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Albert Salmi

Actor

Albert Salmi

Born March 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USADied April 22, 199056 films

Albert Salmi (March 11, 1927 – April 22, 1990) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Best known for his work as a character actor, he appeared in over 150 film and television productions. On April 23, 1990, Albert Salmi and his estranged wife Roberta were found dead in their Spokane home by a friend who stopped by to check on her. According to newspaper accounts, Salmi fatally shot Roberta in the kitchen of her home, before shooting himself in an upstairs room.

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Brubaker posterFirst watchBrubaker19807.1as Rory PokeThe new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.View film

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Caddyshack poster6.6Caddyshack1980Escape from the Planet of the Apes poster6.4Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971Dragonslayer poster6.6Dragonslayer1981Wild River poster7.2Wild River1960The Unforgiven poster6.2The Unforgiven1960The Bravados poster6.6The Bravados1958Lawman poster6.5Lawman1971Hour of the Gun poster6.5Hour of the Gun1967

Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. 1992Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
  2. 1989Breaking InJohnny Scot
  3. 1989Billy the KidMr. Maxwell
  4. 1988JesseSheriff Bill Sommers
  5. 1986Born AmericanUnited States emissary
  6. 1984Hard to HoldJohnny Lawson
  7. 1984Best Kept SecretsEd Dietz
  8. 1983The Guns and the FuryColonel Liahkov
  9. 1982Love ChildCapt. Ellis
  10. 1982SuperstitionInspector Sturgess
  11. 1982Thou Shalt Not KillHugh Grover
  12. 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanBen Martin
  13. 1982St. HelensClyde Whittaker
  14. 1981Burned at the StakeCapt. Billingham
  15. 1981DragonslayerGreil
  16. 1980CaddyshackMr. Noonan
  17. 1980BrubakerRory Poke
  18. 1980Cloud DancerOzzie Randolph
  19. 1980Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. SangerBig Bill Haywood
  20. 1980The Great Cash Giveaway GetawayJ.J. Hicks
  21. 1979Undercover with the KKKLester Mitchell
  22. 1979SteelTank
  23. 1979Love and BulletsAndy Minton
  24. 1979The Sweet Creek County War
  25. 1978The Meanest Men in the WestQuinn, Kalig Gang
  26. 1977Empire of the AntsSheriff Art Kincade
  27. 1977Viva Knievel!Cortland
  28. 1977Moonshine County ExpressSheriff Larkin
  29. 1977Black Oak ConspiracySheriff Grimes
  30. 1974The Crazy World of Julius VrooderSplint
  31. 1974The Legend of Earl DurandJack McQueen
  32. 1974A Place Without ParentsCannonball
  33. 1974The TakeDolek
  34. 1974Night GamesPete Toley
  35. 1973Moving TargetCarl Peterson
  36. 1973Female ArtilleryFrank Taggert
  37. 1972The Man HunterRafe Augustine
  38. 1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the DragonRaif
  39. 1971Something BigJonny Cobb
  40. 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesE-1
  41. 1971LawmanHarvey Stenbaugh
  42. 1970The DeserterSchmidt
  43. 1970The Andersonville TrialJames Gray
  44. 1970Menace on the MountainPoss Timmerlake
  45. 1969Four Rode Out(uncredited)
  46. 1968Three Guns for TexasCletus Grogan
  47. 1967The AmbushersJose Ortega
  48. 1967Hour of the GunOctavius Roy
  49. 1967The Flim-Flam ManDeputy Meshaw
  50. 1964The OutrageSheriff
  51. 1960Wild RiverHank Bailey
  52. 1960The UnforgivenCharlie Rawlins
  53. 1958The BravadosEd Taylor
  54. 1958The Brothers KaramazovSmerdjakov
  55. 1956Bang the Drum SlowlyBruce Pierson
  56. 1954The Little Woman