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Robert Carricart
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.
Occupation(s)Film, television and theatre actor
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, in which Carricart then emigrated to Spain at the age of 16.[1] He then went back to the United States, later deciding that if Carricart stayed a little longer, he would've had become a bullfighter.[3] He also thought about becoming a playwright.[3][4] Carricart attended at the Dramatic Workshop in New York, in which he attended in a playwriting class on the G.I. Bill.[4]

Carricart began his career in 1947, where he played the role of "Thyreus" in the Broadway play, titled, Anthony and Cleopatra.[2] His other two theatre credits includes, King Richard III and Captain Brassbound's Conversion.[2] He spoke in different languages for which it guided him to Hollywood, California.[4][5] Carricart began his film and television career in 1950, where he appeared in the documentary television 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, 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 the role of "Jose Garcia" in the film Fun in Acapulco, which starred singer, Elvis Presley.[6] He was signed into the film by film producer, Hal B. Wallis.[6]

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 television series Rawhide, but then actor, Paul Brinegar took over the role in its full television series.[7] Carricart only played the role in its unaired pilot.[7] In 1966, he joined the cast of the new NBC action drama television series T.H.E. Cat, in which Carricart played the role of 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 Deliquent". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 28, 1967. p. 94. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed 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. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. December 10, 1966. p. 58. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Erskine (March 4, 1967). "Carricart 'Faced' Up To It and Tried Acting". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 35. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Robert Carricart Of Burlesque Is Doing Just Fine". The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. December 10, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ a b "Robert Carricart 'In Acapulco'". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. February 27, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ a b 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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