Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco (born January 16, 1903 in Reading , Pennsylvania , † December 20, 1992 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Peter Brocco studied theology in college and chose an acting career. In 1932 he appeared in front of the camera for the first time in the drama Die Frau im U-Boot . Like this appearance, many of his other film appearances were uncredited. In parallel to his film roles, Brocco played theater. In the 1950s he was briefly on a blacklist during the McCarthy era , which resulted in a professional ban.
Peter Brocco died of a heart attack at home in December 1992, less than a month before his 90th birthday .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1932: The Woman in the Submarine (Devil and the Deep)
- 1948: The Marshal's Mistress (The Gallant Blade)
- 1949: Spielfieber (The Lady Gambles)
- 1949: Hush money for love letters (The Reckless Moment)
- 1950: Blood feud in New York (Black Hand)
- 1950: House by the River (House by the River)
- 1950: In love, engaged, married (Peggy)
- 1951: Too Young to Kiss
- 1952: Mutiny on the pirate ship (Mutiny)
- 1953: The Bandits of Corsica
- 1954: Hot Patch (Rogue Cop)
- 1956: Big Dan's Legacy (He Laughed Last)
- 1957: The One-Eyed One (Black Patch)
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1961: Everything on one card (Underworld USA)
- 1962: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man ( Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man )
- 1963: The balcony (The Balcony)
- 1969: Some Kind of a Nut
- 1969: A Time for Dying
- 1971: Johnny goes to war (Johnny got his gun)
- 1972: Death comes quietly (Fuzz)
- 1974: The Road of Evil (Homebodies)
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
- 1976: ... who know no mercy (Raid on Entebbe)
- 1976: The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby (The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case)
- 1978: The One and Only
- 1979: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
- 1982: Jekyll and Hyde - The Sharpest Transformation of All Time ( Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again )
- 1982: Fighting Back
- 1983: Eerie Shadow Lights ( Twilight Zone: The Movie )
- 1984: TV - Totally Mad (The Ratings Game)
- 1987: Laguna is on fire (Laguna Heat)
- 1987: Throw mom off the train! (Throw Momma from the Train)
- 1989: The War of the Roses (The War of the Roses)
- 1991: Other People's Money (Other People's Money)
series
- 1952–1956: Adventures of Superman (three episodes)
- 1955: Railway detective Matt Clark ( Stories of the Century , one episode)
- 1960–1962: Incredible Stories (two episodes)
- 1964–1966: On the run ( The Fugitive , three episodes)
- 1965–1966: Enchanting Jeannie ( I Dream of Jeannie , two episodes)
- 1965–1969: In Love with a Witch ( Bewitched , two episodes)
- 1966–1967: Time Tunnel ( The Time Tunnel , two episodes)
- 1967: Starship Enterprise ( Star Trek , an episode)
- 1970–1971: Männerwirtschaft ( The Odd Couple , two episodes)
- 1971: Alias Smith and Jones ( Alias Smith and Jones , two episodes)
- 1975–1979: Detective Rockford - a call is enough ( The Rockford Files , three episodes)
- 1980: Hart to Hart ( Hart to Hart , an episode)
- 1983: The A-Team ( The A-Team , an episode)
- 1979–1984: Trapper John, MD (four episodes)
Web links
- Peter Brocco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Brocco; Veteran performer in Movies, Theater, Television , latimes.com
- ↑ Peter Brocco ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , variety.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brocco, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reading , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1992 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |