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Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director and singer. Born in Manhattan, Perkins began his career as a teenager in summer stock programs, although he acted in films before his time on Broadway.
Sept. 13, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Anthony Perkins, the haunting, lanky character actor who achieved his greatest fame as deranged motel keeper Norman Bates in the classic Hitchcock...
How AIDS Was Found. In the interview, Ms. Berenson said she did not want to criticize Hollywood harshly, as the actor Brad Davis did when he died of AIDS last year.
However, the feelings of shock intensified after his cause of death was revealed as AIDS. Following his demise, a spokesperson for the Perkins family confirmed in a statement that the iconic actor died due to complications from the disease. Advertisement.
Anthony Perkins found out he had HIV when he read a story in the tabloid about it while in the grocery. He underwent blood tests for facial palsy, and the nurse allegedly tested him for HIV without his consent.
Anthony Perkins, whose performance in ``Psycho'' gave the silver screen one of its most memorable moments, died of AIDS complications, keeping his illness secret until the end. Perkins died Saturday at his Hollywood home with his wife and two sons by his bedside, said his publicist, Leslee Dart.
On September 12, 1992, Perkins died from AIDS-related pneumonia at his home in Hollywood, California. He was survived by his wife and sons Osgood and Elvis.
During the last couple years of his life, Perkins became directly involved with an organization that helped feed homebound AIDS patients—Project Angel Food. He and his wife delivered food baskets and Berenson joined the organization’s board mere days before his death.
Anthony Perkins, who played the murderous motel keeper Norman Bates in the classic thriller ``Psycho,'' died Saturday of AIDS complications. He was 60. Perkins died in the bedroom of his Hollywood home with his wife and sons at his side, his publicist, Leslee Dart, said.
This interview originally ran in The Record on November 4, 1990, two years before the actor died at age 60 of AIDS-related pneumonia.