Mario Alcalde

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Mario Alcalde
Mario Alcalde in Man with a Camera (Blind Spot).jpg
Alcalde in Man with a Camera, 1958
Born(1926-09-06)September 6, 1926
DiedApril 22, 1971(1971-04-22) (aged 44)
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
SpouseNancy Alcalde [1]
Children3 [1]

Mario Alcalde (September 6, 1926 [2] – April 22, 1971) was an American film and television actor. [3]

Alcalde was born in Key West, Florida, [2] the son of Armando Alcalde. [1] Alcalde attended the American Theatre Wing. [2] He began his screen career in 1954, appearing in the television drama series Robert Montgomery Presents . Alcalde then made an appearance in the 1956 film Crowded Paradise , which starred Hume Cronyn and Nancy Kelly. [4] He played as Juan Figueroa. In the early 1950s he had also acted on stage, appearing in an Off-Broadway production of the play Bullfight. [5]

Alcalde later guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke , Bonanza , Daniel Boone , Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea , 77 Sunset Strip , Dr. Kildare , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , Man with a Camera , The Virginian and The Wild Wild West . [6] He played the recurring role of Yellow Hawk in the western television series The Texan . Alcalde also played therapist Chuck Atwell in the television soap opera Peyton Place . [7] He appeared in "Have Gun Will Travel" S2 E19 as Carlos in "The Monster", first airing on 1/14/1960.

Alcalde appeared in films including All the Young Men (1960), Dead Ringer (1964), and Hail, Hero! (1969). [8] His final credit was from the 1971 film Clay Pigeon . [9] He had two screenwriting credits, for the medical drama television series The Nurses and the crime drama television series The Fugitive . [10]

Alcalde died in April 1971 in Glendale, California, at the age of 44. [1] According to the Ancient Faces web site, he died from complications of a ruptured appendix, and is buried at the Grand View Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

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