Anthony Perkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1932
- Died
- September 12, 1992
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight 2022
as Himself
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door 2020
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Fifty Shades of Erotica 2015
as (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
as Self (archive)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Fallout 2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Psycho' 2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
In the Deep Woods 1992
as Paul Miller, P.I.
The Naked Target 1992
as El Mecano
A Demon in My View 1991
as Arthur Johnson
Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990
as Norman Bates
I'm Dangerous Tonight 1990
as Buchanan
- A Curious Suicide
A Curious Suicide 1990
as Self - Host
The Day of Reckoning 1990
as Self - Host
- With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film 1990
as Self
Daughter of Darkness 1990
as Anton
- The Making of the Edge of Sanity
The Making of the Edge of Sanity 1990
as Self
Edge of Sanity 1989
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
Lucky Stiff 1988
Director
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 1988
as Anthony Perkins
Destroyer 1988
as Robert Edwards
The Making Of Psycho III 1986
as Self, Director
- King Kong! The Living Legend
King Kong! The Living Legend 1986
as Self
Psycho III 1986
as Norman Bates, Director
Crimes of Passion 1984
as Reverend Peter Shayne
Psycho II 1983
as Norman Bates
The Sins of Dorian Gray 1983
as Henry Lord
The Orson Welles Story 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Double Negative 1980
as Lawrence Miles
North Sea Hijack 1980
as Lou Kramer
The Black Hole 1979
as Dr. Alex Durant
Twice a Woman 1979
as Alfred
Winter Kills 1979
as John Cerruti
The Horror Show 1979
as Self - Host
Les Misérables 1978
as Javert
First, You Cry 1978
as Arthur Heroz
Remember My Name 1978
as Neil Curry
Mahogany 1975
as Sean McAvoy
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
as Hector MacQueen
Lovin' Molly 1974
as Gid
The Last of Sheila 1973
Writer
- The Last of Sheila Featurette
The Last of Sheila Featurette 1973
as Self
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972
as Reverend LaSalle
Play It as It Lays 1972
as B.Z.
Ten Days' Wonder 1971
as Charles Van Horn
Someone Behind the Door 1971
as Laurence Jeffries
How Awful About Allan 1970
as Allan
WUSA 1970
as Rainey
Catch-22 1970
as Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
- The Male Animal
The Male Animal 1968
as Tommy Turner
Pretty Poison 1968
as Dennis Pitt
The Champagne Murders 1967
as Christopher Belling
Evening Primrose 1966
as Charles Snell
Is Paris Burning? 1966
as Sgt. Warren
The Fool Killer 1965
as Milo Bogardus
Agent 38-24-36 1964
as Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueivitch Miloukine
The Sword and the Balance 1963
as Johnny Parsons
Five Miles to Midnight 1962
as Robert Macklin
The Trial 1962
as Josef K.
Phaedra 1962
as Alexis Kyrilis
Goodbye Again 1961
as Philip Van der Besh
Psycho 1960
as Norman Bates
Tall Story 1960
as Ray Blent
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960
as Self
On the Beach 1959
as Lt. Peter Holmes
Green Mansions 1959
as Abel
The Matchmaker 1958
as Cornelius Hackl
Desire Under the Elms 1958
as Abel Cabot
The Tin Star 1957
as Ben Owens
This Angry Age 1957
as Joseph Dufresne
The Lonely Man 1957
as Riley Wade
Fear Strikes Out 1957
as Jimmy Piersall
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Josh Birdwell
Stars of Cabaret 1956
as Self (archive footage)
The Actress 1953
as Fred Whitmarsh
Credits from TMDB.