Gil Perkins
Born
August 24, 1907
Died
March 28, 1999 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law
2023
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
1980
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
1976
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
1973
What's Up, Doc?
Jones' Driver
1972
Lost Flight
Australian
1970
Here's Lucy
Stuntman #1 · (1 episode)
1968
Mannix
(2 episodes)
1967
Mission: Impossible
Russian Colonel · (1 episode)
1966
Star Trek
Slave #3 (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1966
Batman
Bluebeard
1966
Batman
Dicer · (2 episodes)
1966
Batman
Cauliflower · (1 episode)
1966
Batman
Jury Foreman · (1 episode)
1966
Laredo
(1 episode)
1965
Lost in Space
Convixt · (1 episode)
1965
Kid Galahad
Freddie (uncredited)
1962
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
1962
Pressure Point
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Pool Man · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Whitey · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Hooded Man · (1 episode)
1962
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
1961
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
1960
Thriller
Eddie · (1 episode)
1960
Thriller
Mechanic · (1 episode)
1960
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Black Saddle
Sgt. Moffat · (2 episodes)
1959
Black Saddle
Assailant · (1 episode)
1959
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sam (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
1958
Teenage Monster
Charles Cannon
1958
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
1957
Perry Mason
Watchman · (1 episode)
1957
Sugarfoot
Pete · (1 episode)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dan Vale (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1957
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
1957
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
U.S. Marshal · (1 episode)
1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Slim (uncredited)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bus Driver (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955
Cheyenne
Ranch Hand · (2 episodes)
1955
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1955
I, the Jury
1953
Brave Warrior
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
1952
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
1952
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
1952
The Red Skelton Show
(1 episode)
1951
Roadblock
Patrolman (uncredited)
1951
His Kind of Woman
Seaman (uncredited)
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1950
Father of the Bride
Moving Man (uncredited)
1950
The Lost Tribe
Dojek
1949
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
1948
The Three Musketeers
Felton (uncredited)
1948
Hollow Triumph
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
1948
Souvenirs of Death
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
1948
The Black Widow
Burke
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Rurale
1947
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
1946
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
1945
Arizona Trail
1943
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous
- (uncredited)
1943
The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
1942
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
1942
Mrs. Miniver
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1942
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brawler (uncredited)
1941
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
1941
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Factory Workman
1939
Blackmail
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
Studio Grip
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
1939
Captains Courageous
Crewman (uncredited)
1937
Mummy's Boys
Native Cop
1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1935
The Nitwits
1935
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1933