Biography
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
Acted in 95
1980s
- 1980
1970s
- 1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
- 1973
- 1972
- 1970
Lost Flight
Australian
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1962
Pressure Point
Movie
- 1961
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Gunmen from Laredo
Movie
- 1958
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
- 1957
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
- 1956
- 1955
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1953
I, the Jury
Movie
- 1952
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
- 1947
The Black Widow
Burke
- 1946
Cloak and Dagger
Movie
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
- 1945
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
- 1943
Arizona Trail
Movie
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
- (uncredited)
- 1942
The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
- 1941
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
- 1940
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Factory Workman
Blackmail
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Studio Grip
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
- 1937
Captains Courageous
Crewman (uncredited)
- 1936
Mummy's Boys
Native Cop
- 1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Nitwits
Movie
- 1933
Other crew 51
1970s
- 1978
FM
Stunts
- 1975
Framed
Stunt Coordinator
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
1960s
- 1968
- 1966
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
The Prodigal
Stunts
- 1951
Texas Carnival
Stunts
- 1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
Stunt Double
Wagon Master
Stunts
1940s
- 1949
Lust for Gold
Stunts
- 1948
G-Men Never Forget
Stunts
- 1947
- 1946
- 1944
House of Frankenstein
Stunts
- 1943
No Time for Love
Stunts
- 1942
The Big Street
Stunts
- 1941
Whistling in the Dark
Stunts
Riders of Death Valley
Stunts
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1935
- 1930
Doughboys
Stunts
1920s
- 1929
The Delightful Rogue
Stunts
Spite Marriage
Stunts