Occupation Actor Years active 1956–1983 | Name Jack Perkins Role Film actor | |
Died March 7, 1998, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Love Bug, Night Shift, Ruby, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rid, Herbie Goes Bananas Similar People Delmer Daves, Mel Brooks, Curtis Harrington, Vincent McEveety, Stanley Kubrick | ||
Earl Jack Perkins (19 September 1921 – 7 May 1998) was an American film actor. He appeared in over one hundred films from 1956 to 1983, toward the end of his career mainly as a comic drunk.
Background
Born in Medford, Wisconsin, Perkins served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He then went to what is now University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire where he played football and then played football with the Chicago Rockets.
References
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