Actor: Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins was a promising young leading man, nominated for Friendly Persuasion, before Psycho made Norman Bates the only thing anyone would cast him as.

The performance itself is remarkable, playing an entirely sympathetic young man for forty minutes before the film turns. He returned to the role three times and directed one of the sequels. He worked extensively in Europe in the interim and died of AIDS-related complications in 1992, having concealed the diagnosis.