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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
Col. Nedrick Lewis
for Col. Nedrick Lewis in THE COLOSSALS (1959)
Suggested by josephmcnulty
A crossover sequel to War of the Colossal Beast and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. Once again everyone thought Lt. Col. Glenn Manning, or The Beast he's now called was dead. After being electrocuted committing suicide to protect those he loves. He survived the electrocution only put him in a coma and was taken to a secret base on a island in the South Pacific. And now he's awake, more dangerous, and more careful about being seen after escaping to America. But he is not the only Giant that was thought to be dead, Nancy Fowler Archer the 50 Foot Woman was taken back by the Space Giant who kidnaped her and that had turned into the Giant everyone knows of today. The Space Giant brought Nancy back to life with advanced technology by using her diamond.
