Albert Carrier (born Alberto Carrieri; October 16, 1919 – May 23, 2002) was a Canadian film and television actor, active in Mexico and the United States.

He was perhaps best known for playing "Pedro Quinn" in the 1983 film Scarface, with also being known for playing the role of "Captain Jacques Tremaine" in the 1965 film Major Dundee.

Albert Carrier

Life and career

Carrier was born Alberto Carrieri in Magog, Quebec, Canada. He began his career in 1950, where he appeared in five Mexican films. He then moved to Hollywood, California to appear in films. In 1958, Carrier co-starred in the film Desert Hell, where he played the role of "Sgt St. Clair". He appeared in films such as: Two Weeks in Another Town, The Secret Life of an American Wife, Fitzwilly, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Do Not Disturb, Tender Is the Night, Thunder in the Sun and Moment to Moment.

Albert Carrier

Carrier also appeared in numerous television programs. In 1963, he played the uncredited role of the Paris policeman "Gendarme" in the film A New Kind of Love.

Albert Carrier

Filmography

References

External links

Rotten Tomatoes profile

1919 births

2002 deaths

Canadian male film actors

Canadian male television actors

20th-century Canadian male actors

Canadian people of Italian descent

Actors from Quebec

Canadian emigrants to Mexico

Canadian expatriates in Mexico

Canadian emigrants to the United States

Canadian expatriates in the United States