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{{Infobox person
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|name = Robert Carricart
|name = Robert Carricart
|image = Robert Carricart and Richard Reeves in The Lawless Years (The Roy Baker Story).jpg
|caption = Carricart (left) with [[Richard Reeves (actor)|Richard Reeves]] in ''The Lawless Years'', 1959
|birth_name = Robert Anthony Carricart
|birth_name = Robert Anthony Carricart
|birth_date = {{birth date|1917|01|18}}
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|03|03|1917|01|18}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|03|03|1917|01|18}}
|death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|occupation = Film, television and theatre actor
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1947–1991
|years_active = 1947–1991
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'''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 American [[Action fiction|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[T.H.E. Cat]]''.<ref name="b" />
'''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 American [[Action fiction|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[T.H.E. Cat]]''.<ref name="b" />


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Carricart was born in [[Bordeaux]].<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-carricart-78096|title=Robert Carricart|work=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> At the age of three, he emigrated to the United States, in which Carricart then emigrated to Spain at the age of 16.<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/599056427/|title=Pepe In T.H.E. Cat Could Have Been A Juvenile Deliquent|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|location=[[Salt Lake City, Utah]]|date=May 28, 1967|access-date=February 13, 2022|page=94|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He then went back to the United States, later deciding that if Carricart stayed a little longer, he would've had become a [[bullfighter]].<ref name="c">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42980583/|title=Actor Likes His Role As a Man of Mystery|work=[[The Ottawa Journal]]|location=[[Ottawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]]|date=December 10, 1966|access-date=February 13, 2022|page=58|via= [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He also thought about becoming a [[playwright]].<ref name="c" /><ref name="d">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/255166197/|title=Carricart 'Faced' Up To It and Tried Acting|first=Erskine|last=Johnson|work=[[The Ithaca Journal]]|location=[[Ithaca, New York]]|date=March 4, 1967|access-date=February 13, 2022|page=35|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Carricart attended at the [[Dramatic Workshop]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], in which he attended in a playwriting class on the [[G.I. Bill]].<ref name="d" />
Carricart was born in [[Bordeaux]].<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-carricart-78096|title=Robert Carricart|work=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99490520/pepe-in-the-cat-could-have-been-a/|title=Pepe In T.H.E. Cat Could Have Been A Juvenile Delinquent|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=May 28, 1967|access-date=2022-04-10|page=94|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He then went back to the United States shortly before the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref name="c">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99490666/actor-likes-his-role-as-a-man-of-mystery/|title=Actor Likes His Role As a Man of Mystery|work=[[The Ottawa Journal]]|location=Hollywood|date=December 10, 1966|access-date=2022-04-10|page=58|via= [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> After serving in the Army during World War II he planned to become a [[playwright]].<ref name="c" /><ref name="d">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99490959/carricart-faced-up-to-it-and-tried/|title=Carricart 'Faced' Up To It and Tried Acting|first=Erskine|last=Johnson|work=[[The Ithaca Journal]]|location=Hollywood|date=March 4, 1967|access-date=2022-04-10|page=35|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He attended the [[Dramatic Workshop]] in [[New York City|New York]], where he took a playwriting class on the [[G.I. Bill]].<ref name="d" />


Carricart began his career in 1947, where he played the role of "Thyreus" in the Broadway play, titled, ''[[Anthony and Cleopatra]]''.<ref name="a" /> His other two theatre credits includes, ''King Richard III'' and ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]''.<ref name="a" /> He spoke in different languages for which it guided him to [[Hollywood, California]].<ref name="d" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/54934500/|title=Robert Carricart Of Burlesque Is Doing Just Fine|work=[[The North Adams Transcript]]|location=[[North Adams, Massachusetts]]|date=December 10, 1966|access-date=February 13, 2022|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Carricart began his film and television career in 1950, where he appeared in the [[Documentary film|documentary]] television series ''[[List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV series#Original series (1949–1950)|Believe it or Not!]]''. He guest-starred in television programs, including, ''[[M Squad]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|Mr. Lucky]]'', ''[[Combat!]]'', ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel|Have Gun, Will Travel]]'', ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'', ''[[Man with a Camera]]'', ''[[Branded (TV series)|Branded]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' and ''[[Bonanza]]''. In 1963, Carricart played the role of "Jose Garcia" in the film ''[[Fun in Acapulco]]'', which starred [[singer]], [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="e">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/369917331/|title=Robert Carricart 'In Acapulco'|work=[[The Baltimore Sun|The Evening Sun]]|location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]]|date=February 27, 1963|access-date=February 13, 2022|page=31|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He was signed into the film by [[film producer]], [[Hal B. Wallis]].<ref name="e" />
Carricart began his acting career in 1947, playing Thyreus in a Broadway production of ''[[Anthony and Cleopatra]]''.<ref name="a" /> His theatre credits also included appearances in Broadway productions of ''[[Richard III (play)|King Richard III]]'', ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]'', and ''[[The Rose Tattoo]]''.<ref name="a" /> He spoke French, Spanish, and Italian, which he found helpful in his move to [[Hollywood, California]].<ref name="d" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99491072/robert-carricart-of-burlesque-is-doing/|title=Robert Carricart Of Burlesque Is Doing Just Fine|work=[[The North Adams Transcript]]|location=Hollywood|date=December 10, 1966|access-date=2022-04-10|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> Carricart began his screen career in 1950, appearing in the [[Documentary film|documentary]] series ''[[List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV series#Original series (1949–1950)|Believe it or Not!]]''. He guest-starred in television programs including ''[[M Squad]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Mr. Lucky (TV series)|Mr. Lucky]]'', ''[[Combat!]]'', ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'', ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[Columbo]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel|Have Gun, Will Travel]]'', ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'', ''[[Man with a Camera]]'', ''[[Branded (TV series)|Branded]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' and ''[[Bonanza]]''. In 1963, Carricart played Jose Garcia in the film ''[[Fun in Acapulco]]'', which starred [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="e">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99491280/robert-carricart-in-acapulco/|title=Robert Carricart 'In Acapulco'|work=[[The Baltimore Sun|The Evening Sun]]|location=Hollywood, California |date=February 27, 1963|access-date=2022-04-10|page=31|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was signed by [[film producer]] [[Hal B. Wallis]].<ref name="e" />


Carricart co-starred and appeared in films, such as, ''[[Blueprint for Robbery]]'', ''[[Dime with a Halo]]'', ''[[Apache Uprising]]'', ''[[Blood on the Arrow]]'', ''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'', ''[[Follow That Dream]]'', ''[[Black Spurs]]'', and ''[[Villa Rides]]''. He was originally gonna play the role of "George Washington Wishbone" in the new [[CBS]] [[Western (genre)|western]] television series ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', but then actor, [[Paul Brinegar]] took over the role in its full television series.<ref name="f">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8uLbvRWBSAC&pg=PA56|title=Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present|first=Douglas|last=Brode|date=January 1, 2010|page=56|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=9780292783317|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Carricart only played the role in its unaired pilot.<ref name="f" /> In 1966, he joined the cast of the new [[NBC]] [[Action fiction|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[T.H.E. Cat]]'', in which Carricart played the role of the [[Nightclub|nightclub owner]] and [[gypsy]] "Pepe Cordoza".<ref name="b" /><ref name="c" />
Other films in which Carricart appeared included ''[[Blueprint for Robbery]]'', ''[[Dime with a Halo]]'', ''[[Apache Uprising]]'', ''[[Blood on the Arrow]]'', ''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'', ''[[Follow That Dream]]'', ''[[Black Spurs]]'', and ''[[Villa Rides]]''. He was originally cast as George Washington Wishbone on the [[CBS]] [[Western (genre)|western]] television series ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', but only appeared in an unaired pilot, with [[Paul Brinegar]] taking over the role for the main series.<ref name="f">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8uLbvRWBSAC&pg=PA56|title=Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present|first=Douglas|last=Brode|date=January 1, 2010|page=56|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=9780292783317|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In 1966, he joined the cast of the [[NBC]] [[Action fiction|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series ''[[T.H.E. Cat]]'', playing the [[Nightclub|nightclub owner]] and [[gypsy]] Pepe Cordoza.<ref name="b" /><ref name="c" />


== Death ==
== Death ==

Revision as of 13:27, 7 December 2023

Robert Carricart
Carricart (left) with Richard Reeves in The Lawless Years, 1959
Born
Robert Anthony Carricart

(1917-01-18)January 18, 1917
Bordeaux, France
DiedMarch 3, 1993(1993-03-03) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1991

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 American action drama television series T.H.E. Cat.[1]

Life and career

Carricart was born in Bordeaux.[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 the Spanish Civil War.[3] After serving in the Army during World War II he planned to become a playwright.[3][4] He attended the Dramatic Workshop in New York, where he took a playwriting class on the G.I. Bill.[4]

Carricart began his acting career in 1947, playing Thyreus in a Broadway production of Anthony and Cleopatra.[2] His theatre credits also included appearances in Broadway productions of King Richard III, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, and The Rose Tattoo.[2] He spoke French, Spanish, and Italian, which he found helpful in his move to Hollywood, California.[4][5] Carricart began his screen career in 1950, appearing in the documentary series Believe it or Not!. He guest-starred in television programs including M 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 Mason and Bonanza. In 1963, Carricart played Jose Garcia in the film Fun in Acapulco, which starred Elvis Presley.[6] He was signed by film producer Hal B. Wallis.[6]

Other films in which Carricart appeared included Blueprint for Robbery, Dime with a Halo, Apache Uprising, Blood on the Arrow, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Follow That Dream, Black Spurs, and Villa Rides. He was originally cast as George Washington Wishbone on the CBS western television series Rawhide, but only appeared in an unaired pilot, with Paul Brinegar taking over the role for the main series.[7] In 1966, he joined the cast of the NBC action drama television series T.H.E. Cat, playing the nightclub owner and gypsy Pepe Cordoza.[1][3]

Death

Carricart died in March 1993 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 76.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pepe In T.H.E. Cat Could Have Been A Juvenile Delinquent". The Salt Lake Tribune. May 28, 1967. p. 94. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d "Robert Carricart". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Actor Likes His Role As a Man of Mystery". The Ottawa Journal. Hollywood. December 10, 1966. p. 58. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Erskine (March 4, 1967). "Carricart 'Faced' Up To It and Tried Acting". The Ithaca Journal. Hollywood. p. 35. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Robert Carricart Of Burlesque Is Doing Just Fine". The North Adams Transcript. Hollywood. December 10, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b "Robert Carricart 'In Acapulco'". The Evening Sun. Hollywood, California. February 27, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Brode, Douglas (January 1, 2010). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present. University of Texas Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780292783317 – via Google Books.
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