Anthony Perkins
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 Ti
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.
Born
Apr 04, 1932
New York City, New York, USA
Died
Sep 12, 1992
Known For
Acting
Movies
77 acting
4 crew
Popularity
1.6
Known For
Psycho
1960
as Norman Bates
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Hector MacQueen
Catch-22
1970
as Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Sgt. Warren
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Lou Kramer
Psycho II
1983
as Norman Bates
Crimes of Passion
1984
as Reverend Peter Shayne
Psycho III
1986
as Norman Bates
The Black Hole
1979
as Dr. Alex Durant
On the Beach
1959
as Lt. Peter Holmes
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