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One of his last appearances seems to be as an orderly in the [[Jeffrey Obrow]] / [[Stephen Carpenter (writer)|Stephen Carpenter]] directed horror film, ''[[The Kindred (film)|The KIndred]]''. in 1987.<ref>BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba769765f Films, TV and people, Steve Conte ]</ref> |
One of his last appearances seems to be as an orderly in the [[Jeffrey Obrow]] / [[Stephen Carpenter (writer)|Stephen Carpenter]] directed horror film, ''[[The Kindred (film)|The KIndred]]''. in 1987.<ref>BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba769765f Films, TV and people, Steve Conte ]</ref> |
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===Thugs and criminals=== |
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Throughout Conte's career, he played an assortment of henchmen and thug roles. He had approximately 23 roles playing, thugs, hoods, henchmen, burglars and criminal types.<ref>IMdb - [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176260/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Steve Conte, Filmography]</ref> |
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He played the part of Henchman Mac in the 1951 film, ''Cattle Queen'',<ref>Theiapolis.com - [https://theiapolis.com/movie-0B44/cattle-queen/cast.html Cast of "Cattle Queen" (1951), a film by Robert Emmett Tansey]</ref> and Henchman Lait in ''Hopalong Cassidy''.<ref>Social TV - [http://socialstv.com/serie/hopalong-cassidy/reparto Hopalong Cassidy, Personajes]</ref> In 1954, he played a bandit in the ''Wild Luke's Boy'' episode of ''[[General Electric Theater]]''.<ref>''Aveleyman.com - [http://aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3528 Steve Conte]</ref> In 1955, he played a henchman in the [[Dick Ross]] directed film, ''[[Wiretapper]]''<ref>moviefone - [https://www.moviefone.com/movie/wiretapper/20008150/credits/ Wiretapper (1955), full cast & crew]</ref>, and Cyclops, "One-Eyed Henchman" in the ''Guns Below the Border'' episode of ''[[The Gene Autry Show]]''. He had also played a henchman in two previous episodes of the show. He played henchmen in three episodes of ''Batman'' which were, ''Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend'', ''Penguin Sets a Trend'', and ''Penguin's Disastrous End''.<ref>IMdb - [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176260/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Steve Conte, Filmography]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Steve Conte | |
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| File:Steve Conte (actor).jpg Actor | |
| Born | January 16, 1920 |
| Died | April 28, 1997 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Steve Conti |
| Years active | 1950 - 1987 |
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Steve Conte was an Italian-born actor who immigrated with his family to the United States in the 1920s. A significant portion of his assorted film and television roles were playing henchmen and thugs as well as various ethnicities. He appeared in approximately fifty different television series as well as over thirty films.
Background
Conte was born in Gagliato, Italy on January 16, 1920. He came with his family via boat to New York. His adolescent years were spent in New York as well. During the Second World War he was based in Europe as part of the Army Air Corps. After the war he married his wife Shirley and had two children. Their marriage lasted until their divorce in the 1950s.[1]
He died of Alzheimer's disease. He is buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial cemetery.
Many of the roles that he played were of the rugged type.[2]
Career
1950s
On of his earliest roles was in 1950 as the Road Agent in Shotgun Messenger which was very first episode of The Marshal of Gunsight Pass.[3] Also the same year he played the part of Matt Riley in the William Berke directed western Gunfire, which starred Don 'Red' Barry, and Robert Lowery.[4] The following year he played the part of the Apache kid in the Ten Thousand Reward episode of The Range Rider.[5][6] Also that year he played Henchman Mac in the Robert Emmett Tansey directed Cattle Queen.[7] In 1959, he played the part of Whorf in the Jerry Warren directed Teenage Zombies.[8] [9]
1960s
In 1960, he had a guest starring role in M Squad episode, The Man Who Lost His Brain. Also in the same year, he had another guest-starring role in Overland Trail in the All the O'Mara Horses episode.[10] In 1962, he played Cabot in the Jerry Warren directed Terror of the Bloodhunters.[11][12]
1970s to 1980s
The early 1970s saw him in films like the western The Gatling Gun as private Mitchell[13], and in the Sci-Fi The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as a Radio Operator.[14] In the late 1970s, he played a prison guard in the Harold Becker directed The Onion Field.[15]
One of his last appearances seems to be as an orderly in the Jeffrey Obrow / Stephen Carpenter directed horror film, The KIndred. in 1987.[16]
Role types
Thugs and criminals
Throughout Conte's career, he played an assortment of henchmen and thug roles. He had approximately 23 roles playing, thugs, hoods, henchmen, burglars and criminal types.[17]
He played the part of Henchman Mac in the 1951 film, Cattle Queen,[18] and Henchman Lait in Hopalong Cassidy.[19] In 1954, he played a bandit in the Wild Luke's Boy episode of General Electric Theater.[20] In 1955, he played a henchman in the Dick Ross directed film, Wiretapper[21], and Cyclops, "One-Eyed Henchman" in the Guns Below the Border episode of The Gene Autry Show. He had also played a henchman in two previous episodes of the show. He played henchmen in three episodes of Batman which were, Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend, Penguin Sets a Trend, and Penguin's Disastrous End.[22]
References
- ^ Celebrity Images - Steve Conte
- ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d edition by Scott Wilson, Foreword by Gregory William Mank - Page 153 2645. Conte, Steve
- ^ TV Acres - Westerns > The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
- ^ Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed., By Michael R. Pitts - 138 1713 Gunfire
- ^ TV Buzer - The Range Rider
- ^ Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996, Harris M. Lentz - Page 328 The Range Rider
- ^ moviefone - Cattle Queen (1951), full cast & crew
- ^ Motion Picture Herald, Volumes 218-219 - Page 151
- ^ Cue, Volume 40, Issues 27-39 - Page 52
- ^ tv.com - Steve Conte
- ^ Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life, Cue Publishing Company, 1971 - Page 62
- ^ Digitally Obsessed, March 08, 2005 - Terror of the Bloodhunters / Liane Jungle Goddess, Review By: Rich Rosell
- ^ Aveleyman.com - The Gatling Gun
- ^ Famous Fix - The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler » Characters
- ^ Academy Awards Oscar 1980 Annual, Art Sarno - Page 93
- ^ BFI - Films, TV and people, Steve Conte
- ^ IMdb - Steve Conte, Filmography
- ^ Theiapolis.com - Cast of "Cattle Queen" (1951), a film by Robert Emmett Tansey
- ^ Social TV - Hopalong Cassidy, Personajes
- ^ Aveleyman.com - Steve Conte
- ^ moviefone - Wiretapper (1955), full cast & crew
- ^ IMdb - Steve Conte, Filmography