Anthony Perkins
Date of birth: 1932-04-04
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Tony Perkins, Антони Перкинс
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.
Movie Credits
Psycho
1960-06-22
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starti
The Trial
1962-08-25
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through
Psycho II
1983-06-03
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the
Mahogany
1975-10-08
An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of b
Catch-22
1970-06-24
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flyi
Murder on the Orient Express
1974-11-22
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a mu
Someone Behind the Door
1971-07-28
A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe th
Is Paris Burning?
1966-10-26
Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it be
Les Misérables
1978-12-27
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po
The Tin Star
1957-11-06
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
The Black Hole
1979-12-18
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-te
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972-12-18
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradu
Psycho III
1986-04-02
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at th
Pretty Poison
1968-07-18
A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and enta
The Fool Killer
1965-04-28
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countrysid
On the Beach
1959-12-17
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temp
Crimes of Passion
1984-10-19
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's at
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990-11-10
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under
Winter Kills
1979-05-11
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and de
The Lonely Man
1957-06-21
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have ot
Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to vio
The Matchmaker
1958-07-23
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another
Psycho Tom
2017-11-06
Five Miles to Midnight
1962-12-12
American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian
Green Mansions
1959-03-19
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he g
Phaedra
1962-05-25
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wea
Daughter of Darkness
1990-01-26
An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young
WUSA
1970-08-19
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New O
24 Hour Psycho
1993-01-01
24 Hour Psycho is the title of an art installation created by artist Douglas Gordon in 1993. The wor
How Awful About Allan
1970-09-22
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister;
The Champagne Murders
1967-03-31
A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.
The American Nightmare
2000-09-11
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they refle
Ten Days' Wonder
1971-12-01
Charles Van Horn, son of rich and powerful Théo Van Horn, calls upon his former teacher Paul Régis t
Goodbye Again
1961-05-23
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son
Edge of Sanity
1989-04-14
When his experiments into a powerful new anesthetic go hideously awry, respected physician Dr. Jekyl
Remember My Name
1978-02-10
Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life," but soon begins stal
Play It as It Lays
1972-10-19
Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitiou
Destroyer
1988-04-01
A prison riot breaks out at the moment of a serial murderer's execution by electrocution, and his fa
Tall Story
1960-04-06
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfri
Desire Under the Elms
1958-03-12
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion
The Actress
1953-09-25
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Twice a Woman
1979-05-23
When a divorced museum director takes a young girl as a lover things quickly become more complicated
In the Deep Woods
1992-10-26
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange
Evening Primrose
1966-11-16
A man becomes part of a secret society of people who live in a department store and quickly falls in
Fear Strikes Out
1957-03-28
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major lea
Agent 38-24-36
1964-03-12
A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. With
A Demon in My View
1991-09-23
A strangler known as the Kenbourne Killer has been murdering streetwalkers for 25 years. The police
Lovin' Molly
1974-04-14
Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Jo
This Angry Age
1957-10-31
Twenty-year-old Joseph and his sixteen-year-old sister Suzanne live in the merciless conditions of a
The Sword and the Balance
1963-02-01
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are
First, You Cry
1978-11-08
The story of television news correspondent Betty Rollin and her battle with breast cancer, and how h
The Male Animal
1968-10-13
The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspect
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990-08-08
An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman.
The Making of 'Psycho'
2005-10-26
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the pri
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022-07-26
Behind the scenes footage of I'm Dangerous Tonight. Footage shot by Stan Giesea and Eric H. Lasher
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988-08-16
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986-06-01
Documentary special to promote the release of King Kong Lives, the grand opening of the King Kong at
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. f
The Last of Sheila Featurette
1973-01-01
A short documentary released as pre-publicity for the 1973 murder mystery, The Last of Sheila.
The Naked Target
1992-01-24
A New York executive is handcuffed to a precious briefcase to which only his Spanish contact holds t
The Horror Show
1979-02-06
A history of horror movies.
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983-05-27
In this version of Oscar Wilde's tale, Dorian Gray is an actress who, desperate to become a worldwid
Double Negative
1980-05-12
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960-01-10
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014-12-12
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent
Fallout
2013-07-26
During the 1940s, Nevil Shute had a steady job as an engineer in the British military but in his spa
North Sea Hijack
1980-02-18
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, a
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
2020-09-01
Anthony Perkins’ face and name remain familiar to a younger 21st century audience, fond of giallo an
The Ghost Writer
1990-08-15
Blocked novelist Anthony Strack is desperate enough to plot suicide. Before he completes the deed, h
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990-02-05
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015-04-13
Before Fifty Shades of Grey and beyond the limits of desire, Nucleus Films draw back the veil on Fif
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015-03-15
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his
The Cockettes
2002-01-16
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenom
Stars of Cabaret
1956-01-01
A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place
The Day of Reckoning
1990-05-04
A young man begins to have terrifying nightmares after visiting his obsessive uncle's automated chic