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