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{{Infobox person
| name=John Berger, known as Chris Alcaide
(American character actor)
| birth_date=October 23, 1922
| birth_place=[[Youngstown]], [[Ohio]], USA
| death_date=June 30, 2004 (aged 82)
| death_place=Palm Springs, [[California]]<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California
| spouse=Peri Hatman Alcaide (1923–2008; married 1956 – his death)
}}
'''Chris Alcaide''' (born '''John Berger'''; October 23, 1922 – June 30, 2004<ref>[http://www.pscemetery.com/pdfs/interments.pdf Palm Springs Cemetery District "Interments of Interest"], pscemetery.com; accessed July 27, 2015.</ref>) was an[[United States|American]] [[actor]], particularly known for his role in [[television]] westerns. He surfaced to national attention as Deputy Joshua Tate in the 1956 film, ''Gnslinger,'', co-starring Beverly Garland as a woman marshal.
In 2003, Alcaide was among recipients, including the [[Sons of the Pioneers]], Tommy Lee Jones, Kris Kristofferson, andKelo Henderson, of the 21st annual Golden Boot Awards] for his extensive work in westerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108/awards|title=Awards for Chris Alaide|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
==Background==
Alcaide was born John ("Jack") Berger to parents George and Frances Conroy Berger in the traditionally [[steel]] city of Youngstown in Mahoning County in eastern [[Ohio]], and served from 1943 to 1946 in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He came to [[Hollywood]], [[California]], after the war to launch his acting career.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/rolodex/Alcaide.html|title=''Chris Alcaide'' Obituary|publisher=mst3kinfo.com|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref>
He was cast in his first, uncredited, screen role as Eddie in the 1950 production of the [[Tennessee Williams]] play, ''The Glass Menagerie.'' Uncredited roles followed in 1952 in the films ''Smoky Canyon'' and ''Cripple Creek,'' a reference to the mining town of Cripple Creek, [[Colorado]]. In 1953, he appeared as George Rose in the film ''The Big Heat,'' with Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin. In 1954, he was cast as Jason in ''Overland Pacific.''<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108|title=Chris Alcaide filmography|publishernternet Movie Database|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
Alcaide's first television role was as George Timpkin in the 1953 episode "Ming Lama" of ''The Ford Television Theatre'' on [[NBC]]. In 1953, he was also cast in "Renegades Wires," the first of four episodes of the syndicated [[television]] series, ''The Adventures of Kit Carson,'' starring Bill Williams in the title role. The 1954 ''Kit Carson'' episodes were "Counterfeit Country," "Trouble in Sundown," and "Outlaw's Justice."<ref name=imdb/>
In 1954, he also appeared three times on the syndicated ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' series, with Gail Davis in the title role and Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins. He appeared as Paul Dodson in "Annie and the Brass Collar" and "The Cinder Trail" and then as Gil Warren in "Outlaw Mesa." These were the first of many television western roles to follow for the then 31-year-old Alcaide.<ref name=imdb/> He had also appeared as different characters in ten episodes of ''The Rifleman.'' characters.
Alcaide had "piercing eyes, a cold stare and an earth-shattering deep voice ... his specialty was menacing such heroes as Ben Cartwright on ''Bonanza,'' Paladin on ''Have Gun - Will Travel,'' Cheyenne Bodie in Clint Walker's ''Cheyenne,'' and even Gail Davis from ''Annie Oakley.''<ref name=tombtr>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildestwesterns.com/no_8/chris_alcaide_tombstone_tribute.htm|title=Tombstone Tribute: Chris Alcaide|publisher=''Wildest Westerns Magazine''|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref> His favorite role was that as the lead henchman in ''Kid Galahad,'' a 1962 musical film, in which he menaced [[Elvis Presley]] as a boxer.<ref name=tombtr/> Alcaide made two guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason]]''.
==Western roles==
Alcaide appeared in 1955 in the syndicated series ''Buffalo Bill, Jr.,'' a [[Gene Autry]] Production starring [[Texas]] native Dick Jones. That same year, he appeared in Autry's ''The Adventures of Champion'' in episodes "The Saddle Tramp" and "Renegade Stallion". From 1955 to 1957, he appeared three times on [[CBS]]'s Saturday morning western, ''Tales of the Texas Rangers,'' in episodes "Uranium Pete," "Hail to the Rangers," and "Trail Herd."<ref name=imdb/>
===''The Rifleman''===
Alcaide appeared ten times on [[ABC]]'s ''The Rifleman'' with Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford.<ref name=rifle>{{cite web|url=http://www.riflemanconnors.com/chris_alcaide.htm|title=''Chris Alcaide''|publisher=Riflemanconnors.com|accessdate=March 13, 2009}} Site includes photos of Alcaide in each ''Rifleman'' role.</ref> Alcaide's ''The Rifleman'' episodes aired between 1959 and 1962 and included the roles of:
* Hamp Ferris in "The Trade"
* Panama Billings in "The Obituary"
* Lon Perry in "A Case of Identity"
* Spence in "A Time for Singing"
* Schroeder in "Meeting at Midnight"
* Ben Casper in "Dead Cold Cash"
* Ross in the two-part "The Wyoming Story"
* Will Carney in "The Journey Back"
* Dave Rankin in "Squeeze Play"<ref name=rifle/>
===Other western roles===
* ''Tales of the Texas Rangers,'' three times as Ben Thomas (1955-1957).
* ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre'' as Morgan in "Return to Nowhere" (CBS, 1956), and as Nate Evers in "A Gun for My Bride" (1957), as Vic Grauer in "Three Days to Death," as Clay Culhane in "Threat of Violence," Deputy Sheriff Jason Merrick in "The Accuser" and Marshal Bly Newsome is "Bury Me Dead" (all 1958). The role of Clay Culhane was later taken by Peter Breck and expanded into the ABC's series ''Black Saddle,'' on which Alcaide guest starred as Bill Logan in the 1959 episode "The Long Rider."
* ''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]'' as the Indian Brown Eagle in "Passage Deferred" (1956) and as John Brett in "Hired Killer" (ABC, 1958).
* ''Sugarfoo]'', as Clay Horton in "Trail's End" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Colt .45'' as Grimes in "Small Man" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Maverick'' as Tony Cadiz in "Stampede" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Casey Jones'' as Dan Durgin in "Satan's Wail" (Syndicated, 1957).
* ''Sheriff of Cochise'' as Earl Palmer in "Federal Witness" (Syndicated, 1957).
* ''The Californians'' as Gordon in "The Street" (NBC, 1958).
* ''State Trooper'' as Bart in "The Case of the Happy Dragon" and "When the Cat's Away" (Syndicated, 1958).
* 'U.S. Marshal'' as Marko Corbin in "The Fugitives" (Syndicated, 1958).
* ''Trackdown'' as a prisoner in "The San Saba Incident" (1957) and as Cass Desmond in "Deadly Decoy" (1958).
* ''Texas John Slaughter'' of ABC's ''Disneyland'' as an outlaw in "Ambush in Laredo" (1958).
* ''Frontier Doctor'', with[Rex Allen in title role; Alcaide appeared as Ed Slater in episode "Broken Barrier" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Bronco]]'' as Brutus Traxel in "The Silent Witness" (ABC, 1959).
* ''Man Without a Gun'' as Johnny Kansas in "Teenage Idol" and "The Hero" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Shotgun Slade'' in "Freight Line" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' as Bull Sherman in "Estralita" and as Cree Colter in "Chain Gang" (CBS, 1959).
* ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', with Dale Robertson in the starring role, Alcaide appeared as Notch Duggin in "Forty-Four Forty" (NBC, 1960).
* ''The Texan,'' four episodes, 1958–1960, including as Deputy Luke Smith in "Presentation Gun" (CBS, 1960).
* ''Law of the Plainsman,'' three episodes, including as Charlie Wolf in "Blood Trails" (NBC, 1959).
* ''The Deputy'' as Fred Tanner in "The Choice" (NBC, 1960).
* ''Tate'' as Parney in "The Mary Hardin Story" (NBC, 1960).
* ''Two Faces West'' as Willis in "The Prisoner" (Syndicated, 1961).
* ''Klondike'' as Greyson in "The Hostages" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Stagecoach West'' in "The Remounts" (ABC, 1961).
* ''Gunsmoke'', five episodes, 1955–1961, including last appearance as Mike Boatright in "Big Man" (CBS, 1961).
* ''Lawman'' as Ben Moray in "The Shelter" (1959) and "Cold Fear" (ABC, 1961).
* ''The Tall Man'' as Joe Durango in "The Liberty Belle" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Rawhide,'' three episodes, including as Roy Craddock in "The Inside Man" (CBS, 1961).
* ''Laramie,'' thre,'' with Chill Wills, as Paul in "The Clan Macduff" (CBS, 1962).
* ''Cheyenne'' as Deputy Hack in "Star in the Dust" (1956) and as Harry Thomas in "The Quick and the Deadly" (ABC, 1962).<ref name=imdb/>
* ''The Dakotas'' as Metric in "Thunder in Pleasant Valley" (ABC, 1963).
* ''Have Gun – Will Travel,'' four episodes from 1958–1963, including as Brock March in "The Eve of St. Elmo" (CBS, 1963).
* ''Destry'' as Ace in "Ride to Rio Verde" (ABC, 1964).
* ''Death Valley Day'' as Jules Reni in "The Man Who Died Twice (1963) and as Hackett in "Birthright" (Syndicated, 1965).
* ''A Man Called Shenandoah'' as Frank Abbott in "The Locket" (ABC, 1965).
* ''The Virginian'' in "The Judgment" (1963) and "Beyond the Border" (NBC, 1965).
* ''Branded'' as Karp in "Leap Upon Mountains" (1965) and as John F. Parker in "This Stage of Fools" (NBC, 1966).
* ''[[Daniel Boone]]'' as Flathead Joseph in "Tekawitha McLeod" (1964) and as Noah Pierce in "The Prisoner" (NBC, 1966).
* ''Bonanza,'' three episodes, as Captain James Bolton in "Escape to Ponderosa" (1960), as Gus Hannah in "The Boss" (1963), and as Blake in "The Deed and the Dilemma" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Hondo'' as Selby in "Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow" (ABC, 1967).
* ''The Big Valley,'' four episodes, including as Ryan in "Hell Hath No Fury", Alcaide's last appearance in a western (ABC, November 14, 1968).<ref name=imdb/>
==Dramatic roles==
Alcaide also appeared in network drama series:
* ''Meet McGraw]', starring Frank Lovejoy, with Alcaide in the role of "Frank" in the episode "Mohave" (NBC, 1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Crime/MeetMcGraw.htm|title=Meet McGraw|publisher=Classic TV Archives|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref>
* ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective,'' starring David Janssen, as a thug in "One Foot in the Grave" (CBS, 1958) and as Robert in "The Popskull" (NBC, 1960).
* ''The Roaring 20's'' as Nick Zorich in "Vendetta on Bleecker Street" (ABC, 1960).
* ''Dante'' as Nick Steele in "A Punch from Judy" (NBC, 1960).
* ''87th Precinct'' as Sergeant Briggs in "Run, Rabbit, Run" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Shannon'' as Jack O'Hara in "Duke of the Valley" (Syndicated, 1962).
* ''[[Perry Mason]],'' two episodes: Jerry Morrow in "The Case of the Shattered Dream" (1959) and as Gus Wiler in "The Case of the Lurid Letter" (CBS, 1962).
* ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' as Hodges in "A Black Dress for Gina" (ABC, 1963).
* ''The Outer Limits'' as Colonel Danvers in "The Invisible Enemy" (ABC, 1964).
* ''The Fugitive'' as Lieutenant Horvath in "Trial by Fire" (ABC, 1965).
* ''Run for Your Life'' as unidentified man in "Night Train from Chicago" (NBC, 1965).
* ''T.H.E. Cat'' as Bayo in "A Slight Family Trait" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Lassie'' as Banning in "Lure of the Wild" (CBS, 1967).
* ''Dragnet,'' second Jack Webb]series, in "The Bank Jobs" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Land of the Giants'' as Sergeant Arnak in "Seven Little Indians," his last drama role before retirement from acting (ABC, 1969).<ref name=imdb/>
==Later years==
Alcaide came out of retirement in 1982 to play an unnamed man in a corporate boardroom in the film ''Hammett,', a fictional story of he author [[Dashiell Hammett]].<ref name=imdb/> He appeared as the Chief Justice in the 1987 Charles Bronson film ''Assassination.''.<ref name=obit/>
In 1956, Alcaide married the former Peri Hatman (July 27, 1923 – March 15, 2008) formerly of [[New York]. After his retirement from acting, the couple operated Peri's Pictures, an [[art gallery]] in West Hollywood, California, which specialized in old movie stills.<ref name=obit/> In 1995, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Alcaide<ref>[http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated]</ref>
==Death==
Alcaide died at the age of eighty-one of [[cancer]] Palm Springs. His widow died in Palm Springs some four years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108/bio|title=Biographical sketch of Chris Alcaide|publisher=IMBD|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref> The couple is interred at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City in Riverside County, California.<ref>{{Find a Grave|54474189}}; {{Find a Grave|104182809|Peri Alcaide}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcaide, Chris}}
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:Ohio]]
[[Category:Actors]]
[[CategoryTelevision]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
| name=John Berger, known as Chris Alcaide
(American character actor)
| birth_date=October 23, 1922
| birth_place=[[Youngstown]], [[Ohio]], USA
| death_date=June 30, 2004 (aged 82)
| death_place=Palm Springs, [[California]]<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California
| spouse=Peri Hatman Alcaide (1923–2008; married 1956 – his death)
}}
'''Chris Alcaide''' (born '''John Berger'''; October 23, 1922 – June 30, 2004<ref>[http://www.pscemetery.com/pdfs/interments.pdf Palm Springs Cemetery District "Interments of Interest"], pscemetery.com; accessed July 27, 2015.</ref>) was an[[United States|American]] [[actor]], particularly known for his role in [[television]] westerns. He surfaced to national attention as Deputy Joshua Tate in the 1956 film, ''Gnslinger,'', co-starring Beverly Garland as a woman marshal.
In 2003, Alcaide was among recipients, including the [[Sons of the Pioneers]], Tommy Lee Jones, Kris Kristofferson, andKelo Henderson, of the 21st annual Golden Boot Awards] for his extensive work in westerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108/awards|title=Awards for Chris Alaide|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
==Background==
Alcaide was born John ("Jack") Berger to parents George and Frances Conroy Berger in the traditionally [[steel]] city of Youngstown in Mahoning County in eastern [[Ohio]], and served from 1943 to 1946 in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He came to [[Hollywood]], [[California]], after the war to launch his acting career.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/rolodex/Alcaide.html|title=''Chris Alcaide'' Obituary|publisher=mst3kinfo.com|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref>
He was cast in his first, uncredited, screen role as Eddie in the 1950 production of the [[Tennessee Williams]] play, ''The Glass Menagerie.'' Uncredited roles followed in 1952 in the films ''Smoky Canyon'' and ''Cripple Creek,'' a reference to the mining town of Cripple Creek, [[Colorado]]. In 1953, he appeared as George Rose in the film ''The Big Heat,'' with Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin. In 1954, he was cast as Jason in ''Overland Pacific.''<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108|title=Chris Alcaide filmography|publishernternet Movie Database|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
Alcaide's first television role was as George Timpkin in the 1953 episode "Ming Lama" of ''The Ford Television Theatre'' on [[NBC]]. In 1953, he was also cast in "Renegades Wires," the first of four episodes of the syndicated [[television]] series, ''The Adventures of Kit Carson,'' starring Bill Williams in the title role. The 1954 ''Kit Carson'' episodes were "Counterfeit Country," "Trouble in Sundown," and "Outlaw's Justice."<ref name=imdb/>
In 1954, he also appeared three times on the syndicated ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' series, with Gail Davis in the title role and Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins. He appeared as Paul Dodson in "Annie and the Brass Collar" and "The Cinder Trail" and then as Gil Warren in "Outlaw Mesa." These were the first of many television western roles to follow for the then 31-year-old Alcaide.<ref name=imdb/> He had also appeared as different characters in ten episodes of ''The Rifleman.'' characters.
Alcaide had "piercing eyes, a cold stare and an earth-shattering deep voice ... his specialty was menacing such heroes as Ben Cartwright on ''Bonanza,'' Paladin on ''Have Gun - Will Travel,'' Cheyenne Bodie in Clint Walker's ''Cheyenne,'' and even Gail Davis from ''Annie Oakley.''<ref name=tombtr>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildestwesterns.com/no_8/chris_alcaide_tombstone_tribute.htm|title=Tombstone Tribute: Chris Alcaide|publisher=''Wildest Westerns Magazine''|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref> His favorite role was that as the lead henchman in ''Kid Galahad,'' a 1962 musical film, in which he menaced [[Elvis Presley]] as a boxer.<ref name=tombtr/> Alcaide made two guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason]]''.
==Western roles==
Alcaide appeared in 1955 in the syndicated series ''Buffalo Bill, Jr.,'' a [[Gene Autry]] Production starring [[Texas]] native Dick Jones. That same year, he appeared in Autry's ''The Adventures of Champion'' in episodes "The Saddle Tramp" and "Renegade Stallion". From 1955 to 1957, he appeared three times on [[CBS]]'s Saturday morning western, ''Tales of the Texas Rangers,'' in episodes "Uranium Pete," "Hail to the Rangers," and "Trail Herd."<ref name=imdb/>
===''The Rifleman''===
Alcaide appeared ten times on [[ABC]]'s ''The Rifleman'' with Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford.<ref name=rifle>{{cite web|url=http://www.riflemanconnors.com/chris_alcaide.htm|title=''Chris Alcaide''|publisher=Riflemanconnors.com|accessdate=March 13, 2009}} Site includes photos of Alcaide in each ''Rifleman'' role.</ref> Alcaide's ''The Rifleman'' episodes aired between 1959 and 1962 and included the roles of:
* Hamp Ferris in "The Trade"
* Panama Billings in "The Obituary"
* Lon Perry in "A Case of Identity"
* Spence in "A Time for Singing"
* Schroeder in "Meeting at Midnight"
* Ben Casper in "Dead Cold Cash"
* Ross in the two-part "The Wyoming Story"
* Will Carney in "The Journey Back"
* Dave Rankin in "Squeeze Play"<ref name=rifle/>
===Other western roles===
* ''Tales of the Texas Rangers,'' three times as Ben Thomas (1955-1957).
* ''Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre'' as Morgan in "Return to Nowhere" (CBS, 1956), and as Nate Evers in "A Gun for My Bride" (1957), as Vic Grauer in "Three Days to Death," as Clay Culhane in "Threat of Violence," Deputy Sheriff Jason Merrick in "The Accuser" and Marshal Bly Newsome is "Bury Me Dead" (all 1958). The role of Clay Culhane was later taken by Peter Breck and expanded into the ABC's series ''Black Saddle,'' on which Alcaide guest starred as Bill Logan in the 1959 episode "The Long Rider."
* ''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]'' as the Indian Brown Eagle in "Passage Deferred" (1956) and as John Brett in "Hired Killer" (ABC, 1958).
* ''Sugarfoo]'', as Clay Horton in "Trail's End" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Colt .45'' as Grimes in "Small Man" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Maverick'' as Tony Cadiz in "Stampede" (ABC, 1957).
* ''Casey Jones'' as Dan Durgin in "Satan's Wail" (Syndicated, 1957).
* ''Sheriff of Cochise'' as Earl Palmer in "Federal Witness" (Syndicated, 1957).
* ''The Californians'' as Gordon in "The Street" (NBC, 1958).
* ''State Trooper'' as Bart in "The Case of the Happy Dragon" and "When the Cat's Away" (Syndicated, 1958).
* 'U.S. Marshal'' as Marko Corbin in "The Fugitives" (Syndicated, 1958).
* ''Trackdown'' as a prisoner in "The San Saba Incident" (1957) and as Cass Desmond in "Deadly Decoy" (1958).
* ''Texas John Slaughter'' of ABC's ''Disneyland'' as an outlaw in "Ambush in Laredo" (1958).
* ''Frontier Doctor'', with[Rex Allen in title role; Alcaide appeared as Ed Slater in episode "Broken Barrier" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Bronco]]'' as Brutus Traxel in "The Silent Witness" (ABC, 1959).
* ''Man Without a Gun'' as Johnny Kansas in "Teenage Idol" and "The Hero" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Shotgun Slade'' in "Freight Line" (Syndicated, 1959).
* ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' as Bull Sherman in "Estralita" and as Cree Colter in "Chain Gang" (CBS, 1959).
* ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', with Dale Robertson in the starring role, Alcaide appeared as Notch Duggin in "Forty-Four Forty" (NBC, 1960).
* ''The Texan,'' four episodes, 1958–1960, including as Deputy Luke Smith in "Presentation Gun" (CBS, 1960).
* ''Law of the Plainsman,'' three episodes, including as Charlie Wolf in "Blood Trails" (NBC, 1959).
* ''The Deputy'' as Fred Tanner in "The Choice" (NBC, 1960).
* ''Tate'' as Parney in "The Mary Hardin Story" (NBC, 1960).
* ''Two Faces West'' as Willis in "The Prisoner" (Syndicated, 1961).
* ''Klondike'' as Greyson in "The Hostages" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Stagecoach West'' in "The Remounts" (ABC, 1961).
* ''Gunsmoke'', five episodes, 1955–1961, including last appearance as Mike Boatright in "Big Man" (CBS, 1961).
* ''Lawman'' as Ben Moray in "The Shelter" (1959) and "Cold Fear" (ABC, 1961).
* ''The Tall Man'' as Joe Durango in "The Liberty Belle" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Rawhide,'' three episodes, including as Roy Craddock in "The Inside Man" (CBS, 1961).
* ''Laramie,'' thre,'' with Chill Wills, as Paul in "The Clan Macduff" (CBS, 1962).
* ''Cheyenne'' as Deputy Hack in "Star in the Dust" (1956) and as Harry Thomas in "The Quick and the Deadly" (ABC, 1962).<ref name=imdb/>
* ''The Dakotas'' as Metric in "Thunder in Pleasant Valley" (ABC, 1963).
* ''Have Gun – Will Travel,'' four episodes from 1958–1963, including as Brock March in "The Eve of St. Elmo" (CBS, 1963).
* ''Destry'' as Ace in "Ride to Rio Verde" (ABC, 1964).
* ''Death Valley Day'' as Jules Reni in "The Man Who Died Twice (1963) and as Hackett in "Birthright" (Syndicated, 1965).
* ''A Man Called Shenandoah'' as Frank Abbott in "The Locket" (ABC, 1965).
* ''The Virginian'' in "The Judgment" (1963) and "Beyond the Border" (NBC, 1965).
* ''Branded'' as Karp in "Leap Upon Mountains" (1965) and as John F. Parker in "This Stage of Fools" (NBC, 1966).
* ''[[Daniel Boone]]'' as Flathead Joseph in "Tekawitha McLeod" (1964) and as Noah Pierce in "The Prisoner" (NBC, 1966).
* ''Bonanza,'' three episodes, as Captain James Bolton in "Escape to Ponderosa" (1960), as Gus Hannah in "The Boss" (1963), and as Blake in "The Deed and the Dilemma" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Hondo'' as Selby in "Hondo and the Ghost of Ed Dow" (ABC, 1967).
* ''The Big Valley,'' four episodes, including as Ryan in "Hell Hath No Fury", Alcaide's last appearance in a western (ABC, November 14, 1968).<ref name=imdb/>
==Dramatic roles==
Alcaide also appeared in network drama series:
* ''Meet McGraw]', starring Frank Lovejoy, with Alcaide in the role of "Frank" in the episode "Mohave" (NBC, 1957).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Crime/MeetMcGraw.htm|title=Meet McGraw|publisher=Classic TV Archives|accessdate=September 9, 2009}}</ref>
* ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective,'' starring David Janssen, as a thug in "One Foot in the Grave" (CBS, 1958) and as Robert in "The Popskull" (NBC, 1960).
* ''The Roaring 20's'' as Nick Zorich in "Vendetta on Bleecker Street" (ABC, 1960).
* ''Dante'' as Nick Steele in "A Punch from Judy" (NBC, 1960).
* ''87th Precinct'' as Sergeant Briggs in "Run, Rabbit, Run" (NBC, 1961).
* ''Shannon'' as Jack O'Hara in "Duke of the Valley" (Syndicated, 1962).
* ''[[Perry Mason]],'' two episodes: Jerry Morrow in "The Case of the Shattered Dream" (1959) and as Gus Wiler in "The Case of the Lurid Letter" (CBS, 1962).
* ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' as Hodges in "A Black Dress for Gina" (ABC, 1963).
* ''The Outer Limits'' as Colonel Danvers in "The Invisible Enemy" (ABC, 1964).
* ''The Fugitive'' as Lieutenant Horvath in "Trial by Fire" (ABC, 1965).
* ''Run for Your Life'' as unidentified man in "Night Train from Chicago" (NBC, 1965).
* ''T.H.E. Cat'' as Bayo in "A Slight Family Trait" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Lassie'' as Banning in "Lure of the Wild" (CBS, 1967).
* ''Dragnet,'' second Jack Webb]series, in "The Bank Jobs" (NBC, 1967).
* ''Land of the Giants'' as Sergeant Arnak in "Seven Little Indians," his last drama role before retirement from acting (ABC, 1969).<ref name=imdb/>
==Later years==
Alcaide came out of retirement in 1982 to play an unnamed man in a corporate boardroom in the film ''Hammett,', a fictional story of he author [[Dashiell Hammett]].<ref name=imdb/> He appeared as the Chief Justice in the 1987 Charles Bronson film ''Assassination.''.<ref name=obit/>
In 1956, Alcaide married the former Peri Hatman (July 27, 1923 – March 15, 2008) formerly of [[New York]. After his retirement from acting, the couple operated Peri's Pictures, an [[art gallery]] in West Hollywood, California, which specialized in old movie stills.<ref name=obit/> In 1995, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Alcaide<ref>[http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated]</ref>
==Death==
Alcaide died at the age of eighty-one of [[cancer]] Palm Springs. His widow died in Palm Springs some four years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0017108/bio|title=Biographical sketch of Chris Alcaide|publisher=IMBD|accessdate=March 13, 2009}}</ref> The couple is interred at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City in Riverside County, California.<ref>{{Find a Grave|54474189}}; {{Find a Grave|104182809|Peri Alcaide}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcaide, Chris}}
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:Ohio]]
[[Category:Actors]]
[[CategoryTelevision]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:United States Army]]