Anthony Caruso (actor)

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Anthony Caruso (b. April 7, 1916 – April 4, 2003) was a character actor in over 100 American films, usually playing villains, including the First Season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Don Juan Ortega.^[1]

Anthony Caruso (actor)
Born	April 7, 1916(1916-04-07) Frankfort, Indiana
Died	April 4, 2003 (aged 86) Brentwood, California
Occupation	Film, television actor

He also had early television roles, some playing sympathetic characters, like "Ash," on an early episode of Gunsmoke.

His birthplace was Frankfort, Indiana, but grew up in Long Beach, California since age ten.

One of his more memorable roles was that of the alien gangster "Bela Oxmyx" in the classic Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action".

Caruso died three days before his 87th birthday in Brentwood, California.

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[edit] External links

• Anthony Caruso at the Internet Movie Database
• Anthony Caruso article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki

Persondata
NAME	Caruso, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film, television actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1916-4-7
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frankfort, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	2003-4-4
PLACE OF DEATH	Brentwood, California