Career
As a teenager, Perkins was a trackman and an athlete. He ran away from home at a young age and joined the crew of a Norwegian cargo ship as a deck hand. In his early adult life, he left for Hollywood.
He modified his Australian accent to be more British-sounding so that he could portray British characters.
His first role was as an extra for The Divine Lady in 1929, while his first credited role was as Sergeant Cox in Journey"s End the following year.
Eventually, Perkins became a regular stuntman for William Boyd. He also did stunt work for Bruce Cabot in King Kong and Spencer Tracy in Doctor Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde. He also worked for Universal Pictures in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Manitoba
Throughout his career, he acted and did stunts in many feature films and television shows. He also did some special effect work, normally for action sequences. He appeared as a Gladiator in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox"s biblical epic, The Robe.
He was already 50 years of age when he played the "teenaged" monster in the 1958 science fiction/horror film Teenage Monster.