Question 1

True or false: He starred in a musical comedy film alongside Elvis Presley in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

False. Perkins never worked with Elvis. He did star in musicals like 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever', but not with Presley.

Question 2

True or false: Perkins was a closeted gay man who only came out publicly in his later years.

Accepted Answer

False. Though he had relationships with men, he never publicly came out. His bisexuality was revealed after his death in biographies.

Question 3

True or false: His father was a famous Hollywood actor who died tragically young.

Accepted Answer

False. Perkins' father, Osgood Perkins, was a stage and film actor who died of a heart attack when Anthony was five, not in a tragic accident.

Question 4

True or false: Anthony Perkins was married to actress Berry Berenson, who was a passenger on one of the 9/11 flights.

Accepted Answer

True. Berry Berenson, his wife of 19 years, died on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Perkins had passed away in 1992.

Question 5

True or false: He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. Though iconic, Perkins was not nominated for an Oscar for 'Psycho'. He received a Golden Globe nomination for the film.

Question 6

True or false: He turned down the lead role in 'The Graduate' because he found the script too risqué.

Accepted Answer

True. Perkins declined the role of Benjamin Braddock, which went to Dustin Hoffman, citing discomfort with the script's sexual themes.

Question 7

True or false: Anthony Perkins was a champion swimmer in his youth and nearly qualified for the Olympics.

Accepted Answer

True. Perkins was a strong swimmer and trained seriously, but he never made an Olympic team. However, he swam competitively in college.

Question 8

True or false: Perkins wrote and directed a Broadway play that won a Tony Award.

Accepted Answer

True. He co-wrote and directed the play 'The Star-Spangled Girl' (1966), but it did not win a Tony. He did, however, direct other theater.

Anthony Perkins Trivia Questions