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Anthony Perkins(1932-1992)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Anthony Perkins circa 1958
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Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. Perkins attended the Brooks School, the Browne & Nichols School, Columbia University and Rollins College. He made his screen debut in The Actress (1953), and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Friendly Persuasion (1956). Four years later, he appeared in what would be his most noted role, Norman Bates in Psycho (1960), memorializing him into film history forever.
BornApril 4, 1932
DiedSeptember 12, 1992(60)
BornApril 4, 1932
DiedSeptember 12, 1992(60)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)
Psycho
8.5
  • Norman Bates
  • 1960
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho II
6.6
  • Norman Bates
  • 1983
Psycho III (1986)
Psycho III
5.5
  • Norman Bates
  • 1986
Catch-22 (1970)
Catch-22
7.1
  • Chaplain Tappman
  • 1970

Credits

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Actor



  • Rosanna Arquette and Anthony Perkins in In the Deep Woods (1992)
    In the Deep Woods
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Paul Miller, P.I.
    • 1992
  • The Naked Target (1992)
    The Naked Target
    5.1
    • El Mecano
    • 1992
  • Anthony Perkins in A Demon in My View (1991)
    A Demon in My View
    4.7
    • Arthur Johnson
    • 1991
  • Anthony Perkins, Olivia Hussey, and Henry Thomas in Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
    Psycho IV: The Beginning
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Norman Bates
    • 1990
  • The Ghost Writer (1990)
    The Ghost Writer
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Anthony Strack
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins and Mädchen Amick in I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
    I'm Dangerous Tonight
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Prof. Gordon Buchanan
    • 1990
  • Daughter of Darkness (1990)
    Daughter of Darkness
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Anton
    • Prince Constantine
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins in Edge of Sanity (1989)
    Edge of Sanity
    5.3
    • Dr. Henry Jekyll
    • Jack 'The Ripper' Hyde
    • 1989
  • Destroyer (1988)
    Destroyer
    4.8
    • Robert Edwards
    • 1988
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Armand Assante in Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987)
    Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Talleyrand
    • 1987
  • Psycho III (1986)
    Psycho III
    5.5
    • Norman Bates
    • 1986
  • Kathleen Turner in Crimes of Passion (1984)
    Crimes of Passion
    6.4
    • Peter Shayne
    • 1984
  • Anthony Perkins and Joanna Lumley in The Glory Boys (1984)
    The Glory Boys
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Jimmy
    • 1984
  • For the Term of His Natural Life (1983)
    For the Term of His Natural Life
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Rev James North
    • 1983
  • Psycho II (1983)
    Psycho II
    6.6
    • Norman Bates
    • 1983

Director



  • Donna Dixon in Lucky Stiff (1988)
    Lucky Stiff
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Psycho III (1986)
    Psycho III
    5.5
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1986

Writer



  • James Mason, Raquel Welch, James Coburn, Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, Joan Hackett, and Ian McShane in The Last of Sheila (1973)
    The Last of Sheila
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1973

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • A.P.
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • April 4, 1932
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 12, 1992
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia as a complication of AIDS)
  • Spouse
    • Berry BerensonAugust 9, 1973 - September 12, 1992 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Elvis Perkins
  • Parents
      Osgood Perkins
  • Relatives
    • James Perkins(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Directed and starred as Tandy, the protagonist, in Bruce Jay Friedman's play "Steambath", which debuted off-Broadway at the Truck and Warehouse Theater on June 30, 1970 and closed on October 18, 1970 after 128 performances.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 8 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Entered Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in September 1950. Also on campus during his first year were Fred Rogers (of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)) who graduated in 1951 and John Reardon, class of 1952. In 1953 he was offered a leading role in the movie The Actress (1953). Almost immediately after returning to his studies he left to replace John Kerr in "Tea and Sympathy" on Broadway. He never completed his degree but was given an honorary degree by the college some 20 years later.
  • Quotes
    I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.
  • Trademarks
      Nervous, sweet but often unbalanced characters.
  • Nickname
    • Tony
  • Salaries
      Edge of Sanity
      (1989)
      $666,000 .

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