Gil Perkins
ActingGilbert 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
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Batman
Bluebeard
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
Filmography — Acting
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Batman
Bluebeard
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
Father of the Bride
Moving Man (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Felton (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
What's Up, Doc?
Jones' Driver
Captains Courageous
Crewman (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brawler (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Freddie (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Seaman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
Roadblock
Patrolman (uncredited)
Desire Me
Soldier (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Ed Olsen (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story
Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Studio Grip
I, the Jury
Lost Flight
Australian
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
Pressure Point
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
Mummy's Boys
Native Cop
Cloak and Dagger
I Died a Thousand Times
Slim (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Brave Warrior
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Rurale
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
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Blackmail
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Teenage Monster
Charles Cannon
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Factory Workman
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
Arizona Trail
Souvenirs of Death
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
The Black Widow
Burke
The Lost Tribe
Dojek
The Nitwits
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
