Acting
Osgood Perkins
1892-1937
Known for Scarface, I Dream Too Much, Gold Diggers of 1937.
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Born05/15/1892
Died09/21/1937
AgeDied at 45
BirthplaceNewton, Massachusetts, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJames Ridley Osgood Perkins
Biography
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.
