Jack Perkins Biography (1933-)

Born December 28, 1933; married; wife's name, Mary Jo. Addresses: Office: c/o A&E Network, 235 East 45th St., New York, NY 10017.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Driver, The Love Bug, Buena Vista, 1968
Railroad lineman, A Man Called Gannon, Universal, 1969
Jewel thief, What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
Drunk, The Limit, Cannon Film Distributors, 1972
Parks Commissioner Cooper, Fuzz, United Artists, 1972
Invasion of the Bee Girls (also known as Graveyard Tramps),Embassy Home Entertainment, 1973
Carl, Nightmare Honeymoon (also known as Deadly Honeymoon),1973
Michael Gilhooley, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
Shadley, Grand Theft Auto, New World Pictures, 1977
Avery, Ruby (also known as Blood Ruby), Dimension Pictures,1977
Flush, 1977
Charlie, the bouncer at Harry the Hat's, The North Avenue Irregulars (also known as Hill's Angels), Buena Vista, 1979
Junction City town drunk, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1979
Drunk conventioneer, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (also known as Hollywood Blue), Cannon Films, 1980
Loud American, Herbie Goes Bananas, Buena Vista, 1980
Tuttle, Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982
Television Appearances
Series
Host, A&E Premieres, Arts and Entertainment, 1990-1991
Host, Time Machine (also known as Time Machine with Jack Perkins), Arts and Entertainment, 1991-1994
Host, Naked Hollywood, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Narrator, Dogs, 1993
Host and narrator, Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1994-1999
Also appeared in The Today Show, NBC; NBC Nightly News; The Huntley-Brinkley Report.
Miniseries
Host, CIA: The Secret Files, 1992
Movies
Salesman, Killer Bees, ABC, 1974
Host (A&E Premieres), Tumbledown, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
Pilots
Poker player #1, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
Grad, The Circle Family, NBC, 1982
Specials
(In archive footage) Himself (NBC newsman), Dear America: Letters Homefrom Vietnam (documentary; also known as Dear America), 1987
Host, There Really Is a Santa Claus, syndicated, 1989
Host, The War Within, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Narrator, Terror, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Host and narrator, Kwai: The True Story, 1992
Host, Pop Goes the Fourth!, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Host, The Face of Tutankhamun, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Host, The Secret Life of Chairman Mao, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Pope John Paul II, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Modern Marvels: The Empire State Building, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Marilyn Monroe: The Child Goddess, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host and narrator, Locomotion, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Hollywood's Censorship Wars, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Host, Holiday at Pops, Arts and Entertainment, 1994, 1997, 1998
Host, Pops Goes the Fourth!, Arts and Entertainment, 1995, 1997, 1998
Host, Circus! 200 Years of Circus in America (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Host, America's Castles: The Age of Invention, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Host and narrator, Cats!, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Narrator, Arthur Godfrey: Broadcasting's Forgotten Giant, Arts andEntertainment, 1996

Host, Uncommon Americans, Arts and Entertainment, 1997, 1998
Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1997
Narrator, Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Narrator, Peggy Fleming, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Narrator, Pamela Harriman: Passion and Power, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Narrator, Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Host, Pop Goes the Fourth '99, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Narrator, John McCain: American Maverick, Arts and Entertainment,1999
Host, Holiday at Pops 1999, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Host, Pop Goes the Fourth 2000, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Narrator, Mata Hari: Unveiling the Myth, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Host, Holiday at Pops 2000, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Interviewee, Biography: 15 Years and Counting, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Episodic
Sammy Reni, "Bugsy," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1959
Driver, "The Last Flight," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960
"Incident of the New Start," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
Bill, "Dead Load," Cain's Hundred, 1961
"The Child Woman," Rawhide, CBS, 1962
He's Fenster, "The Acting Game," I'm Dickens, 1962
He's Fenster, "The Joke," I'm Dickens, 1962
"Light Up the Dark Corners," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
Mordoni, "The Finny Foot Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1964
(Uncredited) Player #2, "Fun and Games," The Outer Limits, 1964
Bully, "Breckinridge," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
Janos, "The Weapon," Burke's Law (also known as Amos Burke: Secret Agent), ABC, 1965
Gregor, "Satan Place," Get Smart, 1965
Dealer, "That's Norway, Thataway," Laredo, NBC, 1966
Guard, "The Windfall," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1966
Drunk, "Herman, the Tire Kicker," The Munsters, CBS, 1966
Officer, "Uncle Ollie," Green Acres, CBS, 1966
Fisherman, "To Kill a Priest," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966
Albee, "Sandman," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966
Golo, "The Night of the Ready-Made Corpse," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1966
Piano mover/henchman, "The Devil's Fingers," Batman, 1966
Piano mover/henchman, "The Dead Ringers," Batman, 1966
Thrush thug, "The Pieces of Fate Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,NBC, 1967
Painter, "Author! Author!," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1967
Tucker, "Nobody," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1967
Second henchman, "Pop Goes the Joker," Batman, 1967
Second henchman, "Flop Goes the Joker," Batman, 1967
Henry, "Turn Every Stone," Mannix, 1967
Master of Games, "Bread and Circuses," Star Trek, NBC, 1968
"The Heart of Pony Alice," Lancer, CBS, 1968
Man in bar fight, "O'Quillian," Gunsmoke, 1968
Thorpe, "The Crimpers," Here Comes the Brides, ABC, 1969
Donovan, "Marriage Chinese Style," Here Comes the Brides, ABC, 1969
Drunk, "Log 114: The Hero," Adam-12, NBC, 1970
Trapper, "Lavery," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1971
Drunk, "Archie Is Worried about His Job," All in the Family, CBS,1971
Jesse/drunk, "Felix, the Calypso Singer," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1971
Bouncer, "One for the Road," Gunsomke, CBS, 1972
Drummer, "Kitty's Love Affair," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1973
Drunk, "Fonzie's Getting Married," Happy Days, ABC, 1975
Blotto, "Trial and Error," That's My Mama, ABC, 1975
Drunk, "Jailhouse Rock," Happy Days, ABC, 1975
Joseph R. Healey, "One of Those Days," Emergency!, NBC, 1975
Drunk, "The Traitor in Our Midst," Serpico, NBC, 1976
Bob, "A.K.A. The Fonz," Happy Days, ABC, 1976
Bartender, "Buddy, Can You Spare a Father?," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1977
Drunk in men's room, "A Oh Dale/The Main Event/Tasteful Affair," The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
"Nine Is Too Much," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1978
Drunk, "Trick or Trick," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
Lundstrum, "Men Will Be Boys," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1978
Man, "Feminine Mistake," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1979
Passenger #2, "Christmas Watch," CHiPs, NBC, 1979
Bartender, "Second Chance," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1982
Barkeep, "A Promise to Keep," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1982
Undershirt man, "Art for Arthur's Sake," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1982
Drunk, "Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever," Automan, ABC, 1983
Also appeared as host (Time Machine), Red Empire, Arts andEntertainment.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Narrator (with others), World War II: Europe, S&S Audio, 2002
Also read Beating the Dow with Bonds: A High-Return, Low-Risk Strategyfor Outperforming the Pros Even When Stocks Go South, Harper Audio.
WRITINGS
Books
(With Mary Jo Perkins and Eugenia Rodick) Parasols of Fern: A Book about Wonder, Acadia Publishing Company, 1994
Acadia: Vision and Verse, Down East Books, 1999

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