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]

Robert Carricart
Carricart (left) with Richard Reeves in The Lawless Years, 1959
Born	Robert Anthony Carricart (1917-01-18)January 18, 1917 Bordeaux, France
Died	March 3, 1993(1993-03-03) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television and theatre actor
Years active	1947–1991

Life and career

Carricart was born in Bordeaux.[2] At the age of three, he emigrated to the United States, but he emigrated to Spain at the age of 16.[1] He then went back to the United States, later deciding that if he stayed a little longer, he would've had become a bullfighter.[3] He also thought about becoming a playwright.[3][4] Carricart attended the Dramatic Workshop in New York, where he took a playwriting class on the G.I. Bill.[4]

Carricart began his career in 1947, playing Thyreus in the Broadway play Anthony and Cleopatra.[2] His other two theatre credits were 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, 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, 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 singer, 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 going to play George Washington Wishbone on the CBS western television series Rawhide, but 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 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

External links

• Robert Carricart at IMDb
• Robert Carricart at the TCM Movie Database
• Robert Carricart at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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