Jack Perkins (actor)

Jack Perkins
Born 19 September 1921
Medford, Wisconsin, United States
Died 7 May 1998(1998-05-07) (aged 76)
Van Nuys, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 19561983

Earl Jack Perkins (19 September 1921 7 May 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 United States Marine Corps during World War II. He then went to what is now University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he played football and then played football with the Chicago Rockets.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas
1977 Grand Theft Auto
1968 The Love Bug
TV
Year Series Title Role Notes
1958 Peter Gunn The Fuse assailant
1959 The Twilight Zone The Last Flight
1966 "The Munsters(TV Series)" "[Episode 46: The Tire Kicker]"
1967 Petticoat Junction(TV Series) "Arthur, Authur" the Painter
1974 Killer Bees

References

  1. '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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