Walter Cartier was a professional boxer turned actor. He was born Alfred Walter Cartier in Bronx, New York to Margaret E. (née Reilly) and Charles J. Cartier.
He became a professional boxer after World War II. Film director Stanley Kubrick's first film, Day of the Fight (1951), featured Cartier and his twin brother, Vincent. After this, Walter Cartier tried his hand at acting in other films such as Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) and television.
Today, he is best known for his role in the classic United States sitcom The Phil Silvers Show, appearing as the mild-mannered Private Claude Dillingham. One memorable episode was written around Cartier and his boxing skills.
His ancestry was Irish, his grandfather having changed the family name from McCarthy to Cartier.
He was married to the former Patricia Anne Lambrosa.
Walter Cartier was a professional boxer turned actor. He was born Alfred Walter Cartier in Bronx, New York to Margaret E. (née Reilly) and Charles J. Cartier.
He became a professional boxer after World War II. Film director Stanley Kubrick's first film, Day of the Fight (1951), featured Cartier and his twin brother, Vincent. After this, Walter Cartier tried his hand at acting in other films such as Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) and television.
Today, he is best known for his role in the classic United States sitcom The Phil Silvers Show, appearing as the mild-mannered Private Claude Dillingham. One memorable episode was written around Cartier and his boxing skills.
His ancestry was Irish, his grandfather having changed the family name from McCarthy to Cartier.
He was married to the former Patricia Anne Lambrosa.
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