- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 24, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- March 28, 1999
Gil Perkins
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 Be…
Filmography
movieRaging Bull
1980 · Cornerman (uncredited)
movieFM
1978 · Stunts
movieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976 · Carriage Driver
movieFramed
1975 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974 · Stunts
movieWalking Tall
1973 · 1st Bouncer, Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Stunts
movieWhat's Up, Doc?
1972 · Jones' Driver
movieLost Flight
1970 · Australian
movieThe Wrecking Crew
1968 · Stunts
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Stuntman #1
tvMannix
1967
tvCimarron Strip
1967 · Swede
movieThe Sand Pebbles
1966 · Stunts
movieHawaii
1966 · Stunt Coordinator
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Russian Colonel
tvStar Trek
1966 · Slave #3 (uncredited)
movieBatman
1966 · Bluebeard
tvBatman
1966 · Dicer, Cauliflower, Jury Foreman, Henchman (uncredited)
tvGet Smart
1965 · Waiter, KAOS Agent (uncredited), Kane (uncredited)
tvLaredo
1965
tvLost in Space
1965 · Convixt
movieThe Great Race
1965 · Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Dr. Armand Warshowsky
movieTwilight of Honor
1963 · Stunts
movieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Stunts
movieKid Galahad
1962 · Freddie (uncredited)
movieHow the West Was Won
1962 · Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
moviePressure Point
1962
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Pool Man
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Whitey, Hooded Man
movieValley of the Dragons
1961 · Tarn / Doctor
movieThe Alamo
1960 · Tennessean (uncredited), Stunts
movieSpartacus
1960 · Slave Leader (uncredited)
tvThriller
1960 · Eddie, Mechanic
tvMr. Lucky
1959 · Hood (uncredited)
movieGunmen from Laredo
1959
tvBlack Saddle
1959 · Sgt. Moffat, Assailant
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
tvPeter Gunn
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Sam (uncredited)
movieViolent Road
1958 · Sheriff Sam Vincent
movieTeenage Monster
1958 · Charles Cannon
movieBaby Face Nelson
1957 · Duncan
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Watchman
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Pete
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Dan Vale (uncredited)
movieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957 · Ed Olsen (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Tattered Dress
1957 · Juror (uncredited)
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957 · Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
movieTeenage Thunder
1957 · Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956 · Stunts
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · U.S. Marshal
movieThe Conqueror
1956 · Stunts
movieGuys and Dolls
1955 · Stunts
movieI Died a Thousand Times
1955 · Slim (uncredited), Stunts
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Bus Driver (uncredited)
tvCheyenne
1955 · Ranch Hand
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Railroad Worker
movieThe Phenix City Story
1955 · Wilson's Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Prodigal
1955 · Citizen (uncredited), Stunts
movieEast of Eden
1955 · Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited), Stunts
tvLassie
1954 · Mr. Nolan
movieI, the Jury
1953
movieBrave Warrior
1952 · English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
movieListen Judge
1952 · Officer Ryan (uncredited)
movieThe Steel Fist
1952 · First Organizer (uncredited)
movieTexas Carnival
1951 · Stunts
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951 · Willie's Brother-in-Law
movieRoadblock
1951 · Patrolman (uncredited), Stunts
movieHis Kind of Woman
1951 · Seaman (uncredited), Stunts
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Gil
tvThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
movieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950 · Stunt Double
movieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950 · Guard (uncredited), Stunts
movieFather of the Bride
1950 · Moving Man (uncredited)
movieWagon Master
1950 · Stunts
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Stunts
movieLust for Gold
1949 · Stunts
movieNeptune's Daughter
1949 · Stunts
movieThe Lost Tribe
1949 · Dojek
movieKidnapped
1948 · Sailor (uncredited)
movieThe Three Musketeers
1948 · Felton (uncredited)
movieHollow Triumph
1948 · Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited), Stunts
movieSouvenirs of Death
1948 · Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
movieFort Apache
1948 · Stunts
movieG-Men Never Forget
1948 · Stunts
movieThe Black Widow
1947 · Burke
movieDesire Me
1947 · Soldier (uncredited)
movieJesse James Rides Again
1947 · Stunts
movieTwilight on the Rio Grande
1947 · Rurale
movieCloak and Dagger
1946
movieTraffic with the Devil
1946 · Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
movieThe Killers
1946 · Stunts
movieThe Fatal Witness
1945 · Detective (uncredited)
movieHouse of Frankenstein
1944 · Stunts
movieArizona Trail
1943
movieNo Time for Love
1943 · Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited), Stunts
movieSlightly Dangerous
1943 · - (uncredited)
movieG-men vs. the Black Dragon
1943 · Stunts
movieThe Big Street
1942 · Mug at Mindy's (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · Citizen (uncredited)
movieMrs. Miniver
1942 · Man in Tavern (uncredited)
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942 · Stunts
movieHellzapoppin'
1941 · Butler in Pool (uncredited)
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Stunts
movieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Brawler (uncredited)
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941 · Stunts
movieRiders of Death Valley
1941 · Fighter, Stunts
movieWildcat Bus
1940 · Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
movieNorthwest Passage
1940 · Stunts
movieNick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Factory Workman
movieBlackmail
1939 · Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
movieSecond Fiddle
1939 · Studio Grip
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
movieDodge City
1939 · Stunts
movieCaptains Courageous
1937 · Crewman (uncredited)
movieMummy's Boys
1936 · Native Cop
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited), Stunts
movieA Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Ticket Taker (uncredited)
movieThe Nitwits
1935
movieThe Informer
1935 · Stunts
movieKing Kong
1933 · Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
movieDoughboys
1930 · Stunts
movieThe Delightful Rogue
1929 · Stunts
movieSpite Marriage
1929 · Stunts