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
Acting
1953
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1949
asDojek
1962
asHenchman (uncredited)
2023
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1955
asSlim (uncredited)
1948
asStansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
1948
asFelton (uncredited)
1947
asBurke
1942
asMan in Tavern (uncredited)
1973
as1st Bouncer
1958
asSheriff Sam Vincent
1943
as
1957
asJuror (uncredited)
1962
as
1962
asFreddie (uncredited)
1959
as
1966
asBluebeard
1945
asDetective (uncredited)
1957
asDuncan
1939
asStudio Grip
1961
asTarn / Doctor
1958
asCharles Cannon
1939
asGoebbels' Aide (uncredited)
1939
asFactory Workman
1946
asIrate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
1936
asNative Cop
1939
asKearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
1935
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1942
asCitizen (uncredited)
1955
asLettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1960
asSlave Leader (uncredited)
1980
asCornerman (uncredited)
1952
asOfficer Ryan (uncredited)
1937
asCrewman (uncredited)
1935
asAble Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1940
asWildcat Driver (uncredited)
1947
asRurale
1952
asEnglish Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
1952
asFirst Organizer (uncredited)
1941
asFighter
1970
asAustralian
1951
asPatrolman (uncredited)
1943
as- (uncredited)
1935
asTicket Taker (uncredited)
1948
asBouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
1941
asButler in Pool (uncredited)
1933
asMember of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1950
asMoving Man (uncredited)
1976
asCarriage Driver
1950
asGuard (uncredited)
1957
asSgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
1946
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1948
asSailor (uncredited)
1942
asMug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
1972
asJones' Driver
1951
asSeaman (uncredited)
1943
asDiner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
1941
asBrawler (uncredited)
1957
asEd Olsen (uncredited)
1965
asSaloon Brawler (uncredited)
1955
asWilson's Henchman (uncredited)
1960
asTennessean (uncredited)
1955
asCitizen (uncredited)
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asRanch Hand
asStuntman #1
asDicer
asPool Man
as
asWatchman
as
asBus Driver (uncredited)
asWhitey
asEddie
as
asDan Vale (uncredited)
as
asSgt. Moffat
asPete
asU.S. Marshal
asHooded Man
asMechanic
asConvixt
asAssailant
asCauliflower
asJury Foreman
asRussian Colonel
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asSlave #3 (uncredited)
asSam (uncredited)
asHenchman (uncredited)
asKane (uncredited)
asDr. Armand Warshowsky
asRailroad Worker
asWaiter
Production
Crew
1948
as1955
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1949
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1963
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1956
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1955
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1950
as1935
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1948
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1943
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1944
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1963
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1947
as1973
as1941
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1929
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1946
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1939
as1951
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1949
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1940
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1930
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1941
as1951
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1949
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1944
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1950
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1974
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1972
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1978
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1948
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1968
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1966
as1955
as1962
as1950
as1955
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1966
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1929
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1935
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1942
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1975
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1941
as1942
as1943
as1944
as1957
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1956
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1951
as1960
as1955
asDirecting
