Anthony Perkins
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-04-04 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1992-09-12
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.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Studio One
as Clyde Smith
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
NDR Talk Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
as Tommy Turner
Psycho
as Norman Bates
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Cinépanorama
as Self
Kraft Television Theatre
as Willie
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
Discorama
as Self
North Sea Hijack
as Lou Kramer
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
Goodyear Television Playhouse
as Joey