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Anthony Perkins was an American actor and singer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film, Friendly Persuasion (1956), but is best remembered for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and its three sequels. His other films include Fear Strikes Out (1957), The Matchmaker (1958), On the Beach (1959), Tall Story (1960), The Trial (1962), Phaedra (1962), Five Miles to Midnight (1962), Pretty Poison (1968), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Mahogany (1975), North Sea Hijack (1979), The Black Hole (1979), and Crimes of Passion (1984).
Born
Monday, 04 April 1932
Died
Saturday, 12 September 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Sean | 2022 |
| Allen v. Farrow | Self | 2021 |
| By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| 78/52 | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Philip Van der Besh | 2015 |
| Tab Hunter Confidential | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2015 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self / Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Sean | 2022 |
| Allen v. Farrow | Self | 2021 |
| By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| 78/52 | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Philip Van der Besh | 2015 |
| Tab Hunter Confidential | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2015 |
| Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self / Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Fallout | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Sing Your Song | Self | 2012 |
| The Decade You Were Born: The 1970's | Self - Actor in 'What About Alan?' | 2011 |
| Making the Boys | Self | 2011 |
| The Psycho Legacy | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Norman Bates | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Norman Bates | 2010 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Norman Bates | 2007 |
| Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | 2006 |
| Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Josef K. | 2005 |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | 2005 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains | Norman Bates (#2 Villain) | 2003 |
| The Cockettes | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2002 |
| Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation | Norman Bates | 2001 |
| The American Nightmare | Self | 2000 |
| The Making of 'Psycho' | Self | 1997 |
| Svengoolie | (archive footage) | 1995 |
| 24 Hour Psycho | Norman Bates (archive footage) | 1993 |
| In the Deep Woods | Paul Miller, P.I. | 1992 |
| The Naked Target | El Mecano | 1992 |
| A Demon in My View | Arthur Johnson | 1991 |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning | Norman Bates | 1990 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | Self - Presenter | 1990 |
| I'm Dangerous Tonight | Prof. Buchanan | 1990 |
| Daughter of Darkness | Anton / Prince Constantine | 1990 |
| Chillers | Self - Host | 1990 |
| Edge of Sanity | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack 'The Ripper' Hyde | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself | 1989 |
| Destroyer | Robert Edwards | 1988 |
| Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Talleyrand | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| Psycho III | Norman Bates | 1986 |
| Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Anthony Perkins | 1985 |
| Crimes of Passion | Peter Shayne / Reverend Peter Shayne | 1984 |
| The Glory Boys | Jimmy | 1984 |
| Terror in the Aisles | Norman Bates / Norman Bates (Archive Footage) | 1984 |
| Psycho II | Norman Bates | 1983 |
| The Sins of Dorian Gray | Henry Lord | 1983 |
| For the Term of His Natural Life | Rev James North / Rev. James North | 1983 |
| Na sowas! | Self | 1982 |
| Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1980 |
| Double Negative | Lawrence Miles | 1980 |
| North Sea Hijack | Kramer / Lou Kramer | 1980 |
| The Black Hole | Dr. Alex Durant | 1979 |
| Twice a Woman | Alfred | 1979 |
| Winter Kills | John Cerruti | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | Himself / Host / Self - Host | 1979 |
| Les Miserables | Javert | 1978 |
| First, You Cry | Arthur Heroz | 1978 |
| Remember My Name | Neil Curry | 1978 |
| America at the Movies | Josh Birdwell | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Norman Bates / Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
| Mahogany | Sean McAvoy / Sean | 1975 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Hector MacQueen / Hector McQueen | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Lovin' Molly | Gid | 1974 |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Rev. LaSalle / Reverend LaSalle | 1972 |
| Play It As It Lays | B.Z. | 1972 |
| Ten Days Wonder | Charles Van Horn - le fils déséquilibré de Théo / Charles Van Horn | 1971 |
| Film '72 | Self - Interviewee | 1971 |
| Someone Behind the Door | Laurence Jeffries | 1971 |
| WUSA | Rainey | 1971 |
| How Awful About Allan | Allan | 1970 |
| Catch-22 | Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman / Chaplain Tappman | 1970 |
| King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Pretty Poison | Dennis Pitt | 1968 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| The Champagne Murders | Christopher Belling | 1967 |
| Romy - Portrait eines Gesichts | Josef K. | 1967 |
| Is Paris Burning? | Sgt. Warren | 1966 |
| ABC Stage 67 | Charles Snell | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Tommy Turner | 1965 |
| The Fool Killer | Milo Bogardus | 1965 |
| Agent 38-24-36 | Nicolas Sergueievitch Miloukne / Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueiovitch Maukouline | 1964 |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | Robert Macklin | 1963 |
| Le glaive et la balance | Johnny Parsons | 1963 |
| Beach Casanova | Self | 1962 |
| The Trial | Josef K. | 1962 |
| Five Miles to Midnight | Robert Macklin | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| Phaedra | Alexis | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| Goodbye Again | Philip Van der Besh | 1961 |
| Psycho | Norman Bates | 1960 |
| Tall Story | Ray Blent | 1960 |
| On the Beach | Lt. Peter Holmes | 1959 |
| Green Mansions | Abel | 1959 |
| The Matchmaker | Cornelius Hackl | 1958 |
| Desire Under the Elms | Eben / Ephraim's youngest son / Abel Cabot | 1958 |
| The Tin Star | Sheriff Ben Owens / Ben Owens | 1957 |
| This Angry Age | Joseph Dufresne | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Lonely Man | Riley Wade | 1957 |
| Fear Strikes Out | Jim Piersall / Jimmy Piersall | 1957 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Josh Birdwell | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer | 1956 |
| Wide Wide World | Self | 1955 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Pedro | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Actress | Fred Whitmarsh | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | West Wind | 1953 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Joey | 1951 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Philippe | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
| The Big Story | Ralph Darrow | 1949 |
| Studio One | Clyde Smith | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Willie / Self | 1947 |
| Front Row Center | Dexter Green | 1945 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lucky Stiff | 1988 |
| Psycho III | 1986 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1957 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |
