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==Background==
==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=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
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=October 31, 2019}}</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>
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>