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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).
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
Psycho
1960
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Psycho III
1986
Catch-22
1970
North Sea Hijack
1980
Psycho II
1983
The Black Hole
1979
On the Beach
1959
The Trial
1962
Pretty Poison
1968
Is Paris Burning?
1966
The Tin Star
1957
Crimes of Passion
1984
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Winter Kills
1979
Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Edge of Sanity
1989
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