Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

Infobox actor
name = Albert Salmi
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birthdate = birth date|1928|3|11|mf=y
birthplace = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1990|4|22|1928|3|11|mf=y
deathplace = Spokane, Washington, U.S.

Albert Salmi (March 11, 1928 - April 22, 1990) was an American actor.

Biography

Albert Salmi was born in Brooklyn, New York to Finnish immigrant parents, and following a stint in the Army, took up acting as a career, studying Method acting with Lee Strasberg. In 1955, Salmi starred in "Bus Stop" on Broadway. He was asked to go on the road with the show, where he fell in love with and married his leading lady, former child star Peggy Ann Garner, on May 16, 1956. Their only child, Catherine Ann Salmi, died in 1995 of premature heart disease at the age of 38.

He made his film debut as Smerdjakov in the 1958 movie version of "The Brothers Karamazov", with Yul Brynner, Lee J. Cobb, William Shatner, and Richard Basehart - a film for which Salmi turned down an Oscar-nomination. Salmi's next film was "The Bravados" in which he played one of the villains hunted down by hero Gregory Peck. The National Board of Review presented Salmi with the NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in both of these films.

He held several memorable roles on "The Twilight Zone" including "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" and "Execution" and also appeared twice as the incorrigible pirate, Alonzo P. Tucker on "Lost in Space". He appeared in a "Gunsmoke" episode as a killer who comes to an ironic end. He also guest starred in "Combat!", and many other television shows.

Salmi and Garner divorced on March 13, 1963. Around the same time, he started a role as the comical Yadkin on TV's "Daniel Boone" opposite Fess Parker. He also had a regular role on the 1970s TV law series "Petrocelli". In the series "Land of the Giants" last episode he appeared as a pair of evil twins.

A high point of Salmi's career came in 1968, when he was cast in the Arthur Miller play "The Price". He played the lead on Broadway and in London.

Death

In 1990, Salmi and his second wife, Roberta, were found shot to death in their home in Spokane, Washington. According to police, Salmi, who was separated from Roberta at the time, shot his wife and then himself. [cite news| title= Albert Salmi, Actor, 62, Is Found Shot to Death in Home With Wife| publisher = The New York Times | date =1990-04-25 | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D9163DF936A15757C0A966958260 | accessdate =2008-03-29]

Further reading

* Grabman, Sandra (2005). "Spotlights & Shadows - The Albert Salmi Story". Albany: BearManor Media ISBN 1-59393-001-1

References

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NAME= Salmi, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= March 11, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH= April 22, 1990
PLACE OF DEATH= Rockwood, Washington


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