Acting
Anthony Perkins
Born Apr 4, 1932 · New York City, New York, USA · Died Sep 12, 1992
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 (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.
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Acting
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022
Documentary
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
2020
Documentary · TV Movie
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Documentary
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Documentary
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Documentary
Fallout
2013
Documentary · History
The Making of 'Psycho'
2005
Documentary
The Cockettes
2002
Documentary
The American Nightmare
2000
Documentary · Horror
In the Deep Woods
1992
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
The Naked Target
1992
Comedy
A Demon in My View
1991
Horror · Drama
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie
The Day of Reckoning
1990
Horror · Thriller · Drama
Daughter of Darkness
1990
TV Movie · Horror
Edge of Sanity
1989
Horror · Thriller
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
Comedy
Destroyer
1988
Horror · Thriller
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
1987
War & Politics · Drama
The Making Of Psycho III
1986
Documentary · TV Movie · Horror
Psycho III
1986
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Crimes of Passion
1984
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Glory Boys
1984
Drama · Crime
Psycho II
1983
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983
Horror · Drama · TV Movie
For the Term of His Natural Life
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
The Orson Welles Story
1982
Documentary · TV Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Double Negative
1980
Thriller
North Sea Hijack
1980
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Black Hole
1979
Adventure · Science Fiction · Action
Twice a Woman
1979
Drama · Romance
Winter Kills
1979
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Horror Show
1979
Horror · Documentary · TV Movie
Les Misérables
1978
Drama · History · Romance
First, You Cry
1978
Drama · TV Movie
Remember My Name
1978
Drama · Thriller
Mahogany
1975
Drama · Romance
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Lovin' Molly
1974
Romance · Drama
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Western · Comedy
Play It as It Lays
1972
Drama
Ten Days' Wonder
1971
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Someone Behind the Door
1971
Thriller · Crime · Drama
How Awful About Allan
1970
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie
WUSA
1970
Drama
Catch-22
1970
War · Comedy
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Documentary
Pretty Poison
1968
Crime · Drama · Romance
The Champagne Murders
1967
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Evening Primrose
1966
Drama · Music · Mystery
Is Paris Burning?
1966
War · Drama · History
ABC Stage 67
1966
Drama · Documentary
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Drama
The Fool Killer
1965
Mystery · Drama · Adventure
Agent 38-24-36
1964
Comedy · Romance
The Sword and the Balance
1963
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
Thriller · Drama · Crime
The Trial
1962
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Phaedra
1962
Drama · Romance
Goodbye Again
1961
Drama · Romance
Psycho
1960
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
Tall Story
1960
Comedy · Romance
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
Documentary
On the Beach
1959
Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
Green Mansions
1959
Adventure · Drama · Romance
The Matchmaker
1958
Comedy · Romance
Desire Under the Elms
1958
Drama · Romance
The Tin Star
1957
Western
This Angry Age
1957
Drama
The Lonely Man
1957
Western
Fear Strikes Out
1957
Drama
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Drama · War
Stars of Cabaret
1956
Documentary
The Actress
1953
Comedy · Drama
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
Drama
Studio One
1948
Drama
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Drama
Directed
Written
The Last of Sheila
1973
Crime · Mystery · Thriller