Gil Perkins
Gil Perkins was born on Aug 24, 1907 in Australia. Gil Perkins's big-screen debut came with The Divine Lady directed by Frank Lloyd in 1928, strarring Extra (uncredited). Gil Perkins is known for Raging Bull directed by Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro stars as Jake La Motta and Cathy Moriarty as Vickie La Motta. The upcoming new movie Gil Perkins plays is Under the Rainbow which will be released on Jul 31, 1981.
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 Cabot throughout King Kong, la huitième merveille du monde (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 et le monstre (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.
Birthday
Aug 24, 1907Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 1981
stunts
5.3 - 19808.2
- 1979
actor, stunts
5.1 - 1978
stunts
6.3 - 19765.7
- 1975
stunts
6.4 - 1974
stunts
7.0 - 19736.9
- 19727.7
- 1972
stunts
7.1 - 19706.0
- 1970
stunts
6.8 - 1969
stunts
6.6 - 19698.1
- 1968
stunts
5.4 - 19688.1
- 1967
stunts
6.4 - 19678.1
- 19677.5
- 19667.6
- 19666.5
- 1966
stunts
6.5 - 1966
stunts
5.9 - 19668.1
- 19667.5
- 19667.5
- 19656.1
- 19657.2
- 19656.5
- 19658.1
- 1964
stunts
6.2 - 19648.1
- 19635.5
- 19637.5
- 1963
stunts
6.3 - 19638.1
- 19627.0
- 19626.1
- 19625.4
- 19627.2
- 19626.2
- 19628.1
- 19627.5
- 19616.6
- 19618.1
- 19617.5
- 19606.8
- 19607.9
- 19604.9
- 19605.5
- 1960
stunts
6.9 - 19608.1
- 19607.4
- 19595.5
- 19598.1
- 19597.4
- 19586.4
- 19586.1
- 19588.1
- 19587.4
- 19573.7
- 19576.3
- 19576.5
- 19576.6
- 19576.6
- 19575.2
- 1957
stunts
6.4 - 1957
stunts
6.4 - 19578.1
- 19577.4
- 19566.0
- 19565.5
- 19566.7
- 1956
stunts
8.0 - 1956
stunts
3.7 - 19568.1
- 19568.0
- 19556.4
- 19557.2
- 19556.4
- 19557.8
- 1955
stunts
7.1 - 19558.1
- 19558.0
- 19546.6
- 19547.2
- 1954
stunts
6.2 - 19548.1
- 19536.0
- 19536.4
- 19536.1
- 19536.6
- 19536.2
- 19536.5
- 19538.1
- 19526.8
- 19526.8
- 19526.2
- 19525.9
- 19524.8
- 19527.3
- 19525.3
- 1952
stunts
7.3 - 19528.1
- 19517.1
- 19515.9
- 19516.9
- 19516.6
- 19517.0
- 19516.9
- 19516.1
- 1951
stunts
5.5 - 1951
stunts
6.7 - 1951
stunts
5.9 - 19518.1
- 19506.1
- 19506.8
- 19507.1
- 19506.1
- 1950
stunts
6.0 - 1950
stunts
6.6 - 19505.4
- 1950
stunts
7.1 - 1950
stunts
6.4 - 1950
stunts
6.3 - 19495.6
- 19496.7
- 1949
stunts
7.2 - 1949
stunts
6.8 - 1949
stunts
6.3 - 19486.0
- 19487.1
- 19486.7
- 19486.5
- 1948
stunts
6.9 - 1948
stunts
6.6 - 1948
stunts
7.4 - 19476.5
- 19476.0
- 19476.3
- 19475.6
- 19475.8
- 1947
stunts
6.3 - 1947
stunts
6.6 - 19466.6
- 19466.9
- 1946
stunts
6.0 - 1946
stunts
7.7 - 19466.1
- 1946
stunts
7.7 - 19455.9
- 19456.1
- 19455.7
- 1945
stunts
6.4 - 19446.0
- 19446.6
- 1944
actor, stunts
6.5 - 1944
actor
as Barn Thug [Ch. 2] / Hotel Room Thug [Ch. 9] / Waiter Thug [Chs. 13-14] (uncredited)
5.3 - 1944
stunts
6.2 - 1944
stunts
6.4 - 19435.9
- 19436.0
- 19436.5
- 19436.7
- 19436.4
- 19427.9
- 19426.4
- 19427.6
- 19427.6
- 19425.6
- 19427.1
- 19426.6
- 1942
stunts
6.4 - 1942
stunts
5.7 - 1942
stunts
6.7 - 19416.3
- 19416.8
- 19416.4
- 19415.7
- 19417.2
- 1941
stunts
6.7 - 1941
stunts
6.1 - 19405.1
- 1940
stunts
6.6 - 1940
stunts
7.0 - 19396.7
- 19396.4
- 19396.7
- 1939
stunts
7.1 - 19386.2
- 19386.7
- 1938
stunts
5.2 - 19387.9
- 19377.9
- 1936
stunts
5.1 - 19357.6
- 19356.1
- 19356.6
- 19355.9
- 1935
stunts
7.4 - 19337.9
- 1931
stunts
5.6 - 19306.9
- 1930
stunts
5.7 - 1929
stunts
5.5 - 19286.2