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Chris Alcaide

Actor

Chris Alcaide

Born October 22, 1923 in Youngstown, Ohio, USADied June 30, 200428 films

Chris Alcaide (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and TV actor renowned for his work in Westerns and crime-thrillers, where he often played intimidating sheriffs and henchmen due to his stature and voice.

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The Big Heat posterFirst watchThe Big Heat19537.7as George RoseAfter the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Wild One poster6.5The Wild One1953It Should Happen to You poster7.1It Should Happen to You1954Hammett poster6.2Hammett1982Assassination poster5.7Assassination1987Backlash poster6.5Backlash1956Illegal poster6.5Illegal1955Kid Galahad poster6.2Kid Galahad1962

Filmography

28 films as actor
  1. 1987AssassinationChief Justice
  2. 1982HammettMan in Boardroom #1
  3. 1981Freedom
  4. 1962Kid GalahadDanzig Hood (uncredited)
  5. 1959Vice RaidEddie
  6. 1958Joy RideStewart
  7. 1958Day of the BadmanMonte Hayes
  8. 1958The Power of the ResurrectionOfficer
  9. 1957Carnival RockSlug
  10. 1957Rock All NightAngie
  11. 1956Miami ExposéMorrie Pell
  12. 1956GunslingerDeputy Joshua Tate
  13. 1956BacklashDick Lawrence (uncredited)
  14. 1956The Houston StoryChris Barker
  15. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesSheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
  16. 1955IllegalCop at Property Desk (uncredited)
  17. 1955Duel on the MississippiAnton
  18. 1955Apache Ambush
  19. 1955Chicago SyndicateNate
  20. 1954Overland PacificJason
  21. 1954The Miami StoryRobert Bishop
  22. 1954Massacre CanyonRunning Horse
  23. 1954It Should Happen to YouAir Force Man at Ceremony (uncredited)
  24. 1953The Wild OneDeputy (uncredited)
  25. 1953Bad for Each OtherPete Olzoneski
  26. 1953The Big HeatGeorge Rose
  27. 1952Cripple Creek
  28. 1952Smoky CanyonLars