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Anthony Caruso

Date of birth: 1916-04-07

Place of birth: Frankfort, Indiana, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Anthony L. Caruso, Tony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Biography

Anthony Caruso (April 7, 1916 – April 4, 2003) was an American character actor in more than one hundred American films, usually playing villains and gangsters, including the first season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Captain Juan Ortega.

Movie Credits

The Wonderful Country
3

The Wonderful Country

1959-10-21

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady t

The Undercover Man
3.1

The Undercover Man

1949-03-21

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime bo

A Cry in the Night
2.6

A Cry in the Night

1956-08-17

A police captain's emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.

Baby Face Nelson
2.8

Baby Face Nelson

1957-12-11

Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful m

Mission to Glory: A True Story
2.5

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977-01-01

Father Kino , a 17th-century Jesuit missionary, dedicated his life to helping Native Americans in th

Tennessee's Partner
3.3

Tennessee's Partner

1955-09-21

A tough, womanizing high-stakes gambler known only as Tennessee has an uneasy relationship with Duch

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
3.1

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954-03-27

When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the kill

City of Shadows
2.5

City of Shadows

1955-06-02

After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic

Scene of the Crime
3.1

Scene of the Crime

1949-07-28

A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activ

The Zebra Force
2.3

The Zebra Force

1976-04-11

In this post Vietnam War actioner, a group of veterans, former members of a crack guerrilla team, de

Most Dangerous Man Alive
2.5

Most Dangerous Man Alive

1961-07-04

An escaped, but framed, prisoner escapes prison during a cobalt explosion and soon discovers he has

Don't Gamble with Strangers
2.5

Don't Gamble with Strangers

1946-06-22

Two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, clean out a small-town banker, then take over

The Asphalt Jungle
3.8

The Asphalt Jungle

1950-05-12

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emme

Where There's Life
2.9

Where There's Life

1947-11-21

In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only h

When Gangland Strikes
0

When Gangland Strikes

1956-03-15

In this crime drama, mobsters swear to get revenge upon a zealous public prosecutor as he tries to g

The Last Crooked Mile
2.5

The Last Crooked Mile

1946-08-09

A mystery grows after a bank robbery car leads investigators to a carnival sideshow.

Pride of the Marines
3.3

Pride of the Marines

1945-08-24

Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his

Where Love Has Gone
3.1

Where Love Has Gone

1964-11-02

A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover.

The Threat
2.9

The Threat

1949-12-01

A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.

Hell on Frisco Bay
2.6

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955-12-31

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeer

Whistling in Brooklyn
3.1

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943-12-01

Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himsel

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
2.9

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

1946-02-18

A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into

Tall, Dark and Handsome
2.9

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941-01-24

Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a

The Man Behind The Gun
2.9

The Man Behind The Gun

1953-01-31

This 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher while wo

The Iron Mistress
2.5

The Iron Mistress

1952-11-19

In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother,

Fort Massacre
3

Fort Massacre

1958-05-14

New Mexico Territory, August 1879. The few surviving members of a cavalry column, which has been rel

The Catman of Paris
2.7

The Catman of Paris

1946-04-20

When author Charles Regnier returns to Paris with a best-selling book that criticizes the government

Always in My Heart
3

Always in My Heart

1942-03-14

A man is pardoned from prison and returns to Santa Rita, CA to be with his family, but discovers his

The Phantom
3.1

The Phantom

1943-12-24

Two expeditions are trying to reach the Lost City of Zoloz -- one headed by Professor Davidson, a sc

Passion
2.6

Passion

1954-10-06

In old Spanish California, dashing cattleman Juan Obregon returns to the rancho of his friend Gaspar

The Oklahoman
2.8

The Oklahoman

1957-05-19

After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Well

Blackbeard, the Pirate
2.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952-12-24

Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

The Big Land
3.2

The Big Land

1957-03-01

Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads

A Gun in His Hand
2.9

A Gun in His Hand

1945-09-15

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the to

And Now Tomorrow
2.9

And Now Tomorrow

1944-11-22

Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to

Young Dillinger
3.3

Young Dillinger

1965-04-28

The 1930s outlaw teams up with Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and Homer Van Meter.

Escape from Zahrain
3.1

Escape from Zahrain

1962-05-23

Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squ

Saskatchewan
3

Saskatchewan

1954-03-30

Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enli

The Girl from Monterrey
0

The Girl from Monterrey

1943-10-04

Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented box

Lucky Jordan
3

Lucky Jordan

1942-11-16

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
2.5

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950-06-23

The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the mysteriou

Boots Malone
3.8

Boots Malone

1952-01-11

An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.

Raiders of the Seven Seas
2.9

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953-05-27

After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa takes hostage a spiri

The Lawless Eighties
0

The Lawless Eighties

1957-05-31

After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott sav

Joe Dakota
3.2

Joe Dakota

1957-10-27

A stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local Indian. Told he left town, the truth e

Anna Lucasta
2.1

Anna Lucasta

1949-07-11

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tri

The Boy from Oklahoma
2.6

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954-02-27

A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.

Jail Busters
3

Jail Busters

1955-09-18

Slip and Sach go to prison to help a reporter with a story.

Claws
2

Claws

1977-01-01

A grizzly bear who is wounded by three hunters in one year goes on a killing spree in the woods, tak

Never Steal Anything Small
4

Never Steal Anything Small

1959-02-11

Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll re

The Joe Piscopo Special
0

The Joe Piscopo Special

1984-09-22

This is an HBO Special in which Joe Piscopo has 60 minutes to try to do many of his famous impressio

Across the Pacific
3.3

Across the Pacific

1942-09-04

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-mart

Cattle Queen of Montana
2.8

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954-11-18

Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.

The Magnificent Matador
2.5

The Magnificent Matador

1955-05-24

Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tor

Desert Legion
3

Desert Legion

1953-05-08

A commander in the Foreign Legion romances a mysterious and exotic princess.

Discriminación Maldita
2.5

Discriminación Maldita

1990-01-01

The Badlanders
3.1

The Badlanders

1958-09-03

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out

Legion of the Doomed
0

Legion of the Doomed

1958-09-21

An American in the French Foreign Legion learns that his commanding officer is a traitor who has for

Watch on the Rhine
3.4

Watch on the Rhine

1943-08-27

On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three chi

The Saga of Andy Burnett
0

The Saga of Andy Burnett

1957-10-02

Andy's ambition is to become a farmer, but a penniless mountain man convinces him that is not the li

Song of India
2.4

Song of India

1949-02-28

Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a governme

A Star Shall Rise
0

A Star Shall Rise

1952-12-25

Story of the Three Magi's search for the Christ child following their discovery of a new star foreto

Mean Johnny Barrows
2.8

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975-11-27

A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.

According to Mrs. Hoyle
2.5

According to Mrs. Hoyle

1951-05-20

A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.

The Toughest Man Alive
3

The Toughest Man Alive

1955-11-16

This adventurous crime drama is set in exotic Latin America and chronicles a lawman's attempt to bus

They Won't Believe Me
3.3

They Won't Believe Me

1947-07-16

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to

Flap
3.2

Flap

1970-11-13

Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.

Walk the Proud Land
3

Walk the Proud Land

1956-09-01

Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apache based on respect for autonomy rather than

Incident
2.5

Incident

1948-10-30

An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
3.5

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man

1999-03-04

In the 1942 film "This Gun For Hire," he was only a supporting actor. But his portrayal of a cold, r

Bride of Vengeance
2.5

Bride of Vengeance

1949-04-07

The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia

To the Victor
0

To the Victor

1948-10-26

An American serviceman remains in France after WWII and becomes a black marketeer.

Star in the Night
3.7

Star in the Night

1945-10-13

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a ki

The Steel Lady
3.2

The Steel Lady

1953-10-09

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps t

The Crime Doctor's Courage
2.7

The Crime Doctor's Courage

1945-02-27

A criminal psychiatrist investigates the murder of a two-time widower.

Johnny Apollo
3.4

Johnny Apollo

1940-04-19

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then tur

The Racket Man
3.5

The Racket Man

1944-01-18

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees

U-Boat Prisoner
3

U-Boat Prisoner

1944-07-25

Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Di

Sunday Punch
2.5

Sunday Punch

1942-05-08

Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxer

North West Mounted Police
3.2

North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) trave

Death Feud
1.6

Death Feud

1987-01-01

While in town on shore leave, Joe meets, falls in love with and proposes to Anne, a beautiful woman

My Favorite Brunette
3.3

My Favorite Brunette

1947-03-19

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective.

News Hounds
3

News Hounds

1947-08-13

Slip and Sach are working for a local newspaper as a reporter and photographer, respectively. Slip w

Wild Harvest
0

Wild Harvest

1947-09-26

Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson.

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
3.8

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991-03-10

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scen

Pals of the Golden West
0

Pals of the Golden West

1951-11-15

US Border Patrolman Roy Rogers is assigned to prevent a herd of diseased cattle from crossing over f

Desert Pursuit
2.9

Desert Pursuit

1952-05-10

In 1852, two friends left the Nevada prospector region to relocate from en route he meets the beauti

Drum Beat
3

Drum Beat

1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and

Santa Fe Passage
3

Santa Fe Passage

1955-05-12

A disgraced Indian scout and his partner are hired to escort a wagonload of guns through Indian terr

The Legend of Earl Durand
2.5

The Legend of Earl Durand

1974-10-08

The Legend Of Earl Durand was the story of a young child whose family lived near DuBois, Wyoming and

Fort Algiers
3

Fort Algiers

1953-08-30

In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.

The Blue Dahlia
3.3

The Blue Dahlia

1946-04-16

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attem

His Kind of Woman
3.3

His Kind of Woman

1951-08-15

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself

Illegal Entry
2.7

Illegal Entry

1949-06-01

Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal mel

Sylvia
3.1

Sylvia

1965-02-10

Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederic

Above Suspicion
3.1

Above Suspicion

1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

The Ghost and the Guest
2.6

The Ghost and the Guest

1943-04-19

Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long

The Corsican Brothers
3.5

The Corsican Brothers

1941-11-28

Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' dea

Night Editor
2.8

Night Editor

1946-03-29

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

You're in the Army Now
2

You're in the Army Now

1941-12-25

Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

Maisie Goes to Reno
3.1

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944-08-15

A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.

Objective, Burma!
3.5

Objective, Burma!

1945-02-17

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to loc

Prisoners in Petticoats
3

Prisoners in Petticoats

1950-09-18

Joan Grey is a young pianist that falls for the good manners and nice clothes of a gang of mobsters.

The Desperate Mission
2.3

The Desperate Mission

1969-11-20

A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious tr

Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path
0

Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path

1960-12-04

In North Carolina, Daniel Boone hears amazing tales about Kentucky and decides to move his family th

Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
0

Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road

1961-03-12

Daniel and his friends have troubles with Indians on their way to Kentucky.

Daniel Boone: The Promised Land
0

Daniel Boone: The Promised Land

1961-03-19

The wagon train on the way to Kentucky has to lighten the loads to get across the mountains and batt

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
0

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

1973-03-18

An orphan teen (Vincent Van Patten) follows a rider (Earl Holliman) on the rodeo circuit, unaware hi

Never a Dull Moment
3

Never a Dull Moment

1968-06-26

When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
1.5

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

1991-11-17

Three criminals from Western Mississippi leave a sequel of robberies for every town they pass. Can G

Fighter Attack
2.3

Fighter Attack

1953-11-29

World War II film set in German occupied Italy. A US fighter pilot is shot down in enemy territory d

Man Against the Mob
0

Man Against the Mob

1988-01-10

In 1930s Los Angeles, a police detective leads an elite squad against a vicious organized crime ring