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Gil Perkins

Acting

🎂 1907-08-24

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

Cast credits(85)

U.S. Marshal

1956

1951

Slave #3 (uncredited)

1966

1958

Watchman

1957

1967

Eddie

1960

Mechanic

1960

Stuntman #1

1968

Dicer

1966

Cauliflower

1966

Jury Foreman

1966

Ranch Hand

1955

1951

Sgt. Moffat

1959

Assailant

1959

Sam (uncredited)

1958

Russian Colonel

1966

1958

Pete

1957

Dan Vale (uncredited)

1957

Whitey

1962

Hooded Man

1962

Pool Man

1962

Bus Driver (uncredited)

1955

Convixt

1965

1965

Slave Leader (uncredited)

1960

Cornerman (uncredited)

1980

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

1933

Bluebeard

1966

Henchman (uncredited)

1962

Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)

1955

Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)

1935

Jones' Driver

1972

1st Bouncer

1973

Citizen (uncredited)

1942

Brawler (uncredited)

1941

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

1942

Felton (uncredited)

1948

Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)

1948

Seaman (uncredited)

1951

Guard (uncredited)

1950

Crewman (uncredited)

1937

Carriage Driver

1976

Moving Man (uncredited)

1950

Sheriff Sam Vincent

1958

Slim (uncredited)

1955

Butler in Pool (uncredited)

1941

1962

Juror (uncredited)

1957

Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)

1942

Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)

1943

Freddie (uncredited)

1962

Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)

1939

1953

Duncan

1957

1946

- (uncredited)

1943

Tarn / Doctor

1961

Burke

1947

Dojek

1949

1935

Detective (uncredited)

1945

Studio Grip

1939

1959

Factory Workman

1939

Patrolman (uncredited)

1951

Fighter

1941

Rurale

1947

Sailor (uncredited)

1948

Australian

1970

Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)

1939

English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)

1952

Wildcat Driver (uncredited)

1940

Native Cop

1936

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

1935

Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)

1948

Charles Cannon

1958

First Organizer (uncredited)

1952

Officer Ryan (uncredited)

1952

1943

Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)

1946

Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)

1957

2023

Crew (45)