TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Anthony Perkins.

Anthony Perkins
Birthdate: April 4, 1932
Death date: September 12, 1992

Anthony Perkins

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
2.5771
9
total ranking of 2.5771
1960s
2.4807
8
total ranking of 2.4807
1970s
2.3764
11
total ranking of 2.3764
1980s
2.0578
6
total ranking of 2.0578
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Anthony Perkins is ranked overall as 2.5811 of of 4 stars2.5811

Anthony Perkins Movie Rankings

1
Anthony Perkins starring in Psycho
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 3.8620 out of 4 stars for Psycho3.8620
Marion Crane on impulse steals $40,000 that has been entrusted to her by her employer. On the evening of her run-away she stops at a dark, off-road motel for the night and encounters a friendly, but deranged manager and soon meets an untimely demise. ...more about Psycho
2
Anthony Perkins starring in On the Beach
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.9826 out of 4 stars for On the Beach2.9826
In 1964, nuclear war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. ...more about On the Beach
3
Anthony Perkins starring in Pretty Poison
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.9225 out of 4 stars for Pretty Poison2.9225
Dennis Pitt, a mentally unstable young man, takes a break from arson to pursue the affections of Sue Ann, a young girl who has attitude problems of her own. ...more about Pretty Poison
4
Black Hole, The (1979)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.9011 out of 4 stars for Black Hole2.9011
The crew of the spaceship Palamino stumbles across the "lost" ship U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering on the edge of an immense black hole. Once aboard, they find the ship is manned by robots - it's only human inhabitant, one Dr. ...more about Black Hole
5
Psycho II (1983)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.8685 out of 4 stars for Psycho II2.8685
In this sequel to Hitchcock's 1960 classic, Norman Bates has finally been judged mentally sound and released from the mental institution where he has been for 22 years. ...more about Psycho II
6
Catch-22 (1970)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.8625 out of 4 stars for Catch-222.8625
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general. ...more about Catch-22
7
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.8311 out of 4 stars for Fear Strikes Out2.8311
Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) to play major league baseball. His desire to succeed to please his father leads to mental illness and a nervous breakdown. ...more about Fear Strikes Out
8
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.7899 out of 4 stars for Friendly Persuasion2.7899
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. ...more about Friendly Persuasion
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
9
Tin Star, The (1957)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.6442 out of 4 stars for Tin Star2.6442
Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and young inexperienced Ben Owens named a temporary replacement until a permanent can be found. ...more about Tin Star
10
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.5996 out of 4 stars for Crimes of Passion2.5996
A sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker named China Blue. One of her clients, a divorced man, decides he loves her and figures out who she is. He then begins wooing her, which she fights against since he was a client. ...more about Crimes of Passion
11
Winter Kills (1979)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.5932 out of 4 stars for Winter Kills2.5932
19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. ...more about Winter Kills
12
Psycho III (1986)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.4739 out of 4 stars for Psycho III2.4739
Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. ...more about Psycho III
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
13
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.3406 out of 4 stars for Murder on the Orient Express2.3406
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is on the Orient Express, but the train is caught in the snow. When one of the passengers is discovered murdered, Poirot immediately starts investigating. ...more about Murder on the Orient Express
14
Mahogany (1975)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.2154 out of 4 stars for Mahogany2.2154
Tracy, a young ghetto woman, puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her into the lives of people who are determined to get a piece of her long before she can realize her dream. ...more about Mahogany
15
Lonely Man, The (1957)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.1857 out of 4 stars for Lonely Man2.1857
Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. ...more about Lonely Man
16
ffolkes (1979)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.1586 out of 4 stars for ffolkes2.1586
A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy mysogynistic eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. ...more about ffolkes
18
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.0328 out of 4 stars for Desire Under the Elms2.0328
Ephraim Cabot (Burl Ives) is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. ...more about Desire Under the Elms
19
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (1972)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.0114 out of 4 stars for Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean2.0114
A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. ...more about Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
20
Remember My Name (1978)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.0053 out of 4 stars for Remember My Name2.0053
  • Not Available on DVD
21
WUSA (1970)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 2.0053 out of 4 stars for WUSA2.0053
Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. ...more about WUSA
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Actress, The (1953)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.9803 out of 4 stars for Actress1.9803
Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Clinton gets fired and Ruth rejects the advances of Fred Whitmarsh. Her father gives her his seaman's spyglass to sell as she heads for New York City. ...more about Actress
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Play It As It Lays (1972)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.6400 out of 4 stars for Play It As It Lays1.6400
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Lovin' Molly (1974)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.6218 out of 4 stars for Lovin' Molly1.6218
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Tall Story (1960)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.5902 out of 4 stars for Tall Story1.5902
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Destroyer (1988)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.4519 out of 4 stars for Destroyer1.4519
A prison riot breaks out at the moment of a serial murderer's execution by electrocution, and his fate becomes indeterminate when the prison is shut down. ...more about Destroyer
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Edge of Sanity (1989)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.3256 out of 4 stars for Edge of Sanity1.3256
When Henry Jekyll's experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, he transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As Hyde he searches the London streets at night for his prey in whorehouses and opium dens. ...more about Edge of Sanity
28
Green Mansions (1959)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 1.2680 out of 4 stars for Green Mansions1.2680
A young girl is kept isolated on her parents' plantation in the Amazon jungle and knows nothing about the outside world, until one day she meets a young man who fled to the jungle to escape political persecution, and she falls in love. ...more about Green Mansions
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Double Negative (1980)
Anthony Perkins scores a combined 0.4930 out of 4 stars for Double Negative0.4930
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Couteau dans la plaie, Le (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Fool Killer, The (1965)
No Reviews Available
12-year-old George Mellish, tired of beatings for both real and fancied misdeeds at the hands of his foster parents,runs away from home by hopping a freight train and lands somewhere east of the Mississippi River. ...more about Fool Killer
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Goodbye Again (1961)
No Reviews Available
In this adaptation of Francoise Sagan's best selling novel, Paula is a beautiful, 40-year old, highly successful businesswoman. She is deeply in love with Roger, her mature consort of five years. ...more about Goodbye Again
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
No Reviews Available
In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II. ...more about Is Paris Burning?
34
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
No Reviews Available
A Russian spy (Perkins) is suposed by the British Secret Service to steal some faked orders, but he is to stupid to suceed. His girl-friend (Bardot) tries to help him, but it seems he is to foolish to suceed. ...more about Agent 38-24-36