Anthony Caruso
Biography
Anthony Caruso was an American character actor whose long screen career was defined by gangster and villain roles. Born in Frankfort, Indiana, to Italian-American parents, he began acting in stock theater and with the Federal Theatre Project before making his film debut in Johnny Apollo (1940). He appeared in more than one hundred American films, often in film noir, with notable credits including Incident (1948), The Undercover Man (1949), Scene of the Crime (1949), and The Asphalt Jungle (1950), where he played safecracker Louis Ciavelli. Caruso also played Mongo in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. On television, he portrayed Captain Juan Ortega in the first season of Walt Disney's Zorro, appeared as the alien gangster Bela Oxmyx in a Star Trek episode, and played Chief Blackfish on Daniel Boone. He died in 2003.
86years old at death
- Born Frankfort
- Died Brentwood
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 33 years1943 to 1976
Genres
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Anthony Caruso movies on Netflix
Zebra Forceas Salvatore Moreno
Mean Johnny Barrowsas Don Da Vince(Tony Caruso)
The Desperate Missionas Don Miguel Ruiz
Young Dillingeras Rocco
Where Love Has Goneas Rafael
Escape from Zahrainas Tahar
The Wonderful Countryas Santiago Santos
Fort Massacreas Pawnee
The Badlandersas Comanche
Baby Face Nelsonas John Hamilton
Tennessee's Partneras Turner(Tony Caruso)
Cattle Queen of Montanaas Natchakoa
Drum Beatas Manok
Saskatchewanas Spotted Eagle
The Man Behind The Gunas Vic Sutro
Blackbeard, the Pirateas Pierre La Garde
His Kind of Womanas Tony
The Asphalt Jungleas Louis Ciavelli
Scene of the Crimeas Tony Rutzo
The Undercover Manas Salvatore Rocco
My Favorite Brunetteas First Man on Death Row
Night Editoras Tusco
Tarzan and the Leopard Womanas Mongo
Objective, Burma!as Miggleori
The Ghost and the Guestas Ted - Henchman
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Raoul Walsh directed three of these films, Delmer Daves two and Allan Dwan two. Robert Osterloh appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Robert Osterloh4 films together, 1949 to 1965
Robert Osterloh's page Young Dillinger1965IMDb rating 5.2Caruso as RoccoOsterloh as Federal Agent Baum
Fort Massacre1958IMDb rating 6.2Caruso as PawneeOsterloh as Schwabacker
Baby Face Nelson1957IMDb rating 6.3Caruso as John HamiltonOsterloh as FBI Agent Johnson
The Undercover Man1949IMDb rating 6.6Caruso as Salvatore RoccoOsterloh as Emanuel 'Manny' Zanger
Morris Ankrum3 films together, 1953 to 1955
Morris Ankrum's page Tennessee's Partner1955IMDb rating 6.5Caruso as Turner(Tony Caruso)Ankrum as Judge Parker
Cattle Queen of Montana1954IMDb rating 5.7Caruso as NatchakoaAnkrum as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Man Behind The Gun1953IMDb rating 6.0Caruso as Vic SutroAnkrum as Bram Creegan
John Hoyt3 films together, 1947 to 1965
John Hoyt's page Young Dillinger1965IMDb rating 5.2Caruso as RoccoHoyt as Dr. Wilson
Baby Face Nelson1957IMDb rating 6.3Caruso as John HamiltonHoyt as Samuel F. Parker
My Favorite Brunette1947IMDb rating 6.7Caruso as First Man on Death RowHoyt as Dr. Lundau
Alan Ladd3 films together, 1954 to 1958
Alan Ladd's page The Badlanders1958IMDb rating 6.4Caruso as ComancheLadd as Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
Drum Beat1954IMDb rating 6.3Caruso as ManokLadd as Johnny MacKay
Saskatchewan1954IMDb rating 6.4Caruso as Spotted EagleLadd as Thomas O'Rourke
James Brown3 films together, 1945 to 1975
James Brown's page Mean Johnny Barrows1975IMDb rating 5.1Caruso as Don Da Vince(Tony Caruso)Brown as Police Sergeant
The Man Behind The Gun1953IMDb rating 6.0Caruso as Vic SutroBrown as Lt. Catliff
Objective, Burma!1945IMDb rating 7.3Caruso as MiggleoriBrown as SSgt. Treacy
Robert Mitchum2 films together, 1951 to 1959
Robert Mitchum's page The Wonderful Country1959IMDb rating 6.1Caruso as Santiago SantosMitchum as Martin Brady
His Kind of Woman1951IMDb rating 7.0Caruso as TonyMitchum as Dan Milner
Raoul WalshDirector, 3 films, 1945 to 1954
All films by Raoul Walsh Saskatchewan1954IMDb rating 6.4Caruso as Spotted Eagle
Blackbeard, the Pirate1952IMDb rating 5.9Caruso as Pierre La Garde
Objective, Burma!1945IMDb rating 7.3Caruso as Miggleori
Delmer DavesDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1958
All films by Delmer Daves The Badlanders1958IMDb rating 6.4Caruso as Comanche
Drum Beat1954IMDb rating 6.3Caruso as Manok
Allan DwanDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1955
All films by Allan Dwan Tennessee's Partner1955IMDb rating 6.5Caruso as Turner(Tony Caruso)
Cattle Queen of Montana1954IMDb rating 5.7Caruso as Natchakoa
Also two films together19 more actors
- Chet BrandenburgTennessee's Partner (1955) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Jack ElamBaby Face Nelson (1957) and Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- Elisha Cook Jr.Baby Face Nelson (1957) and Drum Beat (1954)
- John McIntireThe Asphalt Jungle (1950) and Scene of the Crime (1949)
- Ann DoranWhere Love Has Gone (1964) and My Favorite Brunette (1947)
- Ronald ReaganTennessee's Partner (1955) and Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- Leo GordonBaby Face Nelson (1957) and Tennessee's Partner (1955)
- Charles McGrawThe Wonderful Country (1959) and His Kind of Woman (1951)
- James WhitmoreThe Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Undercover Man (1949)
- Chuck RobersonThe Wonderful Country (1959) and Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
- Barry KelleyThe Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Undercover Man (1949)
- Eddy ChandlerNight Editor (1946) and The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
- Jay NovelloEscape from Zahrain (1962) and The Wonderful Country (1959)
- John DaheimThe Badlanders (1958) and His Kind of Woman (1951)
- Warner AndersonDrum Beat (1954) and Objective, Burma! (1945)
- Chubby JohnsonTennessee's Partner (1955) and Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- Myron HealeyTennessee's Partner (1955) and Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- George J. LewisSaskatchewan (1954) and Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
- Rodd RedwingCattle Queen of Montana (1954) and Objective, Burma! (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anthony Caruso's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$11.4 million
5 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 5 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 15 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 15Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$4.0M34.9% of the total
- 2$2.1M18.8% of the total
- 3$2.0M17.7% of the total
- 4$2.0M17.6% of the total
- 5$1.2M11.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.






