Albert Carrier
Canadian-American actor (1919–2002)
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Albert Carrieri (October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was a Canadian-American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Pedro Quinn, a sugar mogul working with Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar) in the film Scarface (1983).[1] He was also known for playing the role of the villainous Captain Jacques Tremaine in the film Major Dundee (1965).[2][3]
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October 16, 1919
Albert Carrier | |
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Carrier in Lock-Up, 1961 | |
| Born | Alberto Carrieri October 16, 1919 Magog, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 23, 2002 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–1984 |
| Spouse | |
Life and career
Carrier was born in Magog, Quebec. He began his acting career in Mexico in 1950 during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, billed as 'Alberto Carrière'.[2] In 1951, he played the lead role of Fernando Sandoval in the Julio Bracho film History of a Heart. Four years later, he moved to Los Angeles, California and gained his United States citizenship,[4] thereafter appeared in numerous films and television programs.[2]
In 1958, Carrier starred in the film Desert Hell, playing Sgt St. Clair.[2][5] He appeared in films such as Two Weeks in Another Town, A New Kind of Love,[6][7] 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] During his screen career, in 1965, he played the villainous Captain Jacques Tremaine in Sam Peckinpah's film Major Dundee, and as Pedro Quinn, a sugar mogul working with Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar) in Brian De Palma's 1983 film Scarface, starring Al Pacino.[8] He also guest-starred in numerous television programs including Adventures of Superman, 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, The Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Batman, Mission: Impossible, The F.B.I., The Rockford Files, and Three's Company. He retired from acting in 1984.[2]
Personal life and death
In 1950, Carrier married actress Beatriz Ramos in Mexico City. They divorced after he moved to the United States.[9]
Carrier died on May 23, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82.[10]
