Actor
Osgood Perkins
Born May 15, 1892 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Died September 21, 193716 films
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.
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First watchScarface19327.4as John 'Johnny' LovoIn 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.View filmFilmography
16 films as actor- 1936Gold Diggers of 1937Morty Wethered
- 1935I Dream Too MuchPaul Darcy
- 1934Secret of the ChateauMartin
- 1934The President VanishesHarris Brownell
- 1934Madame du BarryDuc de Richelieu
- 1934Kansas City PrincessMarcel Duryea - French Private Eye
- 1932ScarfaceJohn 'Johnny' Lovo
- 1931Tarnished LadyBen Sterner
- 1929Mother's BoyJake Sturmberg
- 1929SyncopationHummel
- 1927Knockout ReillySpider Cross
- 1926Love 'Em and Leave 'EmLem Woodruff
- 1925Wild, Wild SusanM. Crawford Duton
- 1924GritBoris Giovanni Smith
- 1923Puritan PassionsDr. Nicholas
- 1923Second Fiddle