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
U.S. Marshal
Pool Man
Slave #3 (uncredited)
Stuntman #1
Watchman
Sam (uncredited)
Dicer
Cauliflower
Jury Foreman
Eddie
Mechanic
Ranch Hand
Dan Vale (uncredited)
Russian Colonel
Whitey
Hooded Man
Sgt. Moffat
Assailant
Pete
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Convixt
Slave Leader (uncredited)
Cornerman (uncredited)
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Bluebeard
Henchman (uncredited)
Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited)
1st Bouncer
Moving Man (uncredited)
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Brawler (uncredited)
Jones' Driver
Felton (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Crewman (uncredited)
Citizen (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited)
Goebbels' Aide (uncredited)
Freddie (uncredited)
Duncan
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Slim (uncredited)
Carriage Driver
Juror (uncredited)
Patrolman (uncredited)
Tarn / Doctor
Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
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Dojek
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Fighter
Native Cop
Charles Cannon
Sheriff Sam Vincent
Detective (uncredited)
Australian
English Lieutenant (as Gilbert V. Perkins)
Studio Grip
Factory Workman
Sailor (uncredited)
Rurale
Bouncer at Gambling House (uncredited)
Wildcat Driver (uncredited)
Burke
First Organizer (uncredited)
Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Sgt. Benson (as Gilbert Perkins)
Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)
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