Actor
Anthony Perkins
Born 4 April 1932 · New York City, New York, USA — died 12 September 1992
Anthony Perkins (1932–1992) was an American actor and singer, best remembered as the shy, unsettling Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. He began as a sensitive young leading man, worked extensively in Europe, and later revisited Bates in sequels, also directing Psycho III. His career reshaped the image of the screen villain.
Key films
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Early breakthrough as a Quaker farm son, earning him an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe.
Psycho (1960)On Cinespective
Hitchcock's landmark thriller made his Norman Bates one of cinema's most iconic characters.
The Trial (1962)
Showcased his European career, playing Josef K. in Orson Welles's adaptation of Kafka.
Pretty Poison (1968)
His return to Hollywood, a dark cult thriller that used his troubled-innocent persona.
Psycho II (1983)
Revived Norman Bates two decades later, starting a sequel run that he extended.
Key awards
- 1957 Golden Globe, New Star of the Year – Actor (Friendly Persuasion)
- 1957 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Friendly Persuasion)
- 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor (Goodbye Again)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 81
- 1953The Actress · as Fred WhitmarshActor
- 1956Friendly Persuasion · as Josh BirdwellActor
- 1956Stars of Cabaret · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1957The Tin Star · as Ben OwensActor
- 1957Fear Strikes Out · as Jimmy PiersallActor
- 1957The Lonely Man · as Riley WadeActor
- 1957This Angry Age · as Joseph DufresneActor
- 1958Desire Under the Elms · as Abel CabotActor
- 1958The Matchmaker · as Cornelius HacklActor
- 1959On the Beach · as Lt. Peter HolmesActor
- 1959Green Mansions · as AbelActor
- 1960Psycho · as Norman BatesActor
- 1960Tall Story · as Ray BlentActor
- 1960Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1961Goodbye Again · as Philip Van der BeshActor
- 1962The Trial · as Josef K.Actor
- 1962Phaedra · as Alexis KyrilisActor
- 1962Five Miles to Midnight · as Robert MacklinActor
- 1963The Sword and the Balance · as Johnny ParsonsActor
- 1964Agent 38-24-36 · as Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueivitch MiloukineActor
- 1965The Fool Killer · as Milo BogardusActor
- 1966Is Paris Burning? · as Sgt. WarrenActor
- 1966Evening Primrose · as Charles SnellActor
- 1967The Champagne Murders · as Christopher BellingActor
- 1968Pretty Poison · as Dennis PittActor
- 1968The Male Animal · as Tommy TurnerActor
- 1970Catch-22 · as Chaplain Capt. A.T. TappmanActor
- 1970WUSA · as RaineyActor
- 1970How Awful About Allan · as AllanActor
- 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1971Someone Behind the Door · as Laurence JeffriesActor
- 1971Ten Days' Wonder · as Charles Van HornActor
- 1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean · as Reverend LaSalleActor
- 1972Play It as It Lays · as B.Z.Actor
- 1973The Last of Sheila Featurette · as SelfActor
- 1974Murder on the Orient Express · as Hector MacQueenActor
- 1974Lovin' Molly · as GidActor
- 1975Mahogany · as Sean McAvoyActor
- 1978Les Misérables · as JavertActor
- 1978Remember My Name · as Neil CurryActor
- 1978First, You Cry · as Arthur HerozActor
- 1979The Black Hole · as Dr. Alex DurantActor
- 1979Winter Kills · as John CerrutiActor
- 1979Twice a Woman · as AlfredActor
- 1979The Horror Show · as Self - HostActor
- 1980North Sea Hijack · as Lou KramerActor
- 1980Double Negative · as Lawrence MilesActor
- 1982Night of 100 Stars · as SelfActor
- 1982The Orson Welles Story · as SelfActor
- 1983Psycho II · as Norman BatesActor
- 1983The Sins of Dorian Gray · as Henry LordActor
- 1984Crimes of Passion · as Reverend Peter ShayneActor
- 1986Psycho IIIDirector
- 1986Psycho III · as Norman BatesActor
- 1986The Making Of Psycho III · as SelfActor
- 1986King Kong! The Living Legend · as SelfActor
- 1986The Making Of Psycho IIIDirector
- 1988Destroyer · as Robert EdwardsActor
- 1988Lucky StiffDirector
- 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz · as Anthony PerkinsActor
- 1989Edge of Sanity · as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" HydeActor
- 1990Psycho IV: The Beginning · as Norman BatesActor
- 1990I'm Dangerous Tonight · as BuchananActor
- 1990Daughter of Darkness · as AntonActor
- 1990The Ghost Writer · as Anthony StrackActor
- 1990The Day of Reckoning · as Self - HostActor
- 1990With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film · as SelfActor
- 1990The Making of the Edge of Sanity · as SelfActor
- 1990A Curious Suicide · as Self - HostActor
- 1991A Demon in My View · as Arthur JohnsonActor
- 1992In the Deep Woods · as Paul Miller, P.I.Actor
- 1992The Naked Target · as El MecanoActor
- 2000The American Nightmare · as SelfActor
- 2002The Cockettes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005The Making of 'Psycho' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Fallout · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Tab Hunter Confidential · as Self (archive)Actor
- 2015Fifty Shades of Erotica · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door · as Self - Subject (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Making I'm Dangerous Tonight · as HimselfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.