Acting
Gil Perkins
EN cinema · 100 credits
Born
24 August 1907
Died
28 March 1999 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as Gilbert Perkins · Gilbert Vincent Perkins · Gilbert V. 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
Known for
Filmography
Raging Bull
as Cornerman (uncredited)
FM
Stunts
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Carriage Driver
Framed
Stunt Coordinator
Walking Tall
as 1st Bouncer, Stunt Coordinator
What's Up, Doc?
as Jones' Driver
Lost Flight
as Australian
Batman
as Bluebeard
Hawaii
Stunt Coordinator
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
as Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
Kid Galahad
as Freddie (uncredited)
Valley of the Dragons
as Tarn / Doctor
Spartacus
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
The Alamo
as Tennessean (uncredited), Stunts
Violent Road
as Sheriff Sam Vincent
The Tattered Dress
as Juror (uncredited)
Baby Face Nelson
as Duncan
Teenage Monster
as Charles Cannon
Teenage Thunder
as Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
as Ed Olsen (uncredited), Stunts
The Wings of Eagles
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
The Killing
Stunts
I Died a Thousand Times
as Slim (uncredited), Stunts
East of Eden
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited), Stunts
The Phenix City Story
as Wilson's Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
The Prodigal
as Citizen (uncredited), Stunts
Listen Judge
as Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Brave Warrior
as English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
The Steel Fist
as First Organizer (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
as Gendarme #2
Roadblock
as Patrolman (uncredited), Stunts
His Kind of Woman
as Seaman (uncredited), Stunts
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited), Stunts
The Fuller Brush Girl
Stunt Double
Wagon Master
Stunts
The Lost Tribe
as Dojek
Hollow Triumph
as Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited), Stunts
The Three Musketeers
as Felton (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death
as Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Kidnapped
as Sailor (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Stunts
The Black Widow
as Burke
Desire Me
as Soldier (uncredited)
Traffic with the Devil
as Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Killers
Stunts
The Fatal Witness
as Detective (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as - (uncredited)
No Time for Love
as Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited), Stunts
Mrs. Miniver
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
The Big Street
as Mug at Mindy's (uncredited), Stunts
Riders of Death Valley
as Fighter, Stunts
Hellzapoppin'
as Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Brawler (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
as Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Grip
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Factory Workman
Blackmail
as Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Dodge City
Stunts
Captains Courageous
as Crewman (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
as Native Cop
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited), Stunts
A Feather in Her Hat
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Informer
Stunts
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Doughboys
Stunts
