American actor
Born: April 4, 1932
Died: September 12, 1992
Anthony Perkins was an American actor and singer born on April 4, 1932, in New York City. He began his acting career in the early 1950s and quickly gained critical acclaim for his performances on stage and screen.
Perkins is perhaps best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1960 film “Psycho,” a role that earned him an Academy Award nomination. He went on to reprise the role in three sequels.
In addition to his work in film, Perkins was also a talented stage actor, appearing in numerous productions on and off Broadway. He also released several albums as a singer and had a successful career as a writer and director.
Perkins died on September 12, 1992, from complications related to AIDS. He was 60 years old.
Anthony Perkins’s 4 most popular quotes
- Rock Hudson let his gay agent marry him off to his secretary because he didn’t want people to get the right idea.
- Boys, don’t try to find a woman as wonderful as your mother to marry because if you do, you’ll stay single your whole lives.
- I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.
- I love my dad. He’s the biggest thing in my life. He taught me and he straightened me out and he kept me in line. If it hadn’t been for him standing behind me and pushing me and driving me, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
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