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Occupation: Actor. Nationality: United States. Executive summary: Psycho. Father: Osgood Perkins (actor, b. 16-May-1893, d. 21-Sep-1937) Mother: Janet Esseltyn Rane. Wife: Berinthia Berenson (m. 9-Aug-1973, d. 11-Sep-2001, American Airlines flight 11) Son: Osgood Perkins. Son: Elvis Perkins.
Anthony Perkins. Actor: Psycho. Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony.
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Anthony 'Tony' Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. He is most notable for the role of Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock 's suspense thriller Psycho , which made him an influential figure in pop culture and the realm of horror films.
- Early Life
- Young Star of Stage and screen
- Psycho: A Career-Defining Role
- Later Career
- Personal Life and Death from Aids
- Legacy
- Sources
Born in New York City, Anthony Perkins was the son of actor Osgood Perkins. His father gained fame as a Broadway star and Hollywood character actor. Work caused Osgood Perkins to be away from his family frequently. Young Anthony, frustrated by the absences and jealous of his father when he returned home, wished that his father would die. Osgood Per...
Perkins first gained widespread critical acclaim in 1954 when he replaced John Kerr in the lead role of the Broadway hit "Tea and Sympathy." Two years later he appeared in his second movie "Friendly Persuasion." It earned him a Golden Globe Award for New Actor of the Year and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Returning to Broad...
Reportedly, Alfred Hitchcock signed Anthony Perkins to portray the murderer Norman Bates in his 1960 film "Psycho" because Perkins had a boyish quality that reminded Hitchcock of James Stewart'syounger years. The acclaimed performance was a key element in the film's success and identification as one of the best horror films of all time. The movie w...
To escape typecasting after the success of "Psycho," Anthony Perkins starred in a series of European films in the early 1960s. He received strong critical acclaim and A Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role opposite Ingrid Bergmanin 1961's "Goodbye Again." He also co-starred in movies with Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot. Perkins fail...
Anthony Perkins was noted for being a very shy person, particularly around women. Biographers have stated that all of his romantic relationship until his late 30s were with men. Biographers linked him with Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Rudolf Nureyev, and Stephen Sondheim. Reportedly, his first heterosexual relationship experience was in 1971 with Victo...
Anthony Perkins was one of the rare post-World War II American actors who was as accomplished on the Broadway stage as he was in Hollywood. He continued to take roles onstage in New York City throughout most of his career. Despite the over-sized notoriety of his role as Norman Bates in "Psycho," he left behind a legacy of great performances recogni...
Bergan, Ronald. Anthony Perkins: A Haunted Life. Little Brown, 1995.Winecoff, Charles. Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins. Dutton, 1996.Actor: Psycho. Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony.
- April 4, 1932
- September 12, 1992
Elizabeth Perkins. Born: 18-Nov-1960 Birthplace: Queens, NY. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation ... FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Sharp Objects (7-Jun ...
- November 18, 1960
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