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Albert Salmi Biography (1928-1990)

Born March 11, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY; committed suicide, April 23, 1990, in Spokane, WA; married Peggy Ann Garner (an actress), May 10, 1956 (divorced, 1963); married Roberta Pollock (died, April 23, 1990); children: (first marriage) Katherine. Avocational interests: Painting. Career: Actor. Also worked as a Pinkerton detective. Military service: Served in WorldWar II. Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild,American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Awards, Honors: Acting awards, c. 1955, for Bus Stop; National Board of Review Award, best supporting actor, 1958, for The Bravados and The Brothers Karamazov; Western Heritage Award (also known as the Wrangler Award), NationalCowboy Hall of Fame, 1967, for portrayal of Holly in "Death Watch," an episode of Gunsmoke; Variety Poll of London Critics Award (with others), best male supporting performance in a play, 1969, for The Price..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

March 11, 1928

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Death Details

April 23, 1990

Spokane, Washington, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Smerdjakov, The Brothers Karamazov (also known as Karamazovand The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• Ed Taylor, The Bravados, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Charlie Rawlins, The Unforgiven, United Artists, 1960
• Hank Bailey, Wild River, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
• Sheriff, The Outrage, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Deputy Meshaw, The Flim Flam Man (also known as One Born EveryMinute), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
• Octavius Roy, Hour of the Gun, United Artists, 1967
• Jose Ortega, The Ambushers, Columbia, 1968
• Cletus Grogan, Three Guns for Texas, Universal, 1968
• Rafe Augustine, The Man Hunter, Universal, 1969
• Harvey Stenbaugh, The Lawman, United Artists, 1971
• Cobb, Something Big, National General, 1971
• Schmidt, The Deserter (also known as Ride to Glory, Djavolja kicma, and La spina dorsale del diavolo), Paramount, 1971
• "E-1," Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox,1971
• Splint, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, Twentieth Century-Fox,1974
• Dolek, The Take, Columbia, 1974
• Jack McQueen, The Legend of Earl Durand, 1974
• Sheriff Art Kincade, Empire of the Ants, American International Pictures, 1977
• Cortland, Viva Knievel! (also known as Seconds to Live), Warner Bros., 1977
• Sheriff Larkin, Moonshine County Express, New World Pictures, 1977
• Sheriff, Black Oak Conspiracy, New World Pictures, 1977
• George, The Sweet Creek County War, Key, 1978
• Andy, Love and Bullets, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1979
• Mr. Noonan, Caddyshack, Warner Bros., 1980
• Tank, Steel (also known as Look Down and Die and Men ofSteel), World/Northal, 1980
• Rory Poke, Brubaker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Delgato, Cuba Crossing (also known as Assignment: Kill Castro, Key West Crossing, Kill Castro, The Mercenaries, Sweet Dirty Tony, and Sweet Violent Tony), Key West, 1980
• Ozzie Randolph, Cloud Dancer, Prism Pictures, 1980
• Inspector Sturgess, The Witch (also known as Superstition),Lightning/Future Film, 1981
• Colonel Liakhov, The Guns and the Fury, Bordeaux, 1981
• St. Helens, Killer Volcano, Vestron, 1981
• Greil, Dragonslayer, United Artists, 1981
• Captain Billingham, Burned at the Stake (also known as The Coming), 1981
• Captain Ellis, Love Child, Warner Bros., 1982
• Ben Martin, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982
• Johnny Lawson, Hard to Hold, Universal, 1984
• United States Emissary Drane, Born American (also known as Arctic Heat and Jaeaetaevae Polte), Concorde, 1986
• Johnny Scot, Breaking In, Samuel Goldwyn, 1989
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Yadkin, Daniel Boone, NBC, 1964-65
• Peter "Pete" Ritter, Petrocelli, NBC, 1974-76
• Miniseries
• Senator Bert McConnadin, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976
• Peter Markevich, Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (also known as79 Park Avenue), NBC, 1977
• Movies
• Quinn, The Meanest Men in the West, 1967
• Poss Timmerlake, Menace on the Mountain, 1970
• Frank Taggert, Female Artillery, ABC, 1973
• Night Games, NBC, 1974
• Lester Mitchell, Undercover with the KKK (also known as The Freedom Riders and My Undercover Years with the KKK), 1979
• Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (also known as Portrait of a Rebel: Margaret Sanger), CBS, 1980
• The Great Cash Giveaway, NBC, 1980
• Hugh Glover, Thou Shalt Not Kill, 1982
• Ed Dietz, Best Kept Secrets, ABC, 1984
• Judge Dupree, Fatal Vision, NBC, 1984
• Sergeant Oliphant, Dress Gray, NBC, 1986
• Sheriff Bill Sommers, Jesse (also known as Desert Nurse), CBS, 1988
• Mr. Maxwell, Billy the Kid (also known as Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid and The Kid), TNT, 1989
• Till We Meet Again (also known as Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again), CBS, 1989
• Specials
• J. B. Salter, "B-Men," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
• Episodic
• "Bang the Drum Slowly," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1956
• Holmes, "Survival," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1956
• "Noon on Doomsday," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1956
• "The Hill Wife," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1957
• Putnam Cox, "Most Blessed Woman," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1957
• Jones, "The Dangerous People," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1957
• Man under Glass, CBS, 1958
• "Somewhere South of Suva," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1959
• Joe Caswell, "Execution," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960
• "Silent Thunder," Bonanza, NBC, 1960
• Peter Sheeran, "The Old Foolishness," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1961
• "Button in the Haystack," Naked City, syndicated, 1961
• "Wagon to Fort Anderson," Wagon Train, NBC, 1961
• Steve "Country Boy" Parrish, "Power Play," The Untouchables, ABC,1961
• "Panic Wagon," The Investigators, CBS, 1961
• Causarano, "A Quality of Mercy," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
• "The Frank Carter Story," Wagon Train, NBC and ABC, 1962
• "It Tolls for Thee," The Virginian, NBC, 1962
• Sergeant Jenkins, "Cat and Mouse," Combat, ABC, 1962
• William J. Feathersmith, "Of Late, I Think of Cliffordville," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963
• "Man in a Blackout," Redigo, NBC, 1963
• "Brother Thaddeus," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
• Chuck, "Angels Travel on Lonely Roads" (parts one and two), The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
• "The Nicest Girl in Gomorrah," Destry, ABC, 1964
• "The Mary S. McDowall Story," Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1964
• "A Little Learning," The Virginian, NBC, 1965
• "Weight of the World," I Spy, NBC, 1965
• "Jinx," Laredo, NBC, 1965
• Holly, "Death Watch," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1966
• Tucker, "The Sky Pirate," Lost in Space, CBS, 1966
• Keeno Nash, "Under a Dark Star," The Big Valley, ABC, 1966
• Captain Alfred Brent, "Dead Men's Doubloons," Voyage to the Bottomof the Sea, ABC, 1966
• "The Plunderers," The F.B.I., ABC, 1966
• "Brotherhood," T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966
• Marcus Alley, "The Thirteenth Man," Bonanza, NBC, 1967
• Tucker, "Treasure of the Lost Planet," Lost in Space, CBS, 1967
• Ed Carstairs, "Mistaken Identity," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1967
• Birch, "The Buffalo Man," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
• "Dangerous Prey," Custer (also known as The Legend of Custer), ABC, 1967
• "The Death Wagon," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
• "A Girl Named George," Bonanza, NBC, 1968
• Melzac/Bryk, "Graveyard of Fools," Land of the Giants, ABC, 1970
• Vince Ryan, "The Payoff," Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 1970
• Sheriff, "Search in Limbo," Bonanza, NBC, 1971
• White Horse/Pal Morrison, "A Man to Match the Land," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1971
• "Three-Way Split," The F.B.I., ABC, 1971
• "Ambush at Rio Lobo," Bonanza, NBC, 1972
• Joe Bristol, "The Waiting Room," Night Gallery, NBC, 1972
• "Canyon of No Return," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972
• "Nine Lives," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
• Joe Rudolph, "The House on Hyde Street," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
• "Cry of the Night Beast," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
• Sheriff Baker, "Guess Who's Coming to Town?," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982
• "Legionnaires: Part 1," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
• Jonathan Fletcher, "Diamonds 'n Dust," The A Team, NBC, 1983
• Buck Rayburn, "Custom K.I.T.T.," Knight Rider, NBC, 1983
• Johnathan J. Rush, "Love to Take You Home," Knots Landing, CBS, 1984
• Johnathan J. Rush, "To Sing His Praise," Knots Landing, CBS, 1985
• "Home of the Brave," The Young Riders, ABC, 1989
• Also appeared in "Noon on Doomsday," Theatre Guild, CBS; appearedin episodes of Barnaby Jones, CBS; The Defenders, CBS; Destry, ABC; The Eleventh Hour, syndicated; Have Gun Will Travel, CBS; Jesse James, ABC; Rawhide, CBS; Route 66, syndicated; Shenandoah, ABC; Stoney Burke, syndicated; Trailmaster, ABC; and Twelve O'Clock High, ABC.
• Pilots
• Raif, Kung Fu, ABC, 1972
• Stage Appearances
• The Scarecrow, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1952
• Roger Gatt, End As a Man, Theatre de Lys, then Vanderbilt Theatre,New York City, both 1953
• Jim Curry, The Rainmaker, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1954
• Bo Decker, Bus Stop, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1955
• Yank Sun, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1956
• Title role, Howie, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1958
• He, The Failures, Fourth Street Theatre, New York City, 1959
• John Paul Jones, Once There Was a Russian, Music Box Theatre, 1961
• Matt Burke, Anna Christie, Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood,CA, 1966
• Victor Franz, The Price, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1968thenDuke of York's Theatre, London, England, 1969
• Major Tours
• Bo Decker, Bus Stop, U.S. cities, 1955

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, April 25, 1990, .*