Anthony Perkins
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Anthony Perkins in 1975, by Allan Warren
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| Born |
April 4, 1932 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1992 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | AIDS-related pneumonia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Berry Berenson (1973–1992, his death) |
| Children |
Oz Perkins Elvis Perkins |
| Parent(s) |
Osgood Perkins Janet Esselstyn Rane |
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film, Friendly Persuasion but is best known for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and its three sequels.
His other films include The Trial, Phaedra, Fear Strikes Out, Tall Story, The Matchmaker, Pretty Poison, North Sea Hijack, Five Miles to Midnight, The Black Hole, Murder on the Orient Express, Mahogany, and Crimes of Passion.
Perkins was born in New York City, son of stage and film actor Osgood Perkins and his wife, Janet Esselstyn (née Rane). His paternal great-grandfather was wood engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. He was five when his father died. Perkins was a descendant of a Mayflower passenger, John Howland. He attended Brooks School, Browne & Nichols School, Columbia University and Rollins College, having moved to Boston in 1942.
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