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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.

Psycho III ( 1986) | IMDb: 5.4

Horror , Mystery , Thriller

When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.

Starring:

Anthony Perkins , Diana Scarwid , Jeff Fahey , Roberta Maxwell , Hugh Gillin , Lee Garlington

Directed by:

Betty A. Griffin , Anthony Perkins

Produced by:

Don Zepfel , Nancy Nayor , Booker McClay

Psycho II ( 1983) | IMDb: 6.6

Horror , Mystery , Thriller

Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

Starring:

Anthony Perkins , Vera Miles , Meg Tilly , Robert Loggia , Dennis Franz , Hugh Gillin

Directed by:

Richard Franklin , Don Zepfel , Lisa Marmon

Produced by:

Jackie Burch , Hilton A. Green , Bernard Schwartz

The Black Hole ( 1979) | IMDb: 5.9

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.

Starring:

Maximilian Schell , Anthony Perkins , Robert Forster , Joseph Bottoms , Yvette Mimieux , Ernest Borgnine

Directed by:

Sandy Nelson , Tom McCrory , Gary Nelson

Produced by:

John D. Bloss , Christopher N. Seiter , Ron Miller

Catch-22 ( 1970) | IMDb: 7.1

Comedy , War

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.

Starring:

Alan Arkin , Martin Balsam , Richard Benjamin , Art Garfunkel , Jack Gilford , Buck Henry

Directed by:

Mike Nichols , John M. Jordan , Ronald R. Grow

Produced by:

Martin Ransohoff , Jack Corrick , Joe L. Cramer

On the Beach ( 1959) | IMDb: 7.1

Drama , Romance , Science fiction

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Starring:

Gregory Peck , Ava Gardner , Fred Astaire , Anthony Perkins , Donna Anderson , Guy Doleman

Directed by:

Sam Freedle , Stanley Kramer

Produced by:

Stanley Kramer

Green Mansions ( 1959) | IMDb: 5.4

Adventure , Drama , Romance

A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.

Starring:

Audrey Hepburn , Anthony Perkins , Lee J. Cobb , Sessue Hayakawa , Henry Silva , Nehemiah Persoff

Directed by:

Robert E. Relyea , Robert H. Justman , Mel Ferrer

Produced by:

Edmund Grainger

Friendly Persuasion ( 1956) | IMDb: 7.3

Drama , War

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

Starring:

Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Anthony Perkins , Richard Eyer , Robert Middleton , Phyllis Love

Directed by:

Thomas Carr , Austen Jewell , William O'Donnell

Produced by:

Robert Wyler , Walter Mirisch , Allen K. Wood

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