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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.

Movies with Osgood Perkins

• Scarface (1932) — John 'Johnny' Lovo
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) — Morty Wethered
• I Dream Too Much (1935) — Paul Darcy
• Secret of the Chateau (1934) — Martin
• The President Vanishes (1934) — Harris Brownell
• Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926) — Lem Woodruff
• Madame du Barry (1934) — Duc de Richelieu
• Tarnished Lady (1931) — Ben Sterner
• Grit (1924) — Boris Giovanni Smith
• Mother's Boy (1929) — Jake Sturmberg
• Syncopation (1929) — Hummel
• Knockout Reilly (1927) — Spider Cross