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Birth Name: Thomas Albert Ecke
Born: 20 December 1905 Died: 5 May 1968
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Height: 6' 2"
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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 detectiv
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1. The Wild Bunch (1969)
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2. East of Eden (1955)
| Rating: | 413 Watched |
3. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
| Rating: | 220 Watched |
4. The Killers (1946)
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1. Mission: Impossible (1966)
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2. Bonanza (1959)
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3. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
| Rating: | 86 Watched |
4. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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Actor and Politician (13 person items)"Dekker's off-screen interest in politics led to his winning a seat in the California State Assembly for the 57th Assembly District in 1944. Dekker served as a Democratic member for the Assembly until 1946. During the McCarthy era he was an outspoken critic of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's tactics. As a result, Dekker was blacklisted in Hollywood and spent most of the blacklist period working on Broadway rather than Hollywood. (Wikipedia) Gentleman's Agreement (1947) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - "
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