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
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1980
as Cornerman (uncredited)
1976
as Carriage Driver
1973
as 1st Bouncer
1972
as Jones' Driver
1970
as Australian
1968
as Stuntman #1
1968
as Russian Colonel
1967
1966
as Slave #3 (uncredited)
1966
as Bluebeard
1966
as Dicer
1966
as Cauliflower
1966
as Jury Foreman
1965
1965
as Convixt
1962
as Freddie (uncredited)
1962
as Henchman (uncredited)
1962
1962
as Pool Man
1962
as Whitey
1962
as Hooded Man
1961
as Tarn / Doctor
1960
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
1960
as Eddie
1960
as Mechanic
1959
1959
as Sgt. Moffat
1959
as Assailant
1958
1958
1958
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
1958
as Charles Cannon
1957
as Duncan
1957
as Watchman
1957
as Pete
1957
as Dan Vale (uncredited)
1957
as Juror (uncredited)
1957
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
1956
as U.S. Marshal
1955
as Slim (uncredited)
1955
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955
as Ranch Hand
1955
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1953
1952
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
1952
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
1952
as First Organizer (uncredited)
1951
as Patrolman (uncredited)
1951
as Seaman (uncredited)
1951
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
1950
as Moving Man (uncredited)
1949
as Dojek
1948
as Sailor (uncredited)
1948
as Felton (uncredited)
1948
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
1948
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
1947
as Burke
1947
as Rurale
1946
1946
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
1943
1943
as - (uncredited)
1942
as Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
1942
as Citizen (uncredited)
1942
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1941
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
1941
as Fighter
1940
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
1939
as Factory Workman
1939
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
1939
as Studio Grip
1939
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
1937
as Crewman (uncredited)
1936
as Native Cop
1935
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1935
1933
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)