Anthony Perkins
Born
April 4, 1932
Died
September 12, 1992 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955).
He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach).
He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic.
In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim.
During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Himself
2022
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
Himself (archive) - subject
2020
Psycho Tom
Norman Bates
2017
78/52
Self (archive footage)
2017
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive footage)
2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
Fallout
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Psycho Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2010
The Making of 'Psycho'
Self (archive footage)
2005
The Cockettes
Self (archive footage)
2002
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
24 Hour Psycho
Norman Bates (archive footage)
1993
In the Deep Woods
Paul Miller, P.I.
1992
The Naked Target
El Mecano
1992
Patricia Highsmith's Tales
Host · (12 episodes)
1992
A Demon in My View
Arthur Johnson
1991
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Norman Bates
1990
The Ghost Writer
Anthony Strack
1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Buchanan
1990
The Day of Reckoning
Self - Host
1990
Chillers
Self - Host · (12 episodes)
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
Self
1990
Daughter of Darkness
Anton
1990
Edge of Sanity
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
1989
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Anthony Perkins
1988
Destroyer
Robert Edwards
1988
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
Talleyrand · (3 episodes)
1987
King Kong! The Living Legend
Self
1986
Psycho III
Norman Bates
1986
Crimes of Passion
Reverend Peter Shayne
1984
The Glory Boys
Jimmy · (3 episodes)
1984
Psycho II
Norman Bates
1983
The Sins of Dorian Gray
Henry Lord
1983
For the Term of His Natural Life
Rev. James North · (3 episodes)
1983
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Double Negative
Lawrence Miles
1980
North Sea Hijack
Lou Kramer
1980
The Black Hole
Dr. Alex Durant
1979
Twice a Woman
Alfred
1979
Winter Kills
John Cerruti
1979
NDR Talk Show
Self · (1 episode)
1979
The Horror Show
Self - Host
1979
Les Misérables
Javert
1978
First, You Cry
Arthur Heroz
1978
Remember My Name
Neil Curry
1978
Please Turn the Page
Self · (1 episode)
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Mahogany
Sean McAvoy
1975
Murder on the Orient Express
Hector MacQueen
1974
Lovin' Molly
Gid
1974
The Last of Sheila Featurette
Self
1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Reverend LaSalle
1972
Play It as It Lays
B.Z.
1972
Ten Days' Wonder
Charles Van Horn
1971
Someone Behind the Door
Laurence Jeffries
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
How Awful About Allan
Allan
1970
WUSA
Rainey
1970
Catch-22
Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
The Male Animal
Tommy Turner
1968
Pretty Poison
Dennis Pitt
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1968
The Champagne Murders
Christopher Belling
1967
Evening Primrose
Charles Snell
1966
Is Paris Burning?
Sgt. Warren
1966
ABC Stage 67
Charles Snell · (1 episode)
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Tommy Turner · (1 episode)
1965
aspekte
Self · (1 episode)
1965
The Fool Killer
Milo Bogardus
1965
Agent 38-24-36
Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueivitch Miloukine
1964
The Sword and the Balance
Johnny Parsons
1963
Five Miles to Midnight
Robert Macklin
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Trial
Josef K.
1962
Phaedra
Alexis Kyrilis
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
Goodbye Again
Philip Van der Besh
1961
Treffpunkt New York
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Psycho
Norman Bates
1960
Tall Story
Ray Blent
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
On the Beach
Lt. Peter Holmes
1959
Green Mansions
Abel
1959
Discorama
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Matchmaker
Cornelius Hackl
1958
Desire Under the Elms
Abel Cabot
1958
The Tin Star
Ben Owens
1957
This Angry Age
Joseph Dufresne
1957
The Lonely Man
Riley Wade
1957
Fear Strikes Out
Jimmy Piersall
1957
Friendly Persuasion
Josh Birdwell
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Stars of Cabaret
Self (archive footage)
1956
Windows
Benji · (5 episodes)
1955
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
The Man Behind the Badge
Pedro · (90 episodes)
1953
The Actress
Fred Whitmarsh
1953
General Electric Theater
West Wind · (1 episode)
1953
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Joey · (1 episode)
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (3 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist · (2 episodes)
1950
Studio One
Clyde Smith · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948