Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Known for

Acting

Born

April 4, 1932

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 12, 1992 (aged 60)

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...

Best known work

Psycho

Psycho

1960

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

Psycho II

Psycho II

1983

The Trial

The Trial

1962

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

1979

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Psycho III

Psycho III

1986

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

1990

On the Beach

On the Beach

1959

Filmography

2022
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Himself
2020
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive)
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013
Fallout
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Making of 'Psycho'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The American Nightmare
as Self
1992
In the Deep Woods
as Paul Miller, P.I.
1992
The Naked Target
as El Mecano
1992
Patricia Highsmith's TalesTV
as Host (12 episodes)
1991
A Demon in My View
as Arthur Johnson
1990
Psycho IV: The Beginning
as Norman Bates
1990
The Ghost Writer
as Anthony Strack
1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Buchanan
1990
A Curious Suicide
as Self - Host
1990
The Day of Reckoning
as Self - Host
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
as Self
1990
Daughter of Darkness
as Anton
1990
ChillersTV
as Self - Host (12 episodes)
1990
The Making of the Edge of Sanity
as Self
1989
Edge of Sanity
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
1988
Lucky Stiff
Director
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Anthony Perkins