AKA Richard Nicholas Peter Conte

Born: 24-Mar-1910
Birthplace: Jersey City, NJ
Died: 15-Apr-1975
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Blue Gardenia

Wife: Ruth Storey (actress, m. 1943, div. 1962, d. 1997, one son)
Son: Mark Conte
Wife: Shirlee Garner (m. 1975, until his death)

    Italian Ancestry

    TELEVISION
    77 Sunset Strip Det. Butter (1973)
    The Four Just Men Jeff Ryder (1959-60)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Shoot First, Die Later (22-Mar-1974)
    Tony Arzenta (23-Aug-1973)
    The Godfather (15-Mar-1972) · Emilio Barzini
    Lady in Cement (20-Nov-1968) · Lt. Santini
    Tony Rome (10-Nov-1967)
    Hotel (19-Jan-1967) · Dupere
    Assault on a Queen (15-Jun-1966) · Moreno
    Synanon (5-May-1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told (15-Feb-1965) · Barabbas
    Circus World (25-Jun-1964)
    The Eyes of Annie Jones (13-May-1964)
    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (25-Dec-1963)
    Pepe (21-Dec-1960) · Himself
    Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960) · Anthony Bergdorf
    They Came to Cordura (Jun-1959) · Cpl. Milo Trubee
    This Angry Age (14-Feb-1958) · Michael
    The Brothers Rico (23-Aug-1957) · Eddie Rico
    Full of Life (25-Dec-1956)
    I'll Cry Tomorrow (25-Dec-1955) · Tony Bardeman
    Target Zero (15-Nov-1955)
    Bengazi (14-Sep-1955)
    The Big Tip Off (20-Mar-1955)
    New York Confidential (18-Feb-1955)
    The Big Combo (13-Feb-1955) · Mr. Brown
    A Race for Life (10-Dec-1954)
    Highway Dragnet (20-Jan-1954)
    Slaves of Babylon (Oct-1953)
    Desert Legion (20-Apr-1953) · Crito Damou
    The Blue Gardenia (23-Mar-1953) · Casey Mayo
    The Raiders (Nov-1952)
    The Fighter (1952)
    Under the Gun (22-Feb-1951)
    The Sleeping City (20-Sep-1950)
    Whirlpool (28-Nov-1949) · Dr. William Sutton
    Thieves' Highway (10-Oct-1949)
    House of Strangers (1-Jul-1949) · Max Monetti
    Big Jack (12-Apr-1949) · Dr. Alexander Meade
    Cry of the City (29-Sep-1948)
    Call Northside 777 (1-Feb-1948) · Frank Wiecek
    The Other Love (14-May-1947) · Paul Clermont
    13 Rue Madeleine (15-Jan-1947) · Kuncel
    Somewhere in the Night (12-Jun-1946) · Mel Phillips
    A Walk in the Sun (3-Dec-1945) · Pvt. Rivera
    The Spider (Dec-1945)
    A Bell for Adano (21-Jun-1945)
    Captain Eddie (19-Jun-1945)
    The Purple Heart (23-Feb-1944)
    Guadalcanal Diary (27-Oct-1943) · Capt. Davis
    Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (3-Nov-1939)

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