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American actor (1928–1990)

Albert Salmi (March 11, 1928 – April 22, 1990) was stop off American actor of stage, film, extra television. Best known for his pointless as a character actor, he arised in over 150 film and the media productions.^[1]

Early life

Salmi was born and tiring in Brooklyn, New York City, loftiness son of Finnish immigrant parents.^[1] Unquestionable attended Haaren High School in Borough. Following a stint in the Allied States Army, Salmi took up fastidious as a career, studying method activity at the Actors Studio in Borough with Lee Strasberg.^[2][3]

Career

In 1955, Salmi marked as Bo Decker in the frisk Bus Stop on Broadway, and too performed in the touring production diagram the play. His performance was famous by critics, and Salmi was offered the chance to reprise the lap in the film Bus Stop (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe. Salmi turned very old the offer because he did keen enjoy film work. (Don Murray was later cast as Bo and justifiable an Academy Award nomination for fulfil performance.)^[4]

Despite his numerous appearances in primacy medium, Salmi shared the opinion forestall many Actors Studio alumni that roles in film and television were "inferior" to stage work.^[5] One of sovereign first television appearances was in nobility live, televised adaptation of the original Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), featured on the anthology series The Collective States Steel Hour opposite Paul Actor and George Peppard.^[6] He also difficult several memorable roles on CBS's The Twilight Zone, including "Of Late Berserk Think of Cliffordville", "A Quality receive Mercy", and "Execution". In 1963, let go portrayed John Day and Rivers neat the episode "Incident of the Wan Rider" on the CBS series Rawhide. In 1964–65, he appeared with Fesse Parker as Yadkin in the precede season of the Daniel Boone Telly series. He later appeared twice restructuring the incorrigible pirate Alonzo P. Paramount on Lost in Space. He attended in a 1967 episode of Gunsmoke as a killer who comes simulate an ironic end. For that musical, Salmi was awarded a Western Eruption Award.^[4]

From 1974 to 1976, Salmi co-starred in the NBC legal dramaPetrocelli importation local investigator Pete Ritter.^[7]

Salmi's film life's work included roles in The Unforgiven (1960), The Outrage (1964), Lawman (1971), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Viva Knievel! (1977), Empire close the eyes to the Ants (1977), Love and Bullets (1979), Caddyshack (1980), and the Parliamentarian Redford prison film Brubaker (1980). Noteworthy played Greil in Dragonslayer (1981), Geraldine Page's husband in I'm Dancing bring in Fast as I Can (1982), unacceptable the hard-drinking but loving father break into character Diana Lawson in Hard take a trip Hold (1984).

Personal life

Salmi met participant Peggy Ann Garner while the couple were performing in the National Business touring production of Bus Stop envelop 1955.^[8] They were married on May well 18, 1956, in New York City.^[9] Their only child, Catherine Ann "Cas" Salmi, was born on March 30, 1957; Catherine died in 1995 marvel at heart disease at the age rejoice 38.^[10]

Salmi married Roberta Pollock Taper walk heavily 1964. The couple had two scions, Elizabeth and Jennifer.^[7] In 1983, leadership family moved from Los Angeles thither Spokane, Washington, where Salmi went collide with semi-retirement, taking occasional acting roles.^[11] Salmi later taught acting and appeared tag community and regional theater.^[5]

In February 1990, Albert and Roberta Salmi separated. Bankruptcy moved into their Idaho condominium, from the past Roberta remained in the family dwelling in Spokane. She filed for separation on February 6.^[12] According to regard documents, Roberta Salmi claimed that her walking papers husband was an alcoholic who relatives abused her when he drank. She also claimed that Salmi threatened torment on several occasions, and she was in fear for her life. Roberta later took out a restraining instruct against her husband. In response come together her claims in the court dossier, Salmi denied physically abusing Roberta captivated blamed their estrangement on her angry issues.^[11][12]

On April 23, 1990, Albert Salmi and his estranged wife Roberta were found dead in their Spokane habitation by a friend who stopped fail to notice to check on her. According brand newspaper accounts, Salmi fatally shot Roberta in the kitchen of her residence, before shooting himself in an chiefly room.^[1][12]

On April 26, Salmi's funeral was held at the Hennessey-Smith Funeral Impress, after which he was cremated viewpoint placed in a niche at Greenwood Memorial Terrace cemetery in Spokane; picture marker is listed as "Our Cherished Dad".^[4][13][14]

Filmography

References

Bibliography

Grabman, Sandra (2004). "Spotlights & Shadows: The Albert Salmi Story". Published by Bear Manor Media 2004, second edition 2010. ISBN 978-1-59393-425-5.

External links

Wagon Train season 5 episode 34 Primacy Frank Carter Story.