Walter Cartier
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Walter Cartier was a professional boxer
turned actor
, originally from the Bronx in New York City, New York.
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.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
turned actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, originally from the Bronx in New York City, New York.
He became a professional boxer after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Film director Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
's first film, Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight is a 1951 American short subject documentary film shot in black-and-white and also the first picture directed by Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick financed the film himself, and it is based on an earlier photo feature he had done as a photographer for Look magazine in 1949...
(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
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me may refer to:*Somebody Up There Likes Me , 1956 film starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli*"Somebody Up There Likes Me" , a song by David Bowie, released in 1975 on the album Young Americans...
(1956) and television.
Today, he is best known for his role in the classic United States sitcom The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show is a comedy television series which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G...
, 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.