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''. He was also known for playing the role of Captain Jacques Tremaine in the 1965 film ''
Major Dundee''.
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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
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. ...
to appear in films.
In 1958, Carrier co-starred in the film ''
Desert Hell'', where he played the role of Sgt St. Clair.
He appeared in films such as: ''
Two Weeks in Another Town
''Two Weeks in Another Town'' is a 1962 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson. The supporting players include Cyd Charisse, Claire Trevor, Daliah Lavi, George Hamilton, and Rosann ...
'', ''
The Secret Life of an American Wife
''The Secret Life of an American Wife'' is a 1968 comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with d ...
'', ''
Fitzwilly'', ''
Thoroughly Modern Millie
''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris, based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve young ...
'', ''
Do Not Disturb'', ''
Tender Is the Night'', ''
Thunder in the Sun'' and ''
Moment to Moment
''Moment to Moment'' is a 1966 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Jean Seberg, Honor Blackman and Sean Garrison.
Plot
Kay Stanton lives on the French Riviera with her psychiatrist husband Neil Sta ...
''.
Carrier also appeared in numerous television programs. In 1963, he played the uncredited role of the Paris
policeman
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"Gendarme" in the film ''
A New Kind of Love
''A New Kind of Love'' is a 1963 American romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Melville Shavelson and starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Frank Sinatra sings "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" over the opening credi ...
''.
Carrier died on May 23, 2002,
at the age of 82.
Filmography
References
External links
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Albert Carrierat
Allmovie
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History
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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1919 births
2002 deaths
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
20th-century Canadian male actors
Canadian people of Italian descent
Male actors from Quebec
Canadian emigrants to Mexico
Canadian expatriates in Mexico
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States