CARR, CLIFFORD

(1903-1947)

   the stereotypical gringo of 1930s and 1940s Mexican cinema, the blonde, stocky, Carr (born in Connecticut) made his first appearance in El Rayo de Sinaloa (1935), but is perhaps best known for Los tres García and Vuelven los García (1946). His roles varied in size and importance, but Carr was generally a sympathetic - if comic - caricature of a gringo, speaking accented Spanish and smoking a big cigar. His last recorded screen appearance came in 1947.