Anthony Perkins ( Eng. Anthony Perkins ; April 4, 1932 , New York , New York , USA - September 12, 1992 , Los Angeles , California , USA ) - American actor, singer and director. Best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960) and his sequels. Nominee for the Oscar and a two-time nominee for the Tony Award.
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| Birth name | Tony Alan Perkins |
| Date of Birth | November 11, 1974 (44 years) |
| Place of Birth | New York , New York , USA |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor film director singer |
| Career | 1953–1992 |
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| Awards | Golden Globe (1957) Prize of the Cannes Film Festival for the best male role (1961) |
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Early years
Perkins was born in New York to the family of actor Osgood Perkins and his wife Janet Esselstin (nee Raine). His paternal grandfather was the engraver [4] . He is also a descendant of one of the passengers of the Mayflower , .
Perkins attended , Columbia University and , before moving to Boston in 1942 [5] .
Career
Perkins made his film debut with the role in the movie “ ” (1953), and made a breakthrough after replacing John Kerr in the Broadway production of the play “ ” in 1954 [6] .
Fame Perkins brought the role of son Gary Cooper in the film " Friendly exhortation " (1956), for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut among Men and an Oscar nomination in the category Best Supporting Actor . His next role was the role of baseball player in the biopic " " (1957), followed by the westerns "The " (1957) with Jack Palance and " Tin Star " (1957) with Henry Fonda .
Under the name of Tony Perkins, he released three musical albums in the pop genre on the labels " Epic " and " RCA Victor " [7] . His single titled "Moon-Light Swim" was a hit in the United States, reaching 24 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 [7] .
Personal Life
Perkins was a very shy man, especially among women. [8] According to his posthumous autobiography, Split Image, written by Charles Weinkoff, for almost forty years, Perkins was exclusively in same-sex relationships; he had novels with actors Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter , photographers and , dancer Rudolf Nureyev , composer Stephen Sondheim and choreographer [9] [10] .
His first heterosexual experience occurred at the age of 39 with actress Victoria Principale on the set of the film “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ” in 1971 [11] [12] [8] . At a party in New York in 1972, Perkins met photographer Berry Berenson . They were married on August 9, 1973. Their oldest son, Oz Perkins (born February 2, 1974), is an actor, and the youngest, (born February 9, 1976), is a musician.
Death
During the filming of " Psycho 4: Early " (1990), Perkins was diagnosed with HIV . He died at his home in Los Angeles on September 12, 1992, from pneumonia that developed in the context of AIDS [13] [14] [15] . His widow died during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 , while aboard flight AA-11 [16] .
He was cremated and buried in the Los Angeles cemetery and there is an inscription on his urn. Do not fence my grave.
Filmography
Acting work
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | f | Friendly exhortation | Friendly persuasion | Josh burdwell |
| 1957 | f | Tin star | The tin star | Sheriff Ben Owens |
| 1958 | f | Love under the elms | Desire Under the Elms | Iben cabot |
| 1959 | f | On the shore | On the beach | lieutenant peter holmes |
| 1959 | f | Green estates | Green mansions | Abel |
| 1960 | f | Psycho | Psycho | Norman bates |
| 1961 | f | Do you love Brahms? | Aimez-vous Brahms? | Philip van der Besch |
| 1962 | f | Process | Le proces | Joseph K |
| 1962 | f | Fedra | Phaedra | Alexis |
| 1964 | f | Charming idiot | One ravissante idiote | Harry Compton / Nikolai S. Milutin |
| 1966 | f | Is Paris burning? | Paris brûle-t-il? | sergeant warren |
| 1967 | f | Scandal | Le scandale | Christopher |
| 1968 | f | Sweet poison | Un maravilloso veneno | Dennis pitt |
| 1970 | f | Trick-22 | Catch-22 | captain E.T. Tappman |
| 1971 | f | Someone outside the door | Quelqu'un derrière la porte | Lawrence Jeffries |
| 1971 | f | Monstrous decade | La Décade prodigieuse | Charles Van Horne |
| 1972 | f | Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Rev. Lazal |
| 1974 | f | Loving molly | Lovin 'molly | Guide |
| 1974 | f | Murder on the Orient Express | Murder on the Orient Express | Mcqueen |
| 1978 | f | Rejected | Les miserables | Javer |
| 1979 | f | Black hole | The black hole | Dr. Alex Durant |
| 1979 | f | Capture in the North Sea | North sea hijack | Kramer |
| 1983 | f | Psycho 2 | Psycho II | Norman bates |
| 1984 | f | Crimes of passion | Crimes of passion | Rev. Peter Shane |
| 1986 | f | Psycho 3 | Psycho III | Norman bates |
| 1987 | tf | Napoleon and Josephine | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Talleyrand |
| 1990 | tf | Psycho 4: At the beginning | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Norman bates |
Director's work
- 1986 - " Psycho 3 " / Psycho 3
- 1988 - Lucky Stiff
Notes
- B BNF ID : Open Data Platform - 2011.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Architecture of 196 Beacon Street, Back Bay, Boston . BOSarchitecture . Archived May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Anthony Perkins Biography . Yahoo! Movies . Archived February 14, 2007.
- ↑ Myers, Steven Lee. Anthony Perkins, Is It Dead at 60 (Eng.) // The New York Times . - 1992.
- ↑ 1 2 Anthony Perkins . AllMusic .
- ↑ 1 2 Darrach, Brad. Return of Psycho (eng.) // People . - 1983. - June 13 (vol. 19, no. 23 ).
- ↑ Winecoff, Charles. Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins. - New York: Dutton, 1996. - ISBN 0-525-94064-2 .
- ↑ La MST de Dave: son compagnon raconte ... (fr.) , Closer (May 2, 2012).
- ↑ Great Factoids (English) // People . - 1989. - March 6 (vol. 13, no. 23 ).
- ↑ Kennedy, Dana. Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins // Entertainment Weekly . - 1996. - September 20th.
- ↑ Goodman, Mark. One Final Mystery (English) // People . - 1992. - September 28 (vol. 38, no. 13 ).
- ↑ Weinraub, Bernard. Anthony Perkins's Wife Tells of 2 Years of Secrecy (Eng.) // The New York Times . - 1992. - September 16th.
- ↑ Ferrell, David. Anthony Perkins, 60, Dies; Star of 'Psycho' Had AIDS (Eng.) // The Los Angeles Times . - 1992. - September 13th.
- ↑ Hopkinson, Amanda. Obituary: Berry Berenson (Eng.) // The Guardian . - 2001. - September 14th.