Albert Dekker(1905-1968)
- Actor
A stage actor from 1927, Albert Dekker was an established Broadway star
when he made his film debut ten years later. Tall and with rugged good
looks, he often played aggressive character roles, a prime example being his double-crossing gang leader in the classic The Killers (1946).
From 1944-46 he served a term in the California legislature
representing the Hollywood district. As he got older Dekker, unlike
many actors, turned to the stage rather than television, and achieved
great success there and on the college lecture circuit. His last
role, in The Wild Bunch (1969), was one of his most memorable: the tough railroad
detective Harrigan, who hires a murderous group of bounty hunters to
track down and kill a gang of outlaws who've been robbing his company's
trains.
