

    I'm Dangerous Tonight

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • The Naked Target

    The Naked Target

  • The Sins of Dorian Gray

    The Sins of Dorian Gray

  • The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • Treffpunkt New York

    Treffpunkt New York

  • Twice a Woman

    Twice a Woman

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    For the Term of His Natural Life

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • 24 Hour Psycho

    24 Hour Psycho

  • Desire Under the Elms

    Desire Under the Elms

  • Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

    Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

  • Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

    Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

  • Patricia Highsmith's Tales

    Patricia Highsmith's Tales

  • Evening Primrose

    Evening Primrose

  • The Glory Boys

    The Glory Boys

  • Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

    Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

  • Fallout

    Fallout

  • Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

    Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

  • A Demon in My View

    A Demon in My View

  • King Kong! The Living Legend

    King Kong! The Living Legend

  • Windows

    Windows

  • The Last of Sheila Featurette

    The Last of Sheila Featurette

  • Stars of Cabaret

    Stars of Cabaret