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Albert Dekker
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Actor Born: December 20, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: May 5, 1968 in Hollywood, CA Biography:A graduate of Bowdoin college, "Albert Dekker" made his professional acting bow with a Cincinnati stock company in 1927. Within a few months he was featured in the Broadway production of "Eugene O'Neill"'s Marco Millions. After a decade's worth of impressive theatrical appearance, Dekker made his first film, 1937's "The Great Garrick". Usually cast as villains, Dekker was starred in the Technicolor horror film "Dr. Cyclops" (1940) and played a fascinating dual role in the 1941 suspenser "Among the Living". Dekker's offscreen preoccupation with politics led to his winning a California State Assembly seat in 1944; during the McCarthy era, Dekker became an outspoken critic of the Wisconsin senator's tactics, and as a result the actor found it hard to get work in Hollywood. He returned to Broadway, then made a movie comeback in 1959. During his last decade, Dekker alternated between film, stage and TV... Full Biography
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