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

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • aspekte

    aspekte

  • Phaedra

    Phaedra

  • The Naked Target

    The Naked Target

  • Mahogany

    Mahogany

  • Fifty Shades of Erotica

    Fifty Shades of Erotica

  • Is Paris Burning?

    Is Paris Burning?

  • The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • In the Deep Woods

    In the Deep Woods

  • Green Mansions

    Green Mansions

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Lovin' Molly

    Lovin' Molly

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

  • I'm Dangerous Tonight

    I'm Dangerous Tonight

  • The Man Behind the Badge

    The Man Behind the Badge

  • Edge of Sanity

    Edge of Sanity

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • North Sea Hijack

    North Sea Hijack

  • Twice a Woman

    Twice a Woman

  • Remember My Name

    Remember My Name

  • Pretty Poison

    Pretty Poison

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • 24 Hour Psycho

    24 Hour Psycho

  • On the Beach

    On the Beach

  • WUSA

    WUSA

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Actress

    The Actress

  • Evening Primrose

    Evening Primrose

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Psycho III

    Psycho III

  • Goodyear Television Playhouse

    Goodyear Television Playhouse

  • The Tin Star

    The Tin Star

  • Patricia Highsmith's Tales

    Patricia Highsmith's Tales

  • Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

  • First, You Cry

    First, You Cry

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • The Black Hole

    The Black Hole

  • Play It as It Lays

    Play It as It Lays

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion

  • Psycho II

    Psycho II

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

  • Psycho IV: The Beginning

    Psycho IV: The Beginning

  • Stars of Cabaret

    Stars of Cabaret

  • Double Negative

    Double Negative

  • For the Term of His Natural Life

    For the Term of His Natural Life

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • Treffpunkt New York

    Treffpunkt New York

  • A Demon in My View

    A Demon in My View

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • The Glory Boys

    The Glory Boys

  • The Sword and the Balance

    The Sword and the Balance

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Agent 38-24-36

    Agent 38-24-36

  • Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

    Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

  • The Champagne Murders

    The Champagne Murders

  • Tall Story

    Tall Story

  • Ten Days' Wonder

    Ten Days' Wonder

  • Desire Under the Elms

    Desire Under the Elms

  • Fear Strikes Out

    Fear Strikes Out

  • This Angry Age

    This Angry Age

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

    Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

  • Someone Behind the Door

    Someone Behind the Door

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

  • Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

    Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

  • Daughter of Darkness

    Daughter of Darkness

  • The Last of Sheila Featurette

    The Last of Sheila Featurette

  • Fallout

    Fallout

  • Windows

    Windows

  • The Sins of Dorian Gray

    The Sins of Dorian Gray

  • The Making of 'Psycho'

    The Making of 'Psycho'

  • King Kong! The Living Legend

    King Kong! The Living Legend

  • How Awful About Allan

    How Awful About Allan

  • The Fool Killer

    The Fool Killer

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • The Day of Reckoning

    The Day of Reckoning

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

    With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

  • The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

  • Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

    Making I'm Dangerous Tonight