Marlin Perkins Net Worth
Marlin Perkins Net Worth is
$400,000
Marlin Perkins Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marlin Perkins was born on March 28, 1905 in Carthage, Missouri, USA as Richard Marlin Perkins. He was married to Carol Morse Cotsworth and Elise More. He died on June 14, 1986 in Clayton, Missouri. | Full Name | Marlin Perkins |
| Date Of Birth | March 28, 1905 |
| Died | 1986-06-14 |
| Place Of Birth | Carthage, Missouri, USA |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Education | Wentworth Military Academy and College |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Carol Perkins |
| Children | Suzanne Perkins-Gordon, Marguerite Sorum, Fred Cotsworth, Alice Goltra |
| TV Shows | Wild Kingdom |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in 2004. |
| 2 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 692-694. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. |
| 3 | Returned to the Saint Louis Zoo as its second full-time director in 1962, taking over for George P. Vierheller, who launched Perkins's career by putting him in charge of the reptile exhibit two weeks after giving him his first job -- sweeping the Zoo's sidewalks. |
| 4 | From 1938 to 1944 he was director of the New York Zoological Gardens in Buffalo. |
| 5 | His obituary mentioned that he was "one of only a handful of people to survive the bite of a West African Gaboon viper." |
| 6 | During rehearsal for an episode of "Zoo Parade," he was bitten on the finger by a timber rattlesnake. He was rushed to the hospital and another zoologist hosted that episode. It took him three weeks to recover enough to return to work. |
| 7 | Served as director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom | 1963-1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself / Himself (host) |
| Today | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1976 | TV Series | Himself - Wildlife Expert / Himself - Animal Expert / Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Zoo Parade | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Zoo Director |
Known for movies
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963-1984)
as Himself - Host / Himself / Himself (host)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963-1966)
as Himself - Guest
Zoo Parade (1954-1957)
as Himself - Host / Himself
The Mike Douglas Show (1970-1976)
as Himself / Himself - Animal Expert / Himself - Wildlife Expert