Anthony Perkins
Born April 04, 1932 (Age: 93)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955). He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach). He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic. In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim. During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955).
He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach).
He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic.
In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim.
During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.
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Filmography
The American Nightmare
2000
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as Self
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Age: 68
The Day of Reckoning
1990
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as Self - Host
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Age: 58
No Image
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990
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as Self
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Age: 57
Edge of Sanity
1989
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as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
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Age: 57
Psycho III
1986
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as Norman Bates
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Age: 53
Psycho II
1983
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as Norman Bates
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Age: 51
The Orson Welles Story
1982
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as Self
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Age: 50
North Sea Hijack
1980
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as Lou Kramer
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Age: 47
The Black Hole
1979
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as Dr. Alex Durant
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Age: 47
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
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as Hector MacQueen
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Age: 42
Catch-22
1970
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as Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
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Age: 38
No Image
The Male Animal
1968
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as Tommy Turner
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Age: 36
Pretty Poison
1968
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as Dennis Pitt
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Age: 36
The Trial
1962
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as Josef K.
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Age: 30
Goodbye Again
1961
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as Philip Van der Besh
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Age: 29
Psycho
1960
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as Norman Bates
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Age: 28
Tall Story
1960
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as Ray Blent
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Age: 28
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
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as Self
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Age: 27
On the Beach
1959
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as Lt. Peter Holmes
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Age: 27
Green Mansions
1959
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as Abel
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Age: 26
Desire Under the Elms
1958
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as Abel Cabot
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Age: 25
Friendly Persuasion
1956
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as Josh Birdwell
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Age: 24
Stars of Cabaret
1956
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 23