Acting
Gil Perkins
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
Filmography
Raging Bull
Film · 1980
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Film · 1976
Walking Tall
Film · 1973
What's Up, Doc?
Film · 1972
Lost Flight
Film · 1970
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
Batman
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
The Great Race
Film · 1965
Laredo
Series · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
How the West Was Won
Film · 1962
Pressure Point
Film · 1962
Kid Galahad
Film · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
Valley of the Dragons
Film · 1961
Spartacus
Film · 1960
The Alamo
Film · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
Gunmen from Laredo
Film · 1959
Black Saddle
Series · 1959
Black Saddle
Series · 1959
Mr. Lucky
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Violent Road
Film · 1958
Teenage Monster
Film · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
The Tattered Dress
Film · 1957
Baby Face Nelson
Film · 1957
Teenage Thunder
Film · 1957
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Film · 1957
The Wings of Eagles
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Film · 1955
East of Eden
Film · 1955
The Phenix City Story
Film · 1955
The Prodigal
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series · 1955
Lassie
Series · 1954
I, the Jury
Film · 1953
Listen Judge
Film · 1952
Brave Warrior
Film · 1952
The Steel Fist
Film · 1952
Hans Christian Andersen
Film · 1952
Roadblock
Film · 1951
His Kind of Woman
Film · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
Father of the Bride
Film · 1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Film · 1950
The Lost Tribe
Film · 1949
Hollow Triumph
Film · 1948
The Three Musketeers
Film · 1948
Souvenirs of Death
Film · 1948
Kidnapped
Film · 1948
The Black Widow
Film · 1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Film · 1947
Desire Me
Film · 1947
Traffic with the Devil
Film · 1946
Cloak and Dagger
Film · 1946
The Fatal Witness
Film · 1945
Arizona Trail
Film · 1943
Slightly Dangerous
Film · 1943
No Time for Love
Film · 1943
Mrs. Miniver
Film · 1942
The Magnificent Ambersons
Film · 1942
The Big Street
Film · 1942
Riders of Death Valley
Film · 1941
Hellzapoppin'
Film · 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1941
Wildcat Bus
Film · 1940
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Film · 1939
Second Fiddle
Film · 1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Film · 1939
Blackmail
Film · 1939
Captains Courageous
Film · 1937
Mummy's Boys
Film · 1936
The Nitwits
Film · 1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Film · 1935
King Kong
Film · 1933