Mario Alcalde | |
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![]() Alcalde in Man with a Camera, 1958 | |
Born | Key West, Florida, U.S. | September 6, 1926
Died | April 22, 1971 44) Glendale, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Spouse | Nancy Alcalde [1] |
Children | 3 [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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