Osgood Perkins
Acting
Born: 1892-05-15 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
Scarface
John 'Johnny' Lovo
Gold Diggers of 1937
Morty Wethered
I Dream Too Much
Paul Darcy
Kansas City Princess
Marcel Duryea - French Private Eye
Madame du Barry
Duc de Richelieu
Tarnished Lady
Ben Sterner
The President Vanishes
Harris Brownell
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
Lem Woodruff
Secret of the Chateau
Martin
Syncopation
Hummel
Puritan Passions
Dr. Nicholas
Wild, Wild Susan
M. Crawford Duton
Second Fiddle
Mother's Boy
Jake Sturmberg
Knockout Reilly
Spider Cross
Grit
Boris Giovanni Smith