Albert Carrier (born Alberto Carrieri; October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was a Canadian film and television actor, active in Mexico and the United States. He was perhaps best known for playing Pedro Quinn in the 1983 film Scarface.[1] He was also known for playing the role of Captain Jacques Tremaine in the 1965 film Major Dundee.[2][3]
Albert Carrier | |
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.jpg) Carrier in an episode of One Step Beyond (1959) | |
| Born | Alberto Carrieri October 16, 1919 Magog, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 23, 2002 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1950–1984 |
Life and career
editCarrier was born Alberto Carrieri in Magog, Quebec, Canada.[2] He began his career in 1950, where he appeared in five Mexican films.[2] He then moved to Hollywood, California to appear in films.[2] In 1958, Carrier co-starred in the film Desert Hell, where he played the role of Sgt St. Clair.[2][4] He appeared in films such as: Two Weeks in Another Town, The Secret Life of an American Wife, Fitzwilly, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Do Not Disturb, Tender Is the Night, Thunder in the Sun and Moment to Moment.[2]
Carrier also appeared in numerous television programs. In 1963, he played the uncredited role of the Paris policeman "Gendarme" in the film A New Kind of Love.[5][6]
Carrier died on May 23, 2002,[7] at the age of 82.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Una mujer sin destino | ||
| 1951 | History of a Heart | Fernando Sandoval | |
| 1952 | Mamá nos quita los novios | Otto Krugenberg | |
| 1952 | Se le pasó la mano | ||
| 1952 | Prisionera del recuerdo | Papá de Marcela | |
| 1953 | Mujeres que trabajan | Alfredo Berman | |
| 1953 | The Unfaithful | Carlos | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Eugenia Grandet | Socio de Carlos | |
| 1953 | Our Father | El francés | |
| 1954 | When I Leave | Ralph | |
| 1954 | Black Ace | El francés | |
| 1955 | Bengazi | MacMillan | |
| 1955 | Desert Sands | Ducco | |
| 1956 | Anything Goes | Assistant Purser | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | French Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Istanbul | Mauret | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Tip on a Dead Jockey | French Official | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Panama Sal | Moray | |
| 1957 | The Sad Sack | French Aide | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Garçon | Season 3 Episode 18: "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty" |
| 1958 | Desert Hell | Sergeant St. Clair | |
| 1958 | The Perfect Furlough | Hairdresser | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Thunder in the Sun | Basque | |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Etienne | Uncredited |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Ambulance Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Spring Affair | Arthur | |
| 1961 | Operation Eichmann | Airline Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Tender Is the Night | Louis | |
| 1962 | Hitler | Reporter at Party | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town | Mario | Uncredited |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love | Gendarme | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine | Assistant manager | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | French Headwaiter | Uncredited |
| 1963 | The Prize | French Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1964 | A Global Affair | French United Nations Delegate | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Bedtime Story | Assistant manager | Uncredited |
| 1964 | My Favorite Martian | Andre Dupre | "Martin and the Eternal Triangle" |
| 1965 | Major Dundee | Captain Jacques Tremaine | |
| 1965 | Do Not Disturb | Reynard | |
| 1966 | Moment to Moment | Travel Agent | |
| 1966 | Batman | French Delegate | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! | Vittorio | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Adrian Huntley | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Pierre | |
| 1968 | The Secret Life of an American Wife | Jean-Claude | |
| 1968 | The Invaders | French Man | |
| 1970 | Darling Lili | Night Club M.C. | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Cleopatra Jones | French Officer | Uncredited |
| 1980 | The Formula | Butler | |
| 1982 | Voyager from the Unknown | Policeman | |
| 1983 | Scarface | Pedro Quinn |
References
edit- ^ "Scarface (1983)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e f "Albert Carrier". Fandango. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "New Rocket Fuel?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1964. p. 20. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Desert Hell (1958)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Albert Carrier Stars In A New Kind Of Love". Brooklyn Daily. Brooklyn, New York. December 28, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Albert Carrier In Shavelson Movie". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 2, 1963. p. 32. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Albert Carrier". AllMovie. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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