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Albert Conti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert De Conti Cadassamare (29 January 1887 – 18 January 1967), professionally billed as Albert Conti, was an Austrian-Hungarian-born Italian-American film actor. Born in the village Gorizia (now part of Italy), Conti achieved moderate fame as an actor in American films, but first he specialized in law (high school and law college in Graz) and natural science, and married Patricia Cross. When World War I began, he became an officer. His father was Albert, Ritter Conti v. Cedassamare and his mother was Marie Bernhardine Anna (Countess Caboga) a member of an old Ragusan/Dubrovnik noble family. After his discharge from the Austrian army at the close of World War I, he came to America like many other now-impoverished postwar Europeans from both sides of the conflict. Conti emigrated to the United States via the Port of Philadelphia in 1919. After settling in the new country, Conti was obliged to take a series of manual labor jobs, his patrician background notwithstanding. While working in the California oil fields, he answered an open call placed by director Erich von Stroheim, who was in search of an Austrian military officer to act as technical advisor for his upcoming film Merry-Go-Round (1923). A better actor than most of his fellow Habsburg Empire expatriates, Conti was able to secure dignified character roles in several silent and sound films; his credits ranged from Josef von Sternberg's Morocco (1930) to the early Laurel and Hardy knockabout Slipping Wives (1927). He appeared in the 1928 silent film Dry Martini as a roué artist. Though he made his last film in 1942, Albert Conti remained in the industry as an employee of the MGM wardrobe department, where he worked until his retirement in 1962.


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Born:
Jan 29, 1887 In Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]
Movie/TV Credits:
72
First Appeared:
In the movie Merry-Go-Round 1923-07-01
Latest Project:
Movie Everything Happens at Night 1939-12-22
Known For
Poster of Symphony of Living
Poster of The Boudoir Diplomat
Poster of The Magnificent Flirt
Poster of Love Me and the World is Mine
Filmography
Movie Everything Happens at Night Maitre d'Hotel 1939-12-22
Movie City in Darkness Travel Agency Manager 1939-11-15
Movie Always Goodbye Modiste Benoit 1938-06-24
Movie Gateway Count 1938-08-05
Movie Suez M. Fevrier 1938-10-28
Movie One in a Million Hotel Manager 1937-01-01
Movie Café Metropole Gendarme at Jail (uncredited) 1937-04-28
Movie Dangerously Yours Monet 1937-09-21
Movie I'll Take Romance Lepino 1937-11-17
Movie Fatal Lady Headwaiter (uncredited) 1936-05-15
Movie Hollywood Boulevard Bill Sanford - Trocadero Manager 1936-08-20
Movie Shadow of Doubt Louie - Head Waiter 1935-02-15
Movie The Night Is Young Mueller (uncredited) 1935-01-11
Movie The Crusades Leopold, Duke of Austria 1935-08-21
Movie Symphony of Living Mancini 1935-01-19
Movie Diamond Jim Jeweler 1935-09-01
Movie Page Miss Glory Riding Habit Tailor (uncredited) 1935-09-07
Movie Here's to Romance LeFevre 1935-10-04
Movie Beloved Baron Franz von Hausmann 1934-01-22
Movie Fashions of 1934 Savarin (uncredited) 1934-02-14
Movie Love Time Nicholas 1934-11-03
Movie Mills of the Gods Count Filippo Di Fraschiani 1934-12-15
Movie The Black Cat The Lieutenant 1934-05-07
Movie The Secret of Madame Blanche French Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) 1933-02-03
Movie Topaze Henri de Fairville 1933-02-24
Movie Gigolettes of Paris 1933-10-05
Movie Shanghai Madness Rigaud 1933-08-03
Movie Torch Singer Carlotti 1933-09-08
Movie State's Attorney Mario 1932-05-20
Movie Careless Lady French Hotel Desk Clerk 1932-04-02
Movie The Greeks Had a Word for Them Frenchman on Liner 1932-02-03
Movie Freaks Landowner (uncredited) 1932-01-01
Movie Lady with a Past Rene, the Viscomte de la Thernardier 1932-02-19
Movie Shopworn Andre 1932-03-25
Movie As You Desire Me Captain 1932-05-28
Movie Men Are Such Fools Spinelli 1932-11-18
Movie The Giddy Age Mabel's 1st Accomplice 1932-09-25
Movie Red-Headed Woman Frenchman in Paris (uncredited) 1932-06-25
Movie The Night Club Lady Vincent Rowland 1932-08-27
Movie Strangers May Kiss De Bazan 1931-04-04
Movie Just a Gigolo French Husband 1931-06-06
Movie The Boudoir Diplomat Emile 1931-02-17
Movie The Common Law Strangeways Party Guest (uncredited) 1931-07-17
Movie This Modern Age André de Graignon 1931-08-29
Movie Our Blushing Brides Monsieur Pantoise 1930-07-19
Movie Such Men Are Dangerous Paul Strohm 1930-03-09
Movie Monte Carlo Prince Otto's Companion / M.C. 1930-08-27
Movie One Romantic Night Count Lutzen 1930-04-30
Movie Madam Satan Empire Officer 1930-09-20
Movie Morocco Col. Quinnovieres (uncredited) 1930-11-14
Movie Sea Legs Captain 1930-12-01
Movie Oh, for a Man! Peck 1930-11-28
Movie Captain Lash Alex Condax 1929-01-06
Movie Lady of the Pavements Baron Finot 1929-01-22
Movie Jazz Heaven Walter Klucke 1929-11-03
Movie Saturday's Children Mengle 1929-03-10
Movie Why Is a Plumber? 1929-03-30
Movie The Legion of the Condemned Von Hohendorff 1928-03-10
Movie The Magnificent Flirt Count D'Estrange 1928-06-02
Movie Show People Producer 1928-11-20
Movie The Wedding March Imperial Guard 1928-10-06
Movie Mockery Military Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited) 1927-08-13
Movie Slipping Wives Hon. Winchester Squirtz 1927-04-03
Movie Camille Henri 1927-09-04
Movie Love Me and the World is Mine Billie 1927-09-26
Movie The Chinese Parrot Martin Thorne 1927-10-23
Movie The Devil Dancer Arnold Guthrie 1927-11-03
Movie Old Loves and New Dr. Chalmers 1926-04-11
Movie The Merry Widow Danilo's Adjutant (uncredited) 1926-09-27
Movie The Blonde Saint Andreas 1926-11-20
Movie The Eagle Kuschka 1925-11-08
Movie Merry-Go-Round Rudi / Baron von Leightsinn 1923-07-01