Jack Perrin

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Jack Perrin
Born Lyman Wakefield Perrin
July 25, 1896
Flag of the United States Three Rivers, Michigan, United States
Died December 17, 1967 (aged 71)
Flag of the United States Hollywood, California, United States
Other name(s) Jack Gable
Richard Terry
Spouse(s) Josephine Hill (1920 - 1937)
Ethel Compton (1943 - 1967)

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 turn of the century.

Perrin served in the U.S. 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.

In 1920 Perrin married actress Josephine Hill. 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 was then co-producing low-budget films with Hollywood veteran William Berke, and the pseudonyms may have been intended to mislead exhibitors as to the depth of the Berke-Perrin company's talent pool.

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.

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NAME Perrin, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Perrin, Lyman Wakefield
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Three Rivers, Michigan, United States
DATE OF DEATH 1967-12-17
PLACE OF DEATH Hollywood, California, United States