Jack Perkins (actor)
Jack Perkins | |
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.jpg) Perkins in Man with a Camera (1959) | |
| Born | Earl John Perkins September 19, 1921 Medford, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1998 (aged 76) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–1983 |
Earl Jack Perkins (September 19, 1921 – March 7, 1998) was an American film and television actor. From 1956 to 1983, he appeared in over one hundred film and TV roles. He was perhaps best known for his many appearances on TV as a comic drunk.
Background
[edit]Born in Medford, Wisconsin, Perkins served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.[1] He then went to what is now University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he played football and then played football with the Chicago Rockets.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Badlanders | Miner | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Gladiator | Uncredited |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Saloon Brawler | Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Wild Westerners | Trapper | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Renegade | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Great Race | Texas Jack Henchman | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Glory Guys | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Made in Paris | Burly Man | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Fastest Guitar Alive | Burly Man | Uncredited |
| 1968 | A Man Called Gannon | Railroad Lineman | |
| 1968 | The Love Bug | Driver #37 | |
| 1968 | Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) | Master of the Games | |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery | Slade Gang Member | Uncredited |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Prisoner | Uncredited |
| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck | Agitated Driver #2 | Uncredited |
| 1971 | J. W. Coop | Brawler | Uncredited |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Jewel Thief | |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Parks Commissioner Cooper | |
| 1972 | The Limit | Drunk | |
| 1972 | The Daredevil | Police Officer | |
| 1973 | Invasion of the Bee Girls | Barney | |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Desperado | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Nightmare Honeymoon | Carl | |
| 1974 | Bank Shot | Bank Guard | Uncredited |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World | School Security Guard | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Freaky Friday | Car Cop | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Michael Gilhooley | |
| 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | Shadley | |
| 1977 | Ruby | Avery | |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Bouncer | |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Junction City Town Drunk | |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Drunk Conventioner | |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Loud American | |
| 1982 | Night Shift | Tuttle | |
| 1982 | Flush |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | Henchman | 1 episode |
| 1959-1961 | Peter Gunn | Sidney / Hood / Brawler / Bouncer at Club / Assailant | 5 episodes |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone | Ground Crewman | Episode: The Last Flight, Uncredited |
| 1966 | Green Acres | Sheriff's Deputy | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Munsters | The 2nd Drunk | 1 episode |
| 1966-1967 | Petticoat Junction | Painter / Guard | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Adam-12 | ||
| 1971 | The Odd Couple | Jesse (drunk in hotel lobby) | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Killer Bees | Sale
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TV movie |
| 1975-1976 | Happy Days | Drunk / Bob | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Jack Perkins (1921 - 1998), Biography ElCinema.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ 'Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Directory,' Gene Scott Freese, McFarland: 2014, Biographical Sketch of Earl Jack Perkins, pg. 1969
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Perkins (actor).
- Jack Perkins at IMDb
- Jack Perkins at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1998 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Chicago Rockets players
- Male actors from Wisconsin
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- People from Medford, Wisconsin
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds football players