About
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955). He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach). He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne...
Known for
Studio OneSeries • 1948
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
PsychoMovie • 1960
Kraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947
ABC Stage 67Series • 1966
Murder on the Orient ExpressMovie • 1974
Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries • 1951
Catch-22Movie • 1970
Psycho IIMovie • 1983
Psycho IIIMovie • 1986
Is Paris Burning?Movie • 1966
Crimes of PassionMovie • 1984
On the BeachMovie • 1959
Friendly PersuasionMovie • 1956
The TrialMovie • 1962
The Black HoleMovie • 1979
The Tin StarMovie • 1957
Pretty PoisonMovie • 1968
North Sea HijackMovie • 1980
I'm Dangerous TonightMovie • 1990
Psycho IV: The BeginningMovie • 1990
Green MansionsMovie • 1959
The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanMovie • 1972
The Last of SheilaMovie • 1973