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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). 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 Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic. In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim. During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.
Anthony Perkins
Sgt. McGregor
for Sgt. McGregor in A Dog's Ransom (1981)
Suggested by hydrostorm87
A year after losing their daughter, The Reynolds, a well to do publisher and his wife lose their black poodle while out on an evening stroll. They receive an anonymous ransom note demanding $1000 dollars in cash in exchange for their poodle. The Reynolds immediately and discreetly contact law enforcement, but few, if any officers seem to care about their case. The kidnapping catches the eye of a young and Idealistic Police patrolman (Clarence), who decides to investigate this crime without the explicit permission of his department. Clarence is able to trace the letter to a disagreeable disabled man (Kenneth), living in a hovel but he is not able to find the poodle. The department is not able to pin the crime on Kenneth, but Clarence is determined to bring him to justice. Despite his limitations, Kenneth is always one step ahead of Clarence and the NYPD, who treats Clarence's intrest in the case with contempt and suspicion.
