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 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
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law
2023
Raging Bull
1980
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Carriage Driver
Walking Tall
1973
as 1st Bouncer
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Jones' Driver
Lost Flight
1970
as Australian
Here's Lucy
1968
as Stuntman #1
Mannix
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Russian Colonel
Star Trek
1966
as Slave #3 (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Bluebeard
Batman
1966
as Dicer
Batman
1966
as Cauliflower
Batman
1966
as Jury Foreman
Laredo
1965
Lost in Space
1965
as Convixt
Kid Galahad
1962
as Freddie (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
1962
as Henchman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Pool Man
The Virginian
1962
as Whitey
The Virginian
1962
as Hooded Man
Valley of the Dragons
1961
as Tarn / Doctor
Spartacus
1960
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
Thriller
1960
as Eddie
Thriller
1960
as Mechanic
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Black Saddle
1959
as Sgt. Moffat
Black Saddle
1959
as Assailant
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Violent Road
1958
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
Teenage Monster
1958
as Charles Cannon
Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Duncan
Perry Mason
1957
as Watchman
Sugarfoot
1957
as Pete
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Dan Vale (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder
1957
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as U.S. Marshal
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Slim (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Ranch Hand
East of Eden
1955
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
I, the Jury
1953
Brave Warrior
1952
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Listen Judge
1952
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Steel Fist
1952
as First Organizer (uncredited)
Roadblock
1951
as Patrolman (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Seaman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
1949
as Dojek
Kidnapped
1948
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Felton (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
1948
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death
1948
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
The Black Widow
1947
as Burke
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947
as Rurale
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Traffic with the Devil
1946
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Arizona Trail
1943
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as - (uncredited)
The Big Street
1942
as Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Citizen (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Fighter
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Factory Workman
Blackmail
1939
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Studio Grip
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Crewman (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Native Cop
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Nitwits
1935
King Kong
1933
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)