Jack Perkins

Biography

Earl Jack Perkins (September 19, 1921 – March 7, 1998) was an American film actor. He appeared in over one hundred films from 1956 to 1983, toward the end of his career mainly as a comic drunk.

Career Overview

Jack Perkins has 47 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Herbie with 2 titles. Signature works include Katahdin: The Mountain of the People., Ruby, Nickelodeon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

47

Birth Date

1921-09-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Medford, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

• 

  Katahdin: The Mountain of the People.
• 

  Ruby
• 

  Nickelodeon
• 

  Killer Bees
• 

  The Losers

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Herbie (2 titles)
• The Happy Hooker Collection (1 titles)
• The Apple Dumpling Gang Collection (1 titles)
• Dirty Harry (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bruce Geller (3 collaborations)
• Sam Peckinpah (3 collaborations)
• Tom Rasmussen (2 collaborations)
• Jeff Angell (2 collaborations)
• Cid Urrutia (2 collaborations)
• Steve Krantz (2 collaborations)
• George Edwards (2 collaborations)
• Curtis Harrington (2 collaborations)
• Roger Davis (2 collaborations)
• Tamar Cooper (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (42 credits)

  • Katahdin: The Mountain of the People.

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Automan

    - Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever (1983) ... Drunk actor actors
    1983
  • Night Shift

    Tuttle

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Simon & Simon

    - Art for Arthur's Sake (1982) ... Undershirt Man actor actors
    1981
  • Herbie Goes Bananas

    Loud American

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    Drunk Conventioner

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Hart to Hart

    Poker Player #1

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

    Junction City Town Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Ruby

    Avery

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Grand Theft Auto

    Shadley

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Nickelodeon

    Michael Gilhooley

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Nightmare Honeymoon

    Carl

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Bank Shot

    Bank Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Killer Bees

    Salesman

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Blazing Saddles

    Desperado (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Fuzz

    Parks Commissioner Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • What's Up, Doc?

    Jewel Thief

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Million Dollar Duck

    Agitated Driver #2 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • All in the Family

    - Archie Is Worried About His Job (1971) ... The Drunk actor actors
    1971
  • There Was a Crooked Man...

    Prisoner

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Love Bug

    Driver

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Boston Strangler

    Cop Arresting Man Goosing Woman at Crosswalk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Adam-12

    - Log 114: The Hero (1970) ... Drunk actor actors
    1968
  • Mannix

    - In Need of a Friend (1968) ... Bartender (uncredited) actor actors

    - Turn Every Stone (1967) ... Henry (uncredited) actor actors
    1967
  • Star Trek

    - Bread and Circuses (1968) ... Master of Games actor actors
    1966
  • The Green Hornet

    - Hornet Save Thyself (1967) ... Desk Sergeant actor actors
    1966
  • The Great Race

    Texas Jack Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Wild Wild West

    - The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse (1966) ... Golo actor actors
    1965
  • Get Smart

    - Satan Place (1965) ... Gregor actor actors
    1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Pieces of Fate Affair (1967) ... THRUSH Thug actor actors

    - The Pop Art Affair (1966) ... Fred actor actors
    1964
  • The Losers

    Farr

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Petticoat Junction

    - Author! Author! (1967) ... Painter actor actors

    - The Windfall (1966) ... Guard actor actors
    1963
  • Five Weeks in a Balloon

    Apple Merchant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Lucy Show

    - Lucy, the Superwoman (1966) ... Terrible Tony actor actors

    - Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney (1966) ... Policeman actor actors
    1962
  • Spartacus

    Gladiator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Untouchables

    - The Spoiler (1963) ... Pete Santos (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • The Twilight Zone

    - The Last Flight (1960) ... Ground Crewman actor actors
    1959
  • The Badlanders

    Miner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - Out at the Old Ballpark (1960) ... Player (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Gunsmoke

    - Kitty's Love Affair (1973) ... Drummer actor actors

    - Talbot (1973) ... Charlie actor actors

    - The River (1) (1972) ... Drunk actor actors

    - One for the Road (1972) ... Bouncer actor actors

    - Lavery (1971) ... Trapper actor actors
    1955
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Love Bug (1979) ... Van Hippy actor actors

    - Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning (1960) ... Inn Patron (uncredited) actor actors
    1954

• crew (5 credits)

  • Magnum Force

    stunts

    crew
    1973
  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

    stunts

    crew
    1969
  • Bullitt

    stunts

    crew
    1968
  • Cat Ballou

    stunts

    crew
    1965
  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    stunts

    crew
    1963