Joseph Calleia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Calleia (August 4, 1897 – October 31, 1975), was a Maltese born American singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played opposite some Hollywood greats, including John Wayne, William Holden, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, Alan Ladd and Anthony Quinn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Calleia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1897-08-03
- Died
- 1975-10-31
Known for
- Touch of Evil (1958) — Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
- Gilda (1946) — Det. Maurice Obregon
- The Alamo (1960) — Juan Seguin
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — El Sordo
- After the Thin Man (1936) — Dancer
- The Glass Key (1942) — Nick Varna
- Jungle Book (1942) — Buldeo
- Lured (1947) — Nicholas Moryani
- The Caddy (1953) — Papa Anthony
- Algiers (1938) — Inspector Slimane
- Five Came Back (1939) — Vasquez
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — Drouet
- Deadline at Dawn (1946) — Val Bartelli
- My Little Chickadee (1940) — Jeff Badger
- Golden Boy (1939) — Eddie Fuseli
- The Monster and the Girl (1941) — Deacon