Osgood Perkins

Acting

Born May 15, 1892, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

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