Anthony Perkins (I) (1932–1992)

Actor | Soundtrack | Director

Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins...

Born: April 4, 1932
Died: September 12, 1992 (age 60)

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Filmography

Known For

Psycho Norman Bates (1960)
Psycho III Norman Bates (1986)
Psycho II Norman Bates (1983)
Known For

Murder on the Orient Express McQueen (1974)
Actor

In the Deep Woods Paul Miller, P.I. (1992)
The Naked Target El Mecano (1992)
A Demon in My View Arthur Johnson (1991)
Psycho IV: The Beginning Norman Bates (1990)
The Ghost Writer Anthony Strack (1990)
I'm Dangerous Tonight Prof. Buchanan (1990)
Daughter of Darkness Anton / Prince Constantine (1990)
Edge of Sanity Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack 'The Ripper' Hyde (1989)
Destroyer Robert Edwards (1988)
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story Talleyrand (1987)
Psycho III Norman Bates (1986)
Crimes of Passion Peter Shayne (1984)
The Glory Boys Jimmy (1984)
Psycho II Norman Bates (1983)
For the Term of His Natural Life Rev James North (1983)
The Sins of Dorian Gray Henry Lord (1983)
Double Negative Lawrence Miles (1980)
ffolkes Kramer (1980)
The Black Hole Dr. Alex Durant (1979)
Twice a Woman Alfred (1979)
Winter Kills John Cerruti (1979)
Les Miserables Javert (1978)
First, You Cry Arthur Heroz (1978)
Remember My Name Neil Curry (1978)
Mahogany Sean (1975)
Murder on the Orient Express McQueen (1974)
Lovin' Molly Gid Frye (1974)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Rev. LaSalle (1972)
Play It As It Lays B.Z. (1972)
Ten Days Wonder Charles Van Horn - le fils déséquilibré de Théo (1971)
Someone Behind the Door Laurence Jeffries (1971)
How Awful About Allan Allan (1970)
WUSA Rainey (1970)
Catch-22 Chaplain Tappman (1970)
BBC Play of the Month Tommy Turner (1968)
Pretty Poison Dennis Pitt (1968)
The Champagne Murders Christopher Belling (1967)
ABC Stage 67 Charles Snell (1966)
Is Paris Burning? Sgt. Warren (1966)
Violent Journey Milo Bogardus (1965)
Agent 38-24-36 Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueievitch Miloukne (1964)
Le glaive et la balance Johnny Parsons (1962)
The Trial Josef K. (1962)
Five Miles to Midnight Robert Macklin (1962)
Phaedra Alexis (1962)
Goodbye Again Philip Van der Besh (1961)
Psycho Norman Bates (1960)
Tall Story Ray Blent (1960)
On the Beach Lt. Peter Holmes (1959)
Green Mansions Abel (1959)
The Matchmaker Cornelius Hackl (1958)
Desire Under the Elms Eben / Ephraim's youngest son (1958)
The Sea Wall Joseph Dufresne (1957)
The Tin Star Sheriff Ben Owens (1957)
The Lonely Man Riley Wade (1957)
Fear Strikes Out Jim Piersall (1957)
Friendly Persuasion Josh Birdwell (1956)
Goodyear Playhouse Joey (1956)
Front Row Center Dexter Green (1956)
Studio One in Hollywood Clyde Smith (1956)
Kraft Theatre Willie (1956)
Windows Benji (1955)
General Electric Theater West Wind (1955)
The Man Behind the Badge Pedro (1954)
Armstrong Circle Theatre Philippe (1954)
The Big Story Ralph Darrow (1953)
Actor

The Actress Fred Whitmarsh (1953)
Soundtrack

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
Great Performances (1985)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Psycho II (1983)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Le glaive et la balance (1962)
Tall Story (1960)
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
The Sea Wall (1957)
Soundtrack

Goodyear Playhouse (1956)
Director

Lucky Stiff (1988)
Director

Psycho III (1986)
Writer

The Last of Sheila (1973)
Archive footage

Viaje al centro de la tele (2020)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
Defunctland (2018)
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
Talking Pictures (2015)
Welcome to the Basement (2015)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
100 Years of Universal - The Lot (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
The Decade You Were Born: The 1970's (2011)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Making the Boys (2011)
Sing Your Song (2011)
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010)
The Psycho Legacy (2010)
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Memòries de la tele (2009)
Welles Angels (2007)
Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery (2007)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007)
Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006)
Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006)
Fragiles et sublimes... Stars en clair obscur (2006)
Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005)
Cinema mil (2005)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
The Cockettes (2002)
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Biography (1999)
Svengoolie (1998)
The Making of 'Psycho' (1997)
And the Band Played On (1993)
Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981)
America at the Movies (1976)
The Dick Cavett Show (1972)
Romy - Portrait eines Gesichts (1967)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
Archive footage

Beach Casanova (1962)
Sympathy for the Devil: Revisiting Psycho II

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Awards

Did You Know

Prior to playing his best remembered role as Norman Bates in Psycho (1960), Perkins had been an innocuous, rather generic younger leading man, co-starring with the likes of Sophia Loren and Jane Fonda. After the release of Psycho, Perkins found ...

Quotes

I have a lot of affection for Norman Bates and a lot of sympathy. So does the audience, I think. He's not just a monster. He's tortured. The real secret of the Psycho movies is that they're tragedies first and horror movies second.