Gil Perkins
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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
Credits
East of Eden (1955)
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
Raging Bull (1980)
as Cornerman (uncredited)
King Kong (1933)
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962)
as Henchman (uncredited)
Batman (1966)
as Bluebeard
The Three Musketeers (1948)
as Felton (uncredited)
The Great Race (1965)
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
The Alamo (1960)
as Tennessean (uncredited)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Jones' Driver
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Walking Tall (1973)
as 1st Bouncer
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Moving Man (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
as Seaman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
as Brawler (uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1962)
as Freddie (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Crewman (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story (1955)
as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
as Slim (uncredited)
Desire Me (1947)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Teenage Monster (1958)
as Charles Cannon
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
as Carriage Driver
Hollow Triumph (1948)
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Actor
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
as Factory Workman
No Time for Love (1943)
as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley (1941)
as Fighter
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
as Ed Olsen (uncredited)
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
as Duncan
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
I, the Jury (1953)
Actor
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
as Tarn / Doctor
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Gendarme #2
Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
as Rurale
The Big Street (1942)
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
Roadblock (1951)
as Patrolman (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress (1957)
as Juror (uncredited)
Brave Warrior (1952)
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
The Prodigal (1955)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Pressure Point (1962)
Actor
Violent Road (1958)
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
Second Fiddle (1939)
as Studio Grip
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
as - (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo (1959)
Actor
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Native Cop
The Lost Tribe (1949)
as Dojek
Traffic with the Devil (1946)
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness (1945)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Steel Fist (1952)
as First Organizer (uncredited)
Blackmail (1939)
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death (1948)
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Lost Flight (1970)
as Australian
The Black Widow (1947)
as Burke
Kidnapped (1948)
as Sailor (uncredited)
Listen Judge (1952)
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Nitwits (1935)
Actor
Wildcat Bus (1940)
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Arizona Trail (1943)
Actor
Teenage Thunder (1957)
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)