Gil Perkins
Acting
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
Acting93
movieRaging Bull
1980
Cornerman (uncredited)
movieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976
Carriage Driver
movieWalking Tall
1973
1st Bouncer
movieWhat's Up, Doc?
1972
Jones' Driver
movieLost Flight
1970
Australian
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Stuntman #1
tvCimarron Strip
1967
Swede
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Russian Colonel
tvStar Trek
1966
Slave #3 (uncredited)
movieBatman
1966
Bluebeard
tvBatman
1966
Dicer / Cauliflower / Jury Foreman / Henchman (uncredited)
tvGet Smart
1965
Waiter / KAOS Agent (uncredited) / Kane (uncredited)
tvLost in Space
1965
Convixt
movieThe Great Race
1965
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Dr. Armand Warshowsky
movieKid Galahad
1962
Freddie (uncredited)
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
Henchman (uncredited)
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Pool Man
tvThe Virginian
1962
Whitey / Hooded Man
movieValley of the Dragons
1961
Tarn / Doctor
movieThe Alamo
1960
Tennessean (uncredited)
movieSpartacus
1960
Slave Leader (uncredited)
tvThriller
1960
Eddie / Mechanic
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Hood (uncredited)
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Sgt. Moffat / Assailant
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Sam (uncredited)
movieViolent Road
1958
Sheriff Sam Vincent
movieTeenage Monster
1958
Charles Cannon
tvPerry Mason
1957
Watchman
tvSugarfoot
1957
Pete
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Dan Vale (uncredited)
movieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
Ed Olsen (uncredited)
movieThe Tattered Dress
1957
Juror (uncredited)
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
movieTeenage Thunder
1957
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
U.S. Marshal
movieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
Slim (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Bus Driver (uncredited)
tvCheyenne
1955
Ranch Hand
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Railroad Worker
movieThe Phenix City Story
1955
Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Prodigal
1955
Citizen (uncredited)
movieEast of Eden
1955
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
tvLassie
1954
Mr. Nolan
movieBrave Warrior
1952
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
movieListen Judge
1952
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
movieThe Steel Fist
1952
First Organizer (uncredited)
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Willie's Brother-in-Law
movieRoadblock
1951
Patrolman (uncredited)
movieHis Kind of Woman
1951
Seaman (uncredited)
movieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950
Guard (uncredited)
movieFather of the Bride
1950
Moving Man (uncredited)
movieKidnapped
1948
Sailor (uncredited)
movieThe Three Musketeers
1948
Felton (uncredited)
movieHollow Triumph
1948
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
movieSouvenirs of Death
1948
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
movieDesire Me
1947
Soldier (uncredited)
movieTraffic with the Devil
1946
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
movieThe Fatal Witness
1945
Detective (uncredited)
movieNo Time for Love
1943
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943
- (uncredited)
movieThe Big Street
1942
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
movieThe Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Citizen (uncredited)
movieMrs. Miniver
1942
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
movieHellzapoppin'
1941
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
Brawler (uncredited)
movieWildcat Bus
1940
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
movieNick Carter, Master Detective
1939
Factory Workman
movieBlackmail
1939
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
movieSecond Fiddle
1939
Studio Grip
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
movieCaptains Courageous
1937
Crewman (uncredited)
movieMummy's Boys
1936
Native Cop
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
movieA Feather in Her Hat
1935
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
movieKing Kong
1933
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Crew49
movieFM
1978
Stunts
movieFramed
1975
Stunt Coordinator
movieWalking Tall
1973
Stunt Coordinator
movieHawaii
1966
Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Alamo
1960
Stunts
movieThe Conqueror
1956
Stunts
movieGuys and Dolls
1955
Stunts
movieThe Prodigal
1955
Stunts
movieEast of Eden
1955
Stunts
movieTexas Carnival
1951
Stunts
movieRoadblock
1951
Stunts
movieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950
Stunt Double
movieWagon Master
1950
Stunts
movieLust for Gold
1949
Stunts
movieHollow Triumph
1948
Stunts
movieFort Apache
1948
Stunts
movieThe Killers
1946
Stunts
movieThe Big Street
1942
Stunts
movieDodge City
1939
Stunts
movieThe Informer
1935
Stunts
movieDoughboys
1930
Stunts
movieSpite Marriage
1929
Stunts