Gil Perkins
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
Watchman
1957
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Bonanza
Whitey
1959
Series
Get Smart
Waiter
1965
Series
Get Smart
KAOS Agent (uncredited)
1965
Series
Get Smart
Kane (uncredited)
1965
Series
Star Trek
Slave #3 (uncredited)
1966
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Pool Man
1962
Series
The Virginian
Whitey
1962
Series
The Virginian
Hooded Man
1962
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Willie's Brother-in-Law
1951
Series
Mission: Impossible
Russian Colonel
1966
Series
Lassie
Mr. Nolan
1954
Series
Batman
Dicer
1966
Series
Batman
Cauliflower
1966
Series
Batman
Jury Foreman
1966
Series
Batman
Henchman (uncredited)
1966
Series
Cheyenne
Ranch Hand
1955
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Railroad Worker
1955
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
U.S. Marshal
1956
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sam (uncredited)
1958
Series
Lost in Space
Convixt
1965
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
Peter Gunn
1958
Series
Thriller
Eddie
1960
Series
Thriller
Mechanic
1960
Series
Here's Lucy
Stuntman #1
1968
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955
Film
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1955
Film
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
1960
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Armand Warshowsky
1964
Series
Sugarfoot
Pete
1957
Film
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
1980
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dan Vale (uncredited)
1957
Series
Black Saddle
Sgt. Moffat
1959
Series
Black Saddle
Assailant
1959
Series
Laredo
1965
Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Gil
1951
Film
The Three Musketeers
Felton (uncredited)
1948
Film
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
1962
Series
Cimarron Strip
Swede
1967
Film
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1965
Series
Mr. Lucky
Hood (uncredited)
1959
Film
Mutiny on the Bounty
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
Film
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1933
Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brawler (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Wings of Eagles
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
1957
Film
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Film
What's Up, Doc?
Jones' Driver
1972
Film
Mrs. Miniver
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1942
Film
Kid Galahad
Freddie (uncredited)
1962
Film
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
1960
Film
Batman
Bluebeard
1966
Film
His Kind of Woman
Seaman (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
1955
Film
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
1973
Film
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
1957
Film
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1950
Film
Brave Warrior
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
1952
Film
Father of the Bride
Moving Man (uncredited)
1950
Film
Hollow Triumph
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
1948
Film
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
1941
Film
Captains Courageous
Crewman (uncredited)
1937
Film
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Ed Olsen (uncredited)
1957
Film
Second Fiddle
Studio Grip
1939
Film
The Black Widow
Burke
1947
Film
Desire Me
Soldier (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
1957
Film
Blackmail
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
1939
Film
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
Film
The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
1942
Film
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
1976
Film
I, the Jury
1953
Film
Slightly Dangerous
- (uncredited)
1943
Film
A Feather in Her Hat
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
1935
Film
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
1943
Film
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Lost Tribe
Dojek
1949
Film
Hans Christian Andersen
Gendarme #2
1952
Film
I Died a Thousand Times
Slim (uncredited)
1955
Film
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
1941
Film
Pressure Point
1962
Film
Roadblock
Patrolman (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
1945
Film
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Factory Workman
1939
Film
Teenage Monster
Charles Cannon
1958
Film
The Phenix City Story
Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
1955
Film
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
1961
Film
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Rurale
1947
Film
The Nitwits
1935
Film
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
1952
Film
Lost Flight
Australian
1970
Film
Arizona Trail
1943
Film
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
1958
Film
Souvenirs of Death
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
1948
Film
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
1957
Film
Kidnapped
Sailor (uncredited)
1948
Film
Mummy's Boys
Native Cop
1936
Film
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
1946
Film
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
1952