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Gil Perkins‌

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Birthday

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Gil Perkins

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Gil Perkins

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1907-08-24

Popularity

star7.4

Biography

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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I, the Jury

I, the Jury‌
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calendar 1953

The Lost Tribe

The Lost Tribe‌
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calendar 1949

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won‌
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calendar 1962

Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law

Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law‌
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I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times‌
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Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph‌
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The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers‌
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The Black Widow

The Black Widow‌
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calendar 1947

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver‌
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Walking Tall

Walking Tall‌
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Violent Road

Violent Road‌
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Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail‌
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The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress‌
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Pressure Point

Pressure Point‌
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calendar 1962

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Kid Galahad‌
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Gunmen from Laredo

Gunmen from Laredo‌
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calendar 1959

Batman

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The Fatal Witness

The Fatal Witness‌
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Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson‌
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calendar 1957

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy‌
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calendar 1939

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle‌
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calendar 1939

Valley of the Dragons

Valley of the Dragons‌
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calendar 1961

Teenage Monster

Teenage Monster‌
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Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys‌
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Traffic with the Devil

Traffic with the Devil‌
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Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective‌
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Blackmail

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The Nitwits

The Nitwits‌
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The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons‌
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Spartacus

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Raging Bull

Raging Bull‌
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Listen Judge

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Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous‌
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Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty‌
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Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus‌
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calendar 1940

Twilight on the Rio Grande

Twilight on the Rio Grande‌
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Brave Warrior

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The Steel Fist

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Riders of Death Valley‌
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Roadblock

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calendar 1951

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A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat‌
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calendar 1935

Souvenirs of Death

Souvenirs of Death‌
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calendar 1948

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'‌
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calendar 1941

King Kong

King Kong‌
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calendar 1933

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride‌
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calendar 1950

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calendar 1976

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow‌
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calendar 1950

Teenage Thunder

Teenage Thunder‌
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calendar 1957

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger‌
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calendar 1946

Kidnapped

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calendar 1948

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The Big Street‌
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What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?‌
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calendar 1972

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calendar 1958

Cheyenne

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Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy‌
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calendar 1968

Batman

Batman‌
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The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies‌
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calendar 1962

Mannix

Mannix‌
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calendar 1967

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calendar 1957

Laredo

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
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calendar 1955

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
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calendar 1962

Thriller

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calendar 1958

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

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calendar 1957

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

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Black Saddle

Black Saddle‌
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calendar 1959

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Lost in Space

Lost in Space‌
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calendar 1959

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