Jack Perkins (actor)

Jack Perkins
Perkins in Man with a Camera (1959)
Born
Earl John Perkins

(1921-09-19)September 19, 1921
Medford, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1998(1998-03-07) (aged 76)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1956–1983

Earl Jack Perkins (September 19, 1921 – March 7, 1998) was an American film actor. He appeared in over one hundred films from 1956 to 1983, toward the end of his career mainly as a comic drunk.

Background

Born in Medford, Wisconsin, Perkins served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.[1] He then went to what is now University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he played football and then played football with the Chicago Rockets.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1958 The Badlanders Miner Uncredited
1960 Spartacus Gladiator Uncredited
1960 North to Alaska Saloon Brawler Uncredited
1962 The Wild Westerners Trapper Uncredited
1964 Advance to the Rear Renegade Uncredited
1965 The Great Race Texas Jack Henchman Uncredited
1965 The Glory Guys Bartender Uncredited
1966 Made in Paris Burly Man Uncredited
1967 The Fastest Guitar Alive Burly Man Uncredited
1968 A Man Called Gannon Railroad Lineman
1968 The Love Bug Driver #37
1968 Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) Master of the Games
1969 The Great Bank Robbery Slade Gang Member Uncredited
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Prisoner Uncredited
1971 The Million Dollar Duck Agitated Driver #2 Uncredited
1971 J. W. Coop Brawler Uncredited
1972 What's Up, Doc? Jewel Thief
1972 Fuzz Parks Commissioner Cooper
1972 The Limit Drunk
1972 The Daredevil Police Officer
1973 Invasion of the Bee Girls Barney
1974 Blazing Saddles Desperado Uncredited
1974 Nightmare Honeymoon Carl
1974 Bank Shot Bank Guard Uncredited
1975 The Strongest Man in the World School Security Guard Uncredited
1976 Freaky Friday Car Cop Uncredited
1976 Nickelodeon Michael Gilhooley
1977 Grand Theft Auto Shadley
1977 Ruby Avery
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Bouncer
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Junction City Town Drunk
1980 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood Drunk Conventioner
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas Loud American
1982 Night Shift Tuttle
1982 Flush
TV
Year Title Role Notes
1958 Man with a Camera Henchman 1 episode
1959-1961 Peter Gunn Sidney / Hood / Brawler / Bouncer at Club / Assailant 5 episodes
1960 The Twilight Zone Ground Crewman Episode: The Last Flight, Uncredited
1966 Green Acres Sheriff's Deputy 1 episode
1966 The Munsters The 2nd Drunk 1 episode
1966-1967 Petticoat Junction Painter / Guard 2 episodes
1969 Adam-12
1971 The Odd Couple Jesse (drunk in hotel lobby) 1 episode
1974 Killer Bees Sale

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TV movie
1975-1976 Happy Days Drunk / Bob 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Jack Perkins (1921 - 1998), Biography ElCinema.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ 'Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Directory,' Gene Scott Freese, McFarland: 2014, Biographical Sketch of Earl Jack Perkins, pg. 1969
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