Long careers are rarer than they look, and Albert Dekker has become a familiar face who has seen the business change around him more than once. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 89 years. For much of the audience, Albert Dekker is Pat Harrigan from 'The Wild Bunch', whatever else the credits say. 'East of Eden' belongs on any short list of his work. The first screen credit dates from 1937. Most of the work sits in drama.
Albert Dekker
Actor · Since 1939
62 years (Dec 20, 1905 – May 5, 1968)Brooklyn, USABrooklyn, New York, USA
73 Movies · 11 Series
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Albert Dekker has become a familiar face who has seen the business change around him more than once. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 89 years. For much of the audience, Albert Dekker is Pat Harrigan from 'The Wild Bunch', whatever else the credits say. 'East of Eden' belongs on any short list of his work. The first screen credit dates from 1937. Most of the work sits in drama.
Albert Dekker (December 20, 1905 – May 5, 1968) was an American character actor and politician best known for his roles in Dr. Cyclops, The Killers, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Wild Bunch. He is sometimes credited as Albert Van Dekker or Albert van Dekker.Albert Dekker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.