Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins (4 April 1932 – 12 September 1992) adalah seorang aktor dan penyanyi Amerika. Dia terkenal karena perannya sebagai Norman Bates dalam Psycho karya Alfred Hitchcock dan perannya yang dinominasikan Oscar dalam Friendly Persuasion (1956). Dia membuat debut filmnya di Aktris (1953) disutradarai oleh George Cukor sebelum mengalami kesuksesan di Broadway dengan produksi Teh dan Simpati (1955) karya Elia Kazan. Dia dengan cepat menjadi salah satu bintang terbesar Hollywood, bekerja bersama aktor seperti Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), dan Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, dan Ava Gardner (On the Beach). Dia meninggalkan Hollywood pada tahun 1960 dan memiliki karir yang sukses di Eropa, di mana dia membintangi bersama Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), dan Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, dan Orson Welles (Le procès). Dia kembali ke Hollywood pada tahun 1968 dengan Pretty Poison, yang menjadi klasik kultus. Dalam dekade berikutnya, karirnya terus berkembang bersama tokoh-tokoh seperti Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), dan Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). Pada tahun 1973, dia ikut menulis The Last of Sheila bersama Stephen Sondheim. Selama karirnya, ia memenangkan Golden Globe, Cannes Award, dan David di Donatello Award, dan dinominasikan untuk dua Tony Awards dan satu Academy Award. Perkins meninggal pada 12 September 1992 karena komplikasi AIDS.

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazan’s production of Tea and Sympathy (1955). He quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda (The Tin Star), Sophia Loren (Desire Under the Elms), Shirley MacLaine (The Matchmaker), Audrey Hepburn (Green Mansions), and Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner (On the Beach). He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe, where he co-starred with Ingrid Bergman (Aimez-vous Brahms?), Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Brigitte Bardot (Une ravissante idiote), and Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli, and Orson Welles (Le procès). He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison, which became a cult classic. In the decades that followed, his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross (Mahogany), Jeff Goldblum (Remember My Name), Elizabeth Taylor (Winter Kills), John Candy (Double Negative), and Lauren Bacall (Murder on the Orient Express). In 1973, he co-wrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim. During his career, he won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Award, and a David di Donatello Award, and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award. Perkins died on September 12, 1992, of AIDS complications.