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Chris Alcaide (born John Berger; October 23, 1922 – June 30, 2004〔(Palm Springs Cemetery District "Interments of Interest" ), pscemetery.com; accessed July 27, 2015.〕) was an American actor, particularly known for his role in television westerns. He surfaced to national attention as Deputy Joshua Tate in the 1956 film ''Gunslinger'', co-starring Beverly Garland as a woman marshal. In 2003, Alcaide was among recipients, including the Sons of the Pioneers, Tommy Lee Jones, Kris Kristofferson, and Kelo Henderson, of the 21st annual Golden Boot Awards for his extensive work in westerns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Awards for Chris Alaide )〕 ==Early years== Alcaide was born John ("Jack") Berger to parents George and Frances Conroy Berger in the traditionally steel city of Youngstown, the seat of Mahoning County in eastern Ohio, and served from 1943 to 1946 in the United States Army during World War II. He came to Hollywood, California, after the war to launch his acting career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Chris Alcaide'' Obituary )〕 He was cast in his first, uncredited, screen role as Eddie in the 1950 production of the Tennessee Williams play, ''The Glass Menagerie''. Uncredited roles followed in 1952 in the films ''Smoky Canyon'' and ''Cripple Creek'', a reference to the mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. In 1953, he appeared as George Rose in the film ''The Big Heat'', with Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin. In 1954, he was cast as Jason in ''Overland Pacific''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Alcaide filmography )〕 Alcaide's first television role was as George Timpkin in the 1953 episode "Ming Lama" of ''The Ford Television Theatre'' on NBC. In 1953, he was also cast in "Renegades Wires", the first of four episodes of the syndicated series, ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', starring Bill Williams in the title role. The 1954 ''Kit Carson'' episodes were "Counterfeit Country", "Trouble in Sundown", and "Outlaw's Justice".〔 In 1954, he also appeared three times on the syndicated ''Annie Oakley'' series, with Gail Davis in the title role and Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins. He appeared as Paul Dodson in "Annie and the Brass Collar" and "The Cinder Trail" and then as Gil Warren in "Outlaw Mesa". These were the first of many television western roles to follow for the then 31-year-old Alcaide.〔 Alcaide had "piercing eyes, a cold stare and an earth-shattering deep voice ... his specialty was menacing such heroes as Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright), Richard Boone (Paladin), Clint Walker (Cheyenne Bodie), and even Gail Davis (Annie Oakley)".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tombstone Tribute: Chris Alcaide )〕 His favorite role was that as the lead henchman in ''Kid Galahad'', a 1962 musical film, in which he menaced Elvis Presley as a boxer, Gig Young, and Charles Bronson.〔 Alcaide made two guest appearances on ''Perry Mason''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Alcaide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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