Acting

Osgood Perkins

Born 1892-05-15

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Department: Acting

Biography

Osgood Perkins (May 16, 1892 – September 21, 1937) was an American actor. He was born as James Ripley Osgood Perkins in West Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Helen Virginia (née Anthony) and Henry Phelps Perkins. Perkins is a descendant of a Mayflower passenger John Howland. Perkins made his Broadway debut in 1924 in the George S. Kaufman – Marc Connelly play Beggar on Horseback. Within the next dozen years he would appear in 24 productions, including The Front Page and Uncle Vanya.

1923

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (16 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Gold Diggers of 1937	Morty Wethered	Movie	1936
I Dream Too Much	Paul Darcy	Movie	1935
Secret of the Chateau	Martin	Movie	1934
The President Vanishes	Harris Brownell	Movie	1934
Madame du Barry	Duc de Richelieu	Movie	1934
Kansas City Princess	Marcel Duryea - French Private Eye	Movie	1934
Scarface	John 'Johnny' Lovo	Movie	1932
Tarnished Lady	Ben Sterner	Movie	1931
Mother's Boy	Jake Sturmberg	Movie	1929
Syncopation	Hummel	Movie	1929
Knockout Reilly	Spider Cross	Movie	1927
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em	Lem Woodruff	Movie	1926
Wild, Wild Susan	M. Crawford Duton	Movie	1925
Grit	Boris Giovanni Smith	Movie	1924
Puritan Passions	Dr. Nicholas	Movie	1923
Second Fiddle	Self / Appearance	Movie	1923