Anthony Perkins Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991
• Best known for his role as killer Norman Bates in the "Psycho" films
• Attended Columbia University and Rollins College
• Married photographer and model Berry Berenson in 1973
• Son of actor Osgood Perkins
• Died from AIDS complications in 1992
• Hitchhiked to Hollywood at age 20 and lucked into a screen test, making his on-screen debut in 1953's "The Actress․"
• Quote: "There are many who believe that [AIDS] is God's vengeance, but I believe it was sent to teach people how to love and understand and have compassion for each other․"
• Recorded three pop music albums in the late 1950s under the moniker Tony Perkins