Jack Perrin
Born
24 July 1896 (129)
Place of Birth
Three Rivers, Michigan, USA
Also known as
Lyman Wakefield Perrin, Jack Gable
Biography
From Wikipedia Jack Perrin (July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. He was born Lyman Wakefield Perrin in Three Rivers, Michigan; his father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 191...
From Wikipedia Jack Perrin (July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. He was born Lyman Wakefield Perrin in Three Rivers, Michigan; his father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film Luke's Lost Liberty alongside Harold Lloyd. He married silent film actress Josephine Hill in 1920. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of cliffhanger, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in B-movie Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard (Dick) Terry. Perrin's last major role was as Davy Crockett in 1937's The Painted Stallion, for Republic Pictures. Perrin divorced his wife that year as well. Though he continued making films through 1960, many of his later roles were minor and often went uncredited. Perrin suffered a heart attack and died December 17, 1967, aged 71. For his contributions as an actor in motion pictures, Jack Perrin was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1777 Vine Street, in Hollywood, California.
Filmography (40)
Pressure Point
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Noose for a Gunman
1960
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
Westbound
1959
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
No Name on the Bullet
1959
Auntie Mame
1958
Forty Guns
1957
The Unholy Wife
1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Written on the Wind
1956
The Rawhide Years
1956
The Square Jungle
1955
A Lawless Street
1955
Last of the Desperados
1955
Foxfire
1955
Tall Man Riding
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
River of No Return
1954
Riding Shotgun
1954
The Far Country
1954
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
The Black Castle
1952
Horizons West
1952
Pat and Mike
1952
Clash by Night
1952
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
Scandal Sheet
1952
Iron Man
1951
Best of the Badmen
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951