Albert Carrier

Albert Carrier (born Alberto Carrieri; October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was a Canadian film and television actor, active in Mexico and the United States.

Albert Carrier
Albert Carrier in Death Valley Days 1959
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.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1950–1984

He was perhaps best known for playing "Pedro Quinn" in the 1983 film Scarface,[1] with also being known for playing the role of "Captain Jacques Tremaine" in the 1965 film Major Dundee.[2][3]

Life and career

Carrier was born Alberto Carrieri in Magog, Quebec, Canada.[2] He began his career in 1950, where he appeared in five Mexican films.[2] He then moved to Hollywood, California to appear in films.[2] In 1958, Carrier co-starred in the film Desert Hell, where he played the role of "Sgt St. Clair".[2][4] He appeared in films such as: Two Weeks in Another Town, 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]

Carrier also appeared in numerous television programs. In 1963, he played the uncredited role of the Paris policeman "Gendarme" in the film A New Kind of Love.[5][6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1950Una mujer sin destino
1951History of a HeartFernando Sandoval
1952Mamá nos quita los noviosOtto Krugenberg
1952Se le pasó la mano
1952Prisionera del recuerdoPapá de Marcela
1953Mujeres que trabajanAlfredo Berman
1953The UnfaithfulCarlosUncredited
1953Eugenia GrandetSocio de Carlos
1953Our FatherEl francés
1954When I LeaveRalph
1954As negroEl francés
1955BengaziMacMillan
1955Desert SandsDucco
1956Anything GoesAssistant PurserUncredited
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchFrench PolicemanUncredited
1957IstanbulMauretUncredited
1957Silk StockingsReporterUncredited
1957Tip on a Dead JockeyFrench OfficialUncredited
1957Panama SalMoray
1957The Sad SackFrench AideUncredited
1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGarçonSeason 3 Episode 18: "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty"
1958Desert HellSgt. St. Clair
1958The Perfect FurloughHairdresserUncredited
1959Thunder in the SunBasque
1959Ask Any GirlEtienneUncredited
1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareAmbulance AttendantUncredited
1960Spring AffairArthur
1961Operation EichmannAirline AttendantUncredited
1962Tender Is the NightLouis
1962HitlerReporter at PartyUncredited
1962Two Weeks in Another TownMarioUncredited
1963A New Kind of LoveGendarmeUncredited
1963Take Her, She's MineAssistant managerUncredited
1963The Wheeler DealersFrench HeadwaiterUncredited
1963The PrizeFrench ReporterUncredited
1964A Global AffairFrench United Nations DelegateUncredited
1964Bedtime StoryAssistant managerUncredited
1965Major DundeeCaptain Jacques Tremaine
1965Do Not DisturbReynard
1966Moment to MomentTravel Agent
1966BatmanFrench DelegateUncredited
1966Not with My Wife, You Don't!VittorioUncredited
1967Thoroughly Modern MillieAdrian HuntleyUncredited
1967FitzwillyPierre
1968The Secret Life of an American WifeJean-Claude
1968The InvadersFrench Man
1970Darling LiliNight Club M.C.Uncredited
1973Cleopatra JonesFrench OfficerUncredited
1980The FormulaButler
1982Voyager from the UnknownPoliceman
1983ScarfacePedro Quinn

References
  1. "Scarface (1983)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. "Albert Carrier". Fandango. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. "New Rocket Fuel?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 2, 1964. p. 20. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  4. "Desert Hell (1958)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. "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
  6. "Albert Carrier In Shavelson Movie". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 2, 1963. p. 32. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
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