Robert Carricart
Robert Carricart | |
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 Carricart (left) withRichard ReevesinThe Lawless Years,1959 | |
| Born | Robert Anthony Carricart January 18, 1917 Bordeaux,France |
| Died | March 3, 1993(aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1991 |
Robert Anthony Carricart(January 18, 1917 – March 3, 1993) was a French-American film, television and theatre actor. He was known for playing the role of Pepe Cordoza in the Americanactiondramatelevision seriesT.H.E. Cat.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Carricart was born inBordeaux.[2]At the age of three, he emigrated to the United States with his mother, but was taken to Spain by an uncle and aunt at the age of 16.[1]He then went back to the United States shortly before the outbreak of theSpanish Civil War.[3]After serving in the Army during World War II he planned to become aplaywright.[3][4]He attended theDramatic WorkshopinNew York,where he took a playwriting class on theG.I. Bill.[4]
Carricart began his acting career in 1947, playing Thyreus in a Broadway production ofAnthony and Cleopatra.[2]His theatre credits also included appearances in Broadway productions ofKing Richard III,Captain Brassbound's Conversion,andThe Rose Tattoo.[2]He spoke French, Spanish, and Italian, which he found helpful in his move toHollywood, California.[4][5]Carricart began his screen career in 1950, appearing in thedocumentaryseriesBelieve it or Not!.He guest-starred in television programs includingM Squad,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,Mr. Lucky,Combat!,The Time Tunnel,The Untouchables,Columbo,The Andy Griffith Show,Tales of Wells Fargo,Get Smart,Have Gun, Will Travel,Bat Masterson,Man with a Camera,Branded,Perry MasonandBonanza.In 1963, Carricart played Jose Garcia in the filmFun in Acapulco,which starredElvis Presley.[6]He was signed byfilm producerHal B. Wallis.[6]
Other films in which Carricart appeared includedBlueprint for Robbery,Dime with a Halo,Apache Uprising,Blood on the Arrow,Robin and the 7 Hoods,Follow That Dream,Black Spurs,andVilla Rides.He was originally cast as George Washington Wishbone on theCBSwesterntelevision seriesRawhide,but only appeared in an unaired pilot, withPaul Brinegartaking over the role for the main series.[7]In 1966, he joined the cast of theNBCactiondramatelevision seriesT.H.E. Cat,playing thenightclub ownerandgypsyPepe Cordoza.[1][3]
Death[edit]
Carricart died in March 1993 inLos Angeles, California,at the age of 76.[2]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Pepe In T.H.E. Cat Could Have Been A Juvenile Delinquent".The Salt Lake Tribune.May 28, 1967. p. 94.RetrievedApril 10,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abcd"Robert Carricart".Internet Broadway Database.RetrievedFebruary 13,2022.
- ^abc"Actor Likes His Role As a Man of Mystery".The Ottawa Journal.Hollywood. December 10, 1966. p. 58.RetrievedApril 10,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abcJohnson, Erskine (March 4, 1967)."Carricart 'Faced' Up To It and Tried Acting".The Ithaca Journal.Hollywood. p. 35.RetrievedApril 10,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Robert Carricart Of Burlesque Is Doing Just Fine".The North Adams Transcript.Hollywood. December 10, 1966. p. 15.RetrievedApril 10,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^ab"Robert Carricart 'In Acapulco'".The Evening Sun.Hollywood, California. February 27, 1963. p. 31.RetrievedApril 10,2022– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Brode, Douglas (January 1, 2010).Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present.University of Texas Press. p. 56.ISBN9780292783317– viaGoogle Books.
External links[edit]
- Robert CarricartatIMDb
- Robert Carricartat theTCM Movie Database
- Robert CarricartatAllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1917 births
- 1993 deaths
- Male actors from Bordeaux
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- French male film actors
- French male television actors
- French male stage actors
- French emigrants to the United States
- French emigrants to Spain
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century French male actors