Gil Perkins
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
Legal Ladies: Pioneers of Law
Raging Bull
Cornerman (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Carriage Driver
Walking Tall
1st Bouncer
What's Up, Doc?
Jones' Driver
Lost Flight
Australian
Batman
Bluebeard
The Great Race
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Freddie (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Henchman (uncredited)
Pressure Point
Valley of the Dragons
Tarn / Doctor
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
Spartacus
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo
Violent Road
Sheriff Sam Vincent
Teenage Monster
Charles Cannon
Baby Face Nelson
Duncan
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Ed Olsen (uncredited)
The Tattered Dress
Juror (uncredited)
Teenage Thunder
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
I Died a Thousand Times
Slim (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story
Wilson's Henchman (uncredited)
The Prodigal
Citizen (uncredited)
East of Eden
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
I, the Jury
Brave Warrior
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Listen Judge
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
The Steel Fist
First Organizer (uncredited)
Roadblock
Patrolman (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Seaman (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Moving Man (uncredited)
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)
The Black Widow
Burke
Desire Me
Soldier (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Rurale
Cloak and Dagger
Traffic with the Devil
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
The Fatal Witness
Detective (uncredited)
Arizona Trail
No Time for Love
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
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The Big Street
Mug at Mindy's (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
Citizen (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brawler (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
Fighter
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
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)
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
King Kong
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)