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Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 - September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the maniacal murderer, Norman Bates, in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. He was the son of American stage and film actor Osgood Perkins (James Ripley Osgood Perkins, 1891-1937) and his wife, Janet.

Perkins's first movie was The Actress (1953); he received an Academy Award nomination for his role in his second film, Friendly Persuasion (1956).

After other acclaimed performances both in film and on Broadway, he starred in the 1960 film Psycho, which led to his being typecast as the crazy killer (Lovin' Molly notwithstanding).

He went on to star in (and even direct) the sequels and prequel to Psycho and also played a few memorable characters, such as the chaplain in Catch-22 (1970), but most of his later work was made-for-TV movies or films made outside the USA.

Personal life

Perkins was bisexual, having had affairs with a number of men, including 1950s and 60s film star Tab Hunter, writer-model-actor Alan Helms, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, and dancer-choreographer Grover Dale, with whom Perkins had a six-year relationship prior to his marriage to Berry Berenson. Dale married actress Anita Morris only 10 days before the Perkins-Berenson nuptials (Dale and Morris's son is television actor James Badge Dale).

Perkins died in 1992 of complications from AIDS.

His son, Osgood Perkins, credited as Oz Perkins, is also an actor.

One day before the ninth anniversary of his death, his widow, Berry Berenson, died on American Airlines Flight 11, the flight that was hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks.

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One day before the ninth anniversary of his death, his widow, Berry Berenson, died on American Airlines Flight 11, the flight that was hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. He also made a couple appearances on Star Trek: Voyager as a holodeck version of Leonardo Da Vinci. His son, Osgood Perkins, credited as Oz Perkins, is also an actor. He has appeared in numerous other television shows and TV miniseries, and has lent his distinctive deep, gruff voice to numerous video games and animated TV shows, including Gargoyles. Perkins died in 1992 of complications from AIDS. He also had a lead role in the television series Sliders from 1995 to 1997. Dale married actress Anita Morris only 10 days before the Perkins-Berenson nuptials (Dale and Morris's son is television actor James Badge Dale). Although he has dozens of films to his credit, Rhys-Davies is probably best known for his characters in two blockbuster franchises: "Sallah" in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf "Gimli" in the Lord of the Rings films (in which he also voiced "Treebeard").

Perkins was bisexual, having had affairs with a number of men, including 1950s and 60s film star Tab Hunter, writer-model-actor Alan Helms, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, and dancer-choreographer Grover Dale, with whom Perkins had a six-year relationship prior to his marriage to Berry Berenson. John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor. He went on to star in (and even direct) the sequels and prequel to Psycho and also played a few memorable characters, such as the chaplain in Catch-22 (1970), but most of his later work was made-for-TV movies or films made outside the USA. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979). After other acclaimed performances both in film and on Broadway, he starred in the 1960 film Psycho, which led to his being typecast as the crazy killer (Lovin' Molly notwithstanding). Sphinx (1981). Perkins's first movie was The Actress (1953); he received an Academy Award nomination for his role in his second film, Friendly Persuasion (1956). Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

He was the son of American stage and film actor Osgood Perkins (James Ripley Osgood Perkins, 1891-1937) and his wife, Janet. Victor/Victoria (1982). Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 - September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the maniacal murderer, Norman Bates, in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1982). Best Revenge (1982). Sahara (1983).

King Solomon's Mines (1985). In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986). Firewalker (1986). The Living Daylights (1987).

Waxwork (1988). Il Giovane Toscanini (1988). Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Tusks (1990).

Rebel Storm (1990). South Beach (1992). Return to the Lost World (1992). The Lost World (1992).

Journey of Honor (1992). The Double 0 Kid (1992). Canvas (1992). The Seventh Coin (1993).

Cyborg Cop (1993). The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993). Sunset Grill (1993). The High Crusade (1994).

Robot in the Family (1994). Blood of the Innocent (1994). The Great White Hype (1996). Glory Daze (1996).

Dark Prince (1996). Echo of Blue (1996). Bloodsport 3 (1996). Cats Don't Dance (1997) (voice).

The Protector (1997). Secret of the Andes (1999). Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol (1999). Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) (voice).

The Gold Cross (2000). The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). Scorcher (2002). Sabretooth (2002).

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Endangered Species (2002). The Jungle Book 2 (2003) (voice). Vlad (2003).

The Medallion (2003). Coronado (2003). The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).