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