Albert Dekker (1905 - 1968)
Albert Dekker (left, with Ava Gardner) in The Killers
Member of the California State Assembly from the 57th district from 1945 - 1947
Film Deaths
- Beau Geste (1939) [Legionnaire Schwartz]: Shot to death in a battle with Arab soldiers.
- Dr. Cyclops (1940) [Dr. Alexander Thorkel]: Falls to his death down a mineshaft while chasing his shrunken prisoners through the jungle.
- Wake Island (1942) [Shad McClosky]: Killed in battle (along with Brian Donlevy) while battling the Japanese on Wake Island.
- The Killers (A Man Alone) (1946) [Big Jim Colfax]: Shot in the stomach (off-screen) in a shoot-out with Jack Lambert in Albert's home; he dies on the staircase shortly after the police arrive, while Ava Gardner pleads with him to exonerate her.
- Texas Kid, Outlaw (The Kid From Texas) (1950) [Alexander Kain]: Shot dead by Will Geer as he goes to gun down Audie Murphy. (Thanks to Brian)
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) [Dr. Soberin]: Shot several times in the chest and stomach by Gaby Rodgers.
TV Deaths
- Mission: Impossible: The Short Tail Spy (1966) [Colonel Shtemenko]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack. We learn of his death when Steven Hill gets informed.
Notable connections
- Ex-Mr. Esther Guirini.