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Jack Perkins(1921-1998)

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Jack Perkins
Jack Perkins was born on 19 September 1921 in Medford, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Nickelodeon (1976) and Fuzz (1972). He was married to Ruth Cora Aldrich. He died on 7 March 1998 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornSeptember 19, 1921
DiedMarch 7, 1998(76)
BornSeptember 19, 1921
DiedMarch 7, 1998(76)
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Known for

Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc?
7.6
  • Jewel Thief
  • 1972
Nickelodeon (1976)
Nickelodeon
6.2
  • Michael Gilhooley
  • 1976
Fuzz (1972)
Fuzz
5.5
  • Parks Commissioner Cooper
  • 1972
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Master of Games

Credits

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Actor

  • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Automan
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Drunk
    • 1983
  • Father Murphy (1981)
    Father Murphy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Hector
    • 1982
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Undershirt Man
    • 1982
  • Flush (1982)
    Flush
    4.7
    • Drunk
    • 1982
  • Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, and Henry Winkler in Night Shift (1982)
    Night Shift
    6.5
    • Tuttle
    • 1982
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Barkeep
    • Bartender
    • Lundstrum
    • 1978–1982
  • Cloris Leachman and Charles Martin Smith in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
    Herbie Goes Bananas
    4.9
    • Loud American
    • 1980
  • Martine Beswick in The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
    4.2
    • Drunk Conventioner
    • 1980
  • Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)
    CHiPs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Passenger #2
    • Drunk
    • 1978–1979
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Poker Player #1
    • 1979
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
    6.0
    • The Drunk
    • 1979
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bum
    • Bartender
    • Patient
    • 1976–1979
  • Cloris Leachman, Susan Clark, Barbara Harris, Patsy Kelly, and Karen Valentine in The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
    The North Avenue Irregulars
    6.7
    • Bouncer
    • 1979
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • Charles Hallahan and Ted Knight in The Ted Knight Show (1978)
    The Ted Knight Show
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Peter
    • 1978

Stunts

  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
    Blazing Saddles
    7.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Cliff Robertson in J W Coop (1971)
    J W Coop
    6.5
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game (1971)
    Skin Game
    7.0
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
    There Was a Crooked Man...
    6.8
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, and Jean Seberg in Paint Your Wagon (1969)
    Paint Your Wagon
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Kim Novak, Mako, Zero Mostel, and Clint Walker in The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
    The Great Bank Robbery
    5.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)
    Bullitt
    7.4
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • stunt double: Tol Avery (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • stunt double: Alan Hale Jr.
    • stunt double: Roy Barcroft (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1963–1966
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • stunt double: Theodore Marcuse
    • stunt double: Jan Peters
    • stunt doube: Jan Peters (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Tom Tryon in The Glory Guys (1965)
    The Glory Guys
    6.1
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)
    The Great Race
    7.2
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    6.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • J. Perkins
  • Born
    • September 19, 1921
    • Medford, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 1998
    • Van Nuys, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Cora AldrichNovember 26, 1949 - March 7, 1998 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Often cast for his ability to play drunks.
  • Trademark
    Resembled another square-jawed actor, Reid Cruickshanks

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