Albert Carrier

Albert Carrier
Carrier in Lock-Up, 1961
Born
Alberto Carrieri

(1919-10-16)October 16, 1919
Magog, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 23, 2002(2002-05-23) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1950–1984
Spouse
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(m. 1950, divorced)​

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). He was also known for playing the role of the villainous Captain Jacques Tremaine in the film Major Dundee (1965).

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'. 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, thereafter appeared in numerous films and television programs.

In 1958, Carrier starred in the film Desert Hell, playing Sgt St. Clair. He appeared in films such as Two Weeks in Another Town, A New Kind of Love, 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. 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. 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.

Personal life and death

In 1950, Carrier married actress Beatriz Ramos in Mexico City. They divorced after he moved to the United States.

Carrier died on May 23, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82.

References

  1. ↑ "Scarface (1983)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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  3. ↑ "New Rocket Fuel?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1964. p. 20. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ↑ "Albert Carrier". U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved April 27, 2026 – via Ancestry.com. Closed access icon (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Desert Hell (1958)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "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. Closed access icon
  7. ↑ "Albert Carrier In Shavelson Movie". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 2, 1963. p. 32. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  8. ↑ "Scarface (1983)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Wilt, David E. (2010). The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786461226.
  10. ↑ "Albert Carrier". AllMovie. Retrieved July 15, 2024.