Gil Perkins
Actor
Born August 24, 1907 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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
Filmography
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
FM
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
Framed
The Towering Inferno
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
The Poseidon Adventure
What's Up, Doc?
Jones' Driver
Lost Flight
Australian
The Wrecking Crew
Here's Lucy
Stuntman #1
Mannix
Cimarron Strip
Swede
The Sand Pebbles
Hawaii
Mission: Impossible
Russian Colonel
Star Trek
Slave #3 (uncredited)
Batman
Bluebeard
Batman
Dicer
Get Smart
Waiter
Laredo
Lost in Space
Convixt
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Armand Warshowsky
Twilight of Honor
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Kid Galahad
Freddie (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
The Beverly Hillbillies
Pool Man
The Virginian
Whitey
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Thriller
Eddie
Mr. Lucky
Hood (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo
Black Saddle
Sgt. Moffat
77 Sunset Strip
Peter Gunn
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sam (uncredited)
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
Teenage Monster
Charles Cannon
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
Perry Mason
Watchman
Sugarfoot
Pete
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dan Vale (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Ed Olsen (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Around the World in 80 Days
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
U.S. Marshal
The Conqueror
Guys and Dolls
I Died a Thousand Times
Slim (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Ranch Hand
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Railroad Worker
The Phenix City Story
Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
Lassie
Mr. Nolan
I, the Jury
Brave Warrior
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
The Red Skelton Show
Willie's Brother-in-Law
Roadblock
Patrolman (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Seaman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Gil
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Moving Man (uncredited)
Wagon Master
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Lust for Gold
Neptune's Daughter
The Lost Tribe
Dojek
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Felton (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Souvenirs of Death
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Fort Apache
G-Men Never Forget
The Black Widow
Burke
Desire Me
Soldier (uncredited)
Jesse James Rides Again
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Rurale
Cloak and Dagger
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Killers
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
Arizona Trail
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
- (uncredited)
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brawler (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Factory Workman
Blackmail
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Studio Grip
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Dodge City
Captains Courageous
Crewman (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
Native Cop
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Nitwits
The Informer
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Doughboys
The Delightful Rogue
Spite Marriage