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 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 …
Movies & TV Shows
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Psycho (1960) — Norman Bates
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) — Hector MacQueen
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Psycho II (1983) — Norman Bates
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The Trial (1962) — Josef K.
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The Black Hole (1979) — Dr. Alex Durant
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
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Psycho III (1986) — Norman Bates
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Catch-22 (1970) — Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
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Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) — Norman Bates
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On the Beach (1959) — Lt. Peter Holmes
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Is Paris Burning? (1966) — Sgt. Warren
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Crimes of Passion (1984) — Reverend Peter Shayne
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) — Reverend LaSalle
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The Tin Star (1957) — Ben Owens
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Friendly Persuasion (1956) — Josh Birdwell
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North Sea Hijack (1980) — Lou Kramer
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Pretty Poison (1968) — Dennis Pitt
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Edge of Sanity (1989) — Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde
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Winter Kills (1979) — John Cerruti
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Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) — Self (archive)
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Les Misérables (1978) — Javert
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Goodbye Again (1961) — Philip Van der Besh
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Someone Behind the Door (1971) — Laurence Jeffries
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Phaedra (1962) — Alexis Kyrilis
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The American Nightmare (2000) — Self
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Remember My Name (1978) — Neil Curry
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Destroyer (1988) — Robert Edwards
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Green Mansions (1959) — Abel
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WUSA (1970) — Rainey
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Ten Days' Wonder (1971) — Charles Van Horn
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Agent 38-24-36 (1964) — Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueivitch Miloukine
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I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990) — Buchanan
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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Mahogany (1975) — Sean McAvoy
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Daughter of Darkness (1990) — Anton
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The Making of 'Psycho' (2005) — Self (archive footage)
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Five Miles to Midnight (1962) — Robert Macklin
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Desire Under the Elms (1958) — Abel Cabot
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The Champagne Murders (1967) — Christopher Belling