Albert Carrier Explained

Albert Carrier
Birth Name:Alberto Carrieri
Birth Date:16 October 1919
Birth Place:Magog, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Film and television actor
Years Active:1950–1984

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]

Life and career

Carrier was born Alberto Carrieri in Magog, Quebec, Canada. He began his career in 1950, where he appeared in five Mexican films. He then moved to Hollywood, California to appear in films. In 1958, Carrier co-starred in the film Desert Hell, where he played the role of Sgt St. Clair.[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.

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950Una mujer sin destino
1951History of a Heart Fernando Sandoval
1952Mamá nos quita los novios Otto Krugenberg
1952Se le pasó la mano
1952Prisionera del recuerdo Papá de Marcela
1953Mujeres que trabajan Alfredo Berman
1953The Unfaithful Carlos Uncredited
1953Eugenia Grandet Socio de Carlos
1953Our Father El francés
1954When I Leave Ralph
1954As negro El francés
1955Bengazi MacMillan
1955Desert Sands Ducco
1956Anything Goes Assistant Purser Uncredited
1956The Man Who Knew Too Much French Policeman Uncredited
1957Istanbul Mauret Uncredited
1957Silk Stockings Reporter Uncredited
1957Tip on a Dead Jockey French Official Uncredited
1957Panama Sal Moray
1957The Sad Sack French Aide Uncredited
1958Alfred Hitchcock Presents Garçon Season 3 Episode 18: "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty"
1958Desert Hell Sergeant St. Clair
1958The Perfect Furlough Hairdresser Uncredited
1959Thunder in the Sun Basque
1959Ask Any Girl Etienne Uncredited
1959The Wreck of the Mary Deare Ambulance Attendant Uncredited
1960Spring Affair Arthur
1961Operation Eichmann Airline Attendant Uncredited
1962Tender Is the Night Louis
1962Hitler Reporter at Party Uncredited
1962Two Weeks in Another Town Mario Uncredited
1963A New Kind of Love Gendarme Uncredited
1963Take Her, She's Mine Assistant manager Uncredited
1963The Wheeler Dealers French Headwaiter Uncredited
1963The Prize French Reporter Uncredited
1964A Global Affair French United Nations Delegate Uncredited
1964Bedtime Story Assistant manager Uncredited
1964My Favorite Martian Andre Dupre "Martin and the Eternal Triangle"
1965Major Dundee Captain Jacques Tremaine
1965Do Not Disturb Reynard
1966Moment to Moment Travel Agent
1966Batman French Delegate Uncredited
1966Not with My Wife, You Don't! Vittorio Uncredited
1967Thoroughly Modern Millie Adrian Huntley Uncredited
1967Fitzwilly Pierre
1968The Secret Life of an American Wife Jean-Claude
1968The Invaders French Man
1970Darling Lili Night Club M.C. Uncredited
1973Cleopatra Jones French Officer Uncredited
1980The Formula Butler
1982Voyager from the Unknown Policeman
1983Scarface Pedro Quinn

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scarface (1983). The New York Times. December 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325063340/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/43082/Scarface/overview. March 25, 2015. live. Wayback Machine.
  2. Web site: Albert Carrier. Fandango. December 17, 2021.
  3. News: New Rocket Fuel?. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1964. December 26, 2021. 20. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Desert Hell (1958). The New York Times. December 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325122927/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/89172/Desert-Hell/overview. March 25, 2016. live. Wayback Machine.
  5. News: Albert Carrier Stars In A New Kind Of Love. Brooklyn Daily. Brooklyn, New York. December 28, 1962. December 17, 2021. 21. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Albert Carrier In Shavelson Movie. The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 2, 1963. December 17, 2021. 32. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Albert Carrier. AllMovie. July 15, 2024.