Question: Name the original actor who played the role of Norman Bates, a fictional character created by Robert Bloch and portrayed in the 1960 film 'Psycho' which was remade in 1998 with the actor, producer and screenwriter, Vince Vaughn as the main antagonist?
Context: Psycho II is a 1983 American slasher film directed by Richard Franklin and written by Tom Holland.  It is the first sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and the second film in the "Psycho" series.  It stars Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, and Meg Tilly.  The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.  Set 22 years after the first film, Norman Bates is released from the mental institution and returns to the house and Bates Motel to continue a normal life.  However, his troubled past continues to haunt him.  It is unrelated to the 1982 novel "Psycho II" by Robert Bloch, which he wrote as a sequel to his original novel "Psycho".  "Psycho II" grossed over $34 million at the box office.  The film was followed by "Psycho III" (1986) and "" (1990). Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, activist, and comedian. Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures, a modern remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy and Anne Heche.  The film is about an embezzler who arrives at an old motel run by an insane killer named Norman Bates.  Both films are adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein. Marion Crane (also called Mary Crane) is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch in his 1959 novel "Psycho", and portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock.  She is also portrayed by Anne Heche in the 1998 remake, and by Rihanna in the television series "Bates Motel" (2017) which retells the "Psycho" story over the years prior to the events of the novel and film.  For her performance in "Psycho", Leigh was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe Award in the same category. Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch.  The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath. Psycho is an American horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the "Psycho" novels by Robert Bloch, namely "Psycho", "Psycho II", "Psycho III", "Bates Motel", "", the 1998 remake of the original film, and additional merchandise spanning various media.  The first film, "Psycho", was directed by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.  Subsequently, another film related to the series was made: an Alfred Hitchcock biopic.  Also, an independent documentary called "The Psycho Legacy" was released on October 19, 2010.  It mostly focused on "Psycho II", "Psycho III" and "", but did cover the impact and legacy of the original film.  A TV series, "Bates Motel", aired on A&E between 2013 and 2017, as a contemporary reboot to the first film set in a modern-day setting.  It stars Freddie Highmore as a teenaged Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma Bates. Psycho III is a 1986 American romantic slasher film.  It is the second sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", and the third film in the "Psycho" series.  It stars Anthony Perkins, who also directed the film, reprising the role of Norman Bates.  It co-stars Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey and Roberta Maxwell.  The screenplay is written by Charles Edward Pogue.  The original electronic music score is composed and performed by Carter Burwell in one of his earliest projects.  The film was a financial failure, becoming the lowest grossing film in the "Psycho" series.  It was followed by the television film "".  "Psycho III" is unrelated to Robert Bloch's third "Psycho" novel, "Psycho House", which was released in 1990. Norma Bates (née Spool ) is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch in his 1959 novel "Psycho", and the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the "Psycho" franchise of remakes and sequels.  In the "Psycho" series, Norma is the deceased mother and victim of serial killer Norman Bates, who had developed a murderous split personality based on his mother. Lila Loomis (née Crane) is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch in his 1959 novel "Psycho", and portrayed by Vera Miles in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock.  She is also portrayed by Julianne Moore in the 1998 remake.  She is the sister of slain victim Marion Crane.  Additionally, Lila appears in Bloch's 1982 sequel novel "Psycho II", and the unrelated 1983 sequel film of the same name, in which she serves as an antagonist. Norman Bates is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 novel "Psycho", and portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and its sequels.  He is also portrayed by Vince Vaughn in the 1998 remake, and by Freddie Highmore in the television series "Bates Motel" (2013 - 2017) which retells the "Psycho" story over the years prior to the events of the novel and film.  Unlike the franchise produced by Universal Studios, Norman is not the principal antagonist in Bloch's subsequent novels and is succeeded by copycat killers who assume Norman's identity after his death in the 1982 novel "Psycho II".  The character was inspired by Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein.
Answer: Anthony Perkins