# Al Checco

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{{short description|American film, television and theatre actor}}
{{distinguish|Al Checchi}}
{{Infobox person
|name          = Al Checco
|image         = Al_Checco_in_The_Andy_Griffith_Show_1965.jpg
|caption       = Al Checco in The Andy Griffith Show 1965
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1921|07|21}}
|birth_place   = [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, U.S.
|death_date    = {{death date and age|2015|07|19|1921|07|21}}
|death_place   = [Studio City, California](/source/Studio_City%2C_California), U.S.
|occupation    = Film, television and theatre actor
}}

'''Al Checco''' (July 21, 1921 – July 19, 2015) was an American film, television and theatre actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2006/08/05/veteran-actor-donates-his-house/|title=Veteran actor donates his house|work=[Los Angeles Daily News](/source/Los_Angeles_Daily_News)|author=Daily News|date=August 5, 2006|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> Born in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/people-news/al-checco-don-knotts-dead-dies-1201547191/|title=Al Checco, Actor Who Teamed With Don Knotts, Dies at 93|first=Carmel|last=Dagan|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref> he was known for playing the role of Bernard Stein in the 1968 film ''[The Party](/source/The_Party_(1968_film))''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/united-artists/the-party-798104.html|title=The Party|work=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)|date=March 19, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref>

Checco was the partner of actor [Don Knotts](/source/Don_Knotts) when they were performing entertainers in [Special Services](/source/Special_Services_(entertainment)) to soldiers during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/al-checco-dead-character-actor-810647/|title=Al Checco, Comic Character Actor, Dies at 93|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> He died on July 19, 2015 of [natural causes](/source/natural_causes) at his home in [Studio City, California](/source/Studio_City%2C_California), at the age of 93.<ref name="a" />

== Selected filmography ==
* ''[The Incredible Mr. Limpet](/source/The_Incredible_Mr._Limpet)'' (1964) - Sailor (uncredited)
* ''[The Ghost and Mr. Chicken](/source/The_Ghost_and_Mr._Chicken)'' (1966) - Gaylord Patie (uncredited)
* ''[Hotel](/source/Hotel_(1967_film))'' (1967) - Herbie Chandler
* ''[The Reluctant Astronaut](/source/The_Reluctant_Astronaut)'' (1967) - Man at Console (uncredited)
* ''[P.J.](/source/P.J._(film))'' (1968) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''[The Party](/source/The_Party_(1968_film))'' (1968) - Bernard Stein
* ''[Bullitt](/source/Bullitt)'' (1968) - Desk Clerk
* ''[Angel in My Pocket](/source/Angel_in_My_Pocket)'' (1969) - Byron
* ''[There Was a Crooked Man...](/source/There_Was_a_Crooked_Man..._(1970_film))'' (1970) - Wheatley (uncredited)
* ''[Adam at 6 A.M.](/source/Adam_at_6_A.M.)'' (1970) - (uncredited)
* ''[I Love My Wife](/source/I_Love_My_Wife_(film))'' (1970) - Dr. Meyerberg
* ''[How to Frame a Figg](/source/How_to_Frame_a_Figg)'' (1971) - (scenes deleted)
* ''[Skin Game](/source/Skin_Game)'' (1971) - Room Clerk
* ''[Glass Houses](/source/Glass_Houses_(1972_film))'' (1972) - Man Wearing Black Cravat at Civic Meeting
* ''[Get to Know Your Rabbit](/source/Get_to_Know_Your_Rabbit)'' (1972) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
* ''[The World's Greatest Athlete](/source/The_World's_Greatest_Athlete)'' (1973) - Dr. Checco
* ''[Extreme Close-Up](/source/Extreme_Close-Up_(film))'' (1973) - Surveillance Salesman
* ''[Adam-12](/source/Adam-12)'' (1973) - Mr.Stewart
* ''[The Terminal Man](/source/The_Terminal_Man_(film))'' (1974) - Farley
* ''[Alex & the Gypsy](/source/Alex_%26_the_Gypsy)'' (1976) - Nat
* ''[Pete's Dragon](/source/Pete's_Dragon_(1977_film))'' (1977) - Fisherman #1
* ''[Zero to Sixty](/source/Zero_to_Sixty)'' (1978) - The Cook
* ''[How to Beat the High Cost of Living](/source/How_to_Beat_the_High_Cost_of_Living)'' (1980) - Tim Lundy

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0154811}}
*{{TCMDb name|32888%7C8116}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/al_checco/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]

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Category:1921 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Male actors from Pittsburgh
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:20th-century American male actors

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