Acting
Osgood Perkins
EN cinema · 16 credits
Born
15 May 1892
Died
21 September 1937 (aged 45)
Birthplace
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as James Ridley Osgood Perkins
Osgood Perkins (May 16, 1892 – September 21, 1937) was an American actor. He was born as James Ripley Osgood Perkins in West Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Helen Virginia (née Anthony) and Henry Phelps Perkins. Perkins is a descendant of a Mayflower passenger John Howland. Perkins made his Broadway debut in 1924 in the George S. Kaufman – Marc Connelly play Beggar on Horseback. Within the next dozen years he would appear in 24 productions, including The Front Page and Uncle Vanya.
Known for
Filmography
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Morty Wethered
I Dream Too Much
as Paul Darcy
Secret of the Chateau
as Martin
Kansas City Princess
as Marcel Duryea - French Private Eye
Madame du Barry
as Duc de Richelieu
The President Vanishes
as Harris Brownell
Scarface
as John 'Johnny' Lovo
Tarnished Lady
as Ben Sterner
Syncopation
as Hummel
Mother's Boy
as Jake Sturmberg
Knockout Reilly
as Spider Cross
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
as Lem Woodruff
Wild, Wild Susan
as M. Crawford Duton
Grit
as Boris Giovanni Smith
Puritan Passions
as Dr. Nicholas