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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=March 13, 2009}}</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>​

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 CBS' ''Perry Mason.''​

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 CBS' ''Perry Mason.''​

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==Western roles==

==Western roles==

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