Anthony Caruso (actor)
| Anthony Caruso | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1916 Frankfort, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2003 (aged 86) Brentwood, California |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1940–90 |
| Spouse | Tonia Valente (1940–2003; his death; 2 children) |
Anthony Caruso (April 7, 1916 – April 4, 2003) was an American character actor in over 100 American films, usually playing villains, including the First Season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Captain Juan Ortega.[1] Born in Frankfort, Indiana, he was raised in Long Beach, California from the age of 10.
Caruso also had early television roles, some playing sympathetic characters, like "Ash," on an early episode of Gunsmoke. He guest starred on two of Rod Cameron's syndicated series, City Detective and COronado 9. In 1954, Caruso played Tiburcio Vasquez in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated western series, Stories of the Century. He appeared in the first Brian Keith series, Crusader.
At Christmas 1957, Caruso appeared as a Roman Catholic priest in the episode "The Child" of NBC's The Restless Gun, starring John Payne, and also guest starring Dan Blocker and James Gleason.[2]
In 1966, Caruso guest starred in the Barry Sullivan western series The Road West, set in Kansas, in the episode entitled "This Dry and Thirsty Land". From 1966 to 1970 he guest starred on the long running western The Virginian three times.
Some of his more memorable roles were that of the alien gangster "Bela Oxmyx" in the classic Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action", Chief Blackfish on the television series Daniel Boone, Mongo in the film Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, Sengo in Tarzan and the Slave Girl and Louis Ciavelli in The Asphalt Jungle. Caruso played the comical character of the Native American "Red Cloud" on the 1965 Get Smart episode "Washington 4, Indians 3".
Caruso died three days before his 87th birthday in Brentwood, California. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
[edit] References
- ^ Cotter, Bill (1998–2004). "Zorro Episode Descriptions: First Season (1957–1958)". Walt Disney's Zorro tribute site. http://www.billcotter.com/zorro/episodes-first-season.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "The Child," The Restless Gun, DVD, Timeless Media Group
[edit] External links
- Anthony Caruso at Find a Grave
- Anthony Caruso at the Internet Movie Database
- Anthony Caruso at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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