Deceased

How Did Christopher Dark Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 51

Also known asAlfred Francis DeLeoGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/04/1920Born inThe Bronx, New York, USADied10/10/1971Died inHollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ5112202 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#96244 ↗

Christopher Dark was an American actor. He graduated from Cornell University and did post graduate work at Columbia University. He served as an army medic in the Philippines during WWII, and received honors. He began his career in theater in NY, and then moved to Hollywood in 1952. He was a member of the Foreign Film Committee for SAG for most of his career. In addition to acting, he also wrote many scripts, including collaborations with Ida Lupino and Christopher Cary.

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Filmography66 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1971	CannonSeries	Sgt. Jack Rissmiller	51
1971	Scandalous JohnMovie	Card Dealer	51
1971	Terror in the SkyMovie	Mr. McCann	51
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Daryl	49
1968	Adam-12Series	Christopher Pilaf	48
1968	Land of the GiantsSeries	Sergeant Barker	48
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Chato	47
1967	Mr. TerrificSeries	Basil	47
1967	MannixSeries	—	47
1966	The Time TunnelSeries	Crazy Horse	46
1966	The Green HornetSeries	Martin	46
1966	Family AffairSeries	—	46
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Swain	45
1965	LaredoSeries	—	45
1965	None But the BraveMovie	Pvt. Searcy	45
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Kashita	44
1964	The RoguesSeries	General Buto Savin	44
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Hay	44
1963	Temple HoustonSeries	—	43
1962	The VirginianSeries	Benny Caboose	42
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Manuel Sanchez	42
1962	How the West Was WonMovie	Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)	42
1961	Gold of the Seven SaintsMovie	Frank (uncredited)	41
1960	Surfside 6Series	General Hakim	40
1960	Platinum High SchoolMovie	Vince Perley	40
1960	The IslandersSeries	Dante	40
1959	BonanzaSeries	Langford Poole	39
1959	RawhideSeries	Sam Barnes	39
1959	One Step BeyondSeries	Tom Regan	39
1959	LaramieSeries	—	39
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Qwert Phillips	39
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	John Merrick	39
1959	Men Into SpaceSeries	—	39
1959	The Rabbit TrapMovie	Gerry	39
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	38
1958	Sea HuntSeries	—	38
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Henri Gaspard	38
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	38
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	38
1958	The TexanSeries	—	38
1958	Day of the BadmanMovie	Rudy Hayes	38
1958	Wild HeritageMovie	Brazos	38
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Prosecutor Thorne	37
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	37
1957	TrackdownSeries	—	37
1957	The Walter Winchell FileSeries	—	37
1957	Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries	Rudi Trekhala	37
1957	The Halliday BrandMovie	Jivaro Burris	37
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Harry Kelso	36
1956	World Without EndMovie	Henry Jaffe	36
1956	On TrialSeries	Emil Zopak	36
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Ainsley Crowder	35
1955	Navy LogSeries	—	35
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Crider	35
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Jerome Wilson / Jerry Cantucci	35
1954	SuddenlyMovie	Bart Wheeler	34
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Matt Rowley	33
1953	The Steel LadyMovie	Ibrahim	33
1953	Raiders of the Seven SeasMovie	Pablo	33
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Tamar	32
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Richard West	32
1952	Hopalong CassidySeries	—	32
1952	Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries	—	32
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Joseph Banks	31
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Jack	30
1950	Treasury Men in ActionSeries	Steve Mercer	30