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Osgood Perkins(1892-1937)

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Osgood Perkins
Mostly remembered today as the father of Anthony Perkins, Osgood Perkins enjoyed a successful career on Broadway, appearing in 22 major productions from 1924-36, often produced by Brock Pemberton. The highlight of his stage career was starring in the hit "The Front Page" as Walter Burns at the Times Square Theatre in 1928. Despite his status on Broadway, he was considered merely a character actor in Hollywood and died far too young of a heart attack at age 45.
BornMay 16, 1892
DiedSeptember 21, 1937(45)
BornMay 16, 1892
DiedSeptember 21, 1937(45)
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Osgood Perkins in Peter Stuyvesant (1924)
Osgood Perkins
Louise Brooks and Osgood Perkins in Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
Paul Muni and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Osgood Perkins
Karen Morley and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Karen Morley, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Claire Dodd, William Faversham, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Jack La Rue, Osgood Perkins, George E. Stone, and Alice White in Secret of the Chateau (1934)
Tallulah Bankhead, Edward Gargan, and Osgood Perkins in Tarnished Lady (1931)
Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Boris Karloff, Vince Barnett, Karen Morley, Paul Muni, Osgood Perkins, and George Raft in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)

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Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
Scarface: The Shame of the Nation
7.7
  • Lovo
  • 1932
Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Ethelreda Leopold, Victor Moore, and Dick Powell in Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
6.4
  • Morty Wethered
  • 1936
Puritan Passions (1923)
Puritan Passions
  • Dr. Nicholas
  • 1923
Dolores del Rio and Jesse Scott in Madame Du Barry (1934)
Madame Du Barry
6.2
  • Duc de Richelieu
  • 1934

Credits

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  • Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
    A Star Is Born
    • Otto (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Ethelreda Leopold, Victor Moore, and Dick Powell in Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
    Gold Diggers of 1937
    • Morty Wethered
    • 1936
  • Henry Fonda and Lily Pons in I Dream Too Much (1935)
    I Dream Too Much
    • Paul Darcy
    • 1935
  • Claire Dodd, Jack La Rue, Alice White, and Clark Williams in Secret of the Chateau (1934)
    Secret of the Chateau
    • Martin
    • 1934
  • Arthur Byron in The President Vanishes (1934)
    The President Vanishes
    • Harris Brownell
    • 1934
  • Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell in Kansas City Princess (1934)
    Kansas City Princess
    • Marcel Duryea
    • 1934
  • Dolores del Rio and Jesse Scott in Madame Du Barry (1934)
    Madame Du Barry
    • Duc de Richelieu
    • 1934
  • Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932)
    Scarface: The Shame of the Nation
    • Lovo
    • 1932
  • Tarnished Lady (1931)
    Tarnished Lady
    • Ben Sterner
    • 1931
  • Morton Downey and Beryl Mercer in Mother's Boy (1929)
    Mother's Boy
    • Jake Sturmberg
    • 1929
  • Dorothy Lee in Syncopation (1929)
    Syncopation
    • Hummel
    • 1929
  • Mary Brian, Richard Dix, and Harry Gribbon in Knockout Reilly (1927)
    Knockout Reilly
    • Spider Cross
    • 1927
  • High Hat
    • The Assistant Director
    • 1927
  • Louise Brooks and Lawrence Gray in Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
    Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
    • Lem Woodruff
    • 1926
  • Bebe Daniels in Wild, Wild Susan (1925)
    Wild, Wild Susan
    • M. Crawford Dutton
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 16, 1892
    • West Newton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • September 21, 1937
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Janet Esselstyn RaneJune 17, 1922 - September 21, 1937 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
      James Perkins(Great Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Died of a heart attack immediately following a road show performance of "Susan and God," starring Gertrude Lawrence in Washington D.C.

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