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Anthony Perkins

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Anthony Perkins Fast Facts:

Made film debut in The Actress in 1953.
Debuted on Broadway in Tea and Sympathy opposite Joan Fontaine.
Nominated for an Academy Award for best Supporting Actor in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion, a film about a Quaker family dealing with the Civil War.
Cast as Boston Red Sox player Jimmy Piersal in Fear Strikes Out in 1957.
Costarred opposite Sophia Loren in Desire Under the Elms.
In 1960 was cast as Norman Bates for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, arguably the most memorable movie villain in history and a role to which he is forever linked.
Began run on Broadway in Neil Simon's Star-Spangled Girl.
Garnered first screenwriter's credit after cowriting The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim in 1973.
Appeared in ensemble cast of Murder on the Orient Express.
Starred in Mahogany with Diana Ross in 1975.
Did a nude scene in the play Romantic Comedy in 1979.
Reappeared as Norman Bates 23 years later in Psycho II.
Made film-directing debut in Psycho III, also played Norman Bates.
Played the Bates character for the final time in Psycho IV: A New Beginning.

Anthony Perkins Relationships:
Berry Berenson - Wife (deceased)
Elvis Perkins - Son
Osgood Perkins - Father
Oz Perkins - Son
Anthony Perkins Awards:
1957 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Winner
1956 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Attended Columbia University, New York, NY; Attended Rollins College, Winter Haven, FL.