Gil Perkins
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
Acting
Movie
Raging Bull
as Cornerman (uncredited)
1980
Movie
Spartacus
as Slave Leader (uncredited)
1960
Movie
King Kong
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
1933
TV
Star Trek
as Slave #3 (uncredited)
1966
Movie
Batman
as Bluebeard
1966
Movie
East of Eden
as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1955
TV
Batman
as Dicer
1966
TV
Batman
as Cauliflower
1966
TV
Batman
as Jury Foreman
1966
TV
Batman
as Henchman (uncredited)
1966
Movie
How the West Was Won
as Henchman (uncredited)
1962
Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Citizen (uncredited)
1942
Movie
What's Up, Doc?
as Jones' Driver
1972
TV
Get Smart
as Waiter
1965
TV
Get Smart
as KAOS Agent (uncredited)
1965
TV
Get Smart
as Kane (uncredited)
1965
Movie
The Alamo
as Tennessean (uncredited)
1960
Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
1935
Movie
The Great Race
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1965
TV
Mission: Impossible
as Russian Colonel
1966
Movie
Mrs. Miniver
as Man in Tavern (uncredited)
1942
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955
Movie
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man (uncredited)
1950
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Brawler (uncredited)
1941
Crew
Movie
The Towering Inferno
Stunts
1974
Movie
The Poseidon Adventure
Stunts
1972
Movie
East of Eden
Stunts
1955
Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Stunts
1963
Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
Stunts
1956
Movie
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962
Movie
The Killers
Stunts
1946
Movie
Fort Apache
Stunts
1948
Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Stunts
1949
Movie
The Alamo
Stunts
1960
Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
Stunts
1935
Movie
The Sand Pebbles
Stunts
1966