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
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raging Bull (1980) | Cornerman (uncredited) | 7.7 | |
| 2 | Walking Tall (1973) | 1st Bouncer | 6 | |
| 3 | What's Up, Doc? (1972) | Jones' Driver | 8.3 | |
| 4 | Batman (1966) | Bluebeard | 6.5 | |
| 5 | The Great Race (1965) | Saloon Brawler (uncredited) | 8.5 | |
| 6 | Kid Galahad (1962) | Freddie (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 7 | How the West Was Won (1962) | Henchman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 8 | Pressure Point (1962) | - | - | - |
| 9 | Spartacus (1960) | Slave Leader (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 10 | The Alamo (1960) | Tennessean (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
| 11 | The Tattered Dress (1957) | Juror (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 12 | Baby Face Nelson (1957) | Duncan | 5 | |
| 13 | East of Eden (1955) | Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) | 7.6 | |
| 14 | I Died a Thousand Times (1955) | Slim (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 15 | I, the Jury (1953) | - | 5 | |
| 16 | Roadblock (1951) | Patrolman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 17 | His Kind of Woman (1951) | Seaman (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 18 | Father of the Bride (1950) | Moving Man (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 19 | The Flame and the Arrow (1950) | Guard (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 20 | Hollow Triumph (1948) | Stansyck Hood Who Jumps Big Boy (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 21 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Felton (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 22 | Cloak and Dagger (1946) | - | 4 | |
| 23 | The Big Street (1942) | Mug at Mindy's (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 24 | Mrs. Miniver (1942) | Man in Tavern (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 25 | The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) | Citizen (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
| 26 | Hellzapoppin' (1941) | Butler in Pool (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 27 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) | Brawler (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 28 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) | Goebbels' Aide (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 29 | Captains Courageous (1937) | Crewman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 30 | A Feather in Her Hat (1935) | Ticket Taker (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 31 | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 32 | King Kong (1933) | Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) | 6.9 |
