Gil Perkins

Acting

Born August 24, 1907 — Died March 28, 1999 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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

Movies(64)

Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law

2023

Raging Bull

Cornerman (uncredited)

1980

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Carriage Driver

1976

Walking Tall

1st Bouncer

1973

What's Up, Doc?

Jones' Driver

1972

Lost Flight

Australian

1970

Batman

Bluebeard

1966

The Great Race

Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

1965

Kid Galahad

Freddie (uncredited)

1962

How the West Was Won

Henchman (uncredited)

1962

Pressure Point

1962

Valley of the Dragons

Tarn / Doctor

1961

The Alamo

Tennessean (uncredited)

1960

Spartacus

Slave Leader (uncredited)

1960

Gunmen from Laredo

1959

Violent Road

Sheriff Sam Vincent

1958

Teenage Monster

Charles Cannon

1958

Baby Face Nelson

Duncan

1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Ed Olsen (uncredited)

1957

The Tattered Dress

Juror (uncredited)

1957

Teenage Thunder

Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)

1957

I Died a Thousand Times

Slim (uncredited)

1955

The Phenix City Story

Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)

1955

The Prodigal

Citizen (uncredited)

1955

East of Eden

Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)

1955

I, the Jury

1953

Brave Warrior

English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)

1952

Listen Judge

Officer Ryan (uncredited)

1952

The Steel Fist

First Organizer (uncredited)

1952

Roadblock

Patrolman (uncredited)

1951

His Kind of Woman

Seaman (uncredited)

1951

The Flame and the Arrow

Guard (uncredited)

1950

Father of the Bride

Moving Man (uncredited)

1950

The Lost Tribe

Dojek

1949

Kidnapped

Sailor (uncredited)

1948

The Three Musketeers

Felton (uncredited)

1948

Hollow Triumph

Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)

1948

Souvenirs of Death

Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)

1948

The Black Widow

Burke

1947

Desire Me

Soldier (uncredited)

1947

Twilight on the Rio Grande

Rurale

1947

Cloak and Dagger

1946

Traffic with the Devil

Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)

1946

The Fatal Witness

Detective (uncredited)

1945

Arizona Trail

1943

No Time for Love

Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)

1943

Slightly Dangerous

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1943

The Big Street

Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)

1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

Citizen (uncredited)

1942

Mrs. Miniver

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

1942

Hellzapoppin'

Butler in Pool (uncredited)

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Brawler (uncredited)

1941

Riders of Death Valley

Fighter

1941

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Driver (uncredited)

1940

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Factory Workman

1939

Blackmail

Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)

1939

Second Fiddle

Studio Grip

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)

1939

Captains Courageous

Crewman (uncredited)

1937

Mummy's Boys

Native Cop

1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1935

A Feather in Her Hat

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

1935

The Nitwits

1935

King Kong

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

1933

Gil Perkins

TV Shows(28)

Movies(64)