Osgood Perkins

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Osgood Perkins (May 16, 1892 – September 21, 1937) was an American actor. Perkins was born James Ripley Osgood Perkins in West Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Helen Virginia (née Anthony) and Henry Phelps Perkins. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Osgood Perkins  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scarface

as John 'Johnny' Lovo

Gold Diggers of 1937

as Morty Wethered

I Dream Too Much

as Paul Darcy

Kansas City Princess

as Marcel Duryea - French Private Eye

Madame du Barry

as Duc de Richelieu

Tarnished Lady

as Ben Sterner

The President Vanishes

as Harris Brownell

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

as Lem Woodruff

Secret of the Chateau

as Martin

Syncopation

as Hummel