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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 …
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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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Raging Bull
as Cornerman (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Carriage Driver
Walking Tall
as 1st Bouncer
What's Up, Doc?
as Jones' Driver
Lost Flight
as Australian
Batman
as Bluebeard
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Freddie (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
as Henchman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
Valley of the Dragons
as Tarn / Doctor
The Alamo
as Tennessean (uncredited)
Spartacus
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo
Violent Road
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
Baby Face Nelson
as Duncan
Teenage Monster
as Charles Cannon
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
as Ed Olsen (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
as Juror (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
I Died a Thousand Times
as Slim (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story
as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
The Prodigal
as Citizen (uncredited)
East of Eden
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
I, the Jury
Hans Christian Andersen
as Gendarme #2
Brave Warrior
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Listen Judge
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Steel Fist
as First Organizer (uncredited)
Roadblock
as Patrolman (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
as Seaman (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
as Dojek
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Felton (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
The Black Widow
as Burke
Desire Me
as Soldier (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
as Rurale
Cloak and Dagger
Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness
as Detective (uncredited)
Arizona Trail
No Time for Love
as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as - (uncredited)
The Big Street
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Brawler (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
as Fighter
Wildcat Bus
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Factory Workman
Blackmail
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Grip
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
as Crewman (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
as Native Cop
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Nitwits
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)