Christopher "Chris" Alcaide (October 23, 1922 – June 30, 2004) was an American actor particularly known for his role in television westerns. He surfaced to national attention as Deputy Joshua Tate in the 1956 film Gunslinger, co-starring Beverly Garland as a woman marshal.
In 2003, Alcaide was among recipients, including the Sons of the Pioneers, Tommy Lee Jones, Kris Kristofferson, and Kelo Henderson, of the 21st annual Golden Boot Awards for his extensive work in westerns.
Alcaide appeared ten times on ABC's The Rifleman with Chuck Connors. John Anderson guest starred eleven times on The Rifleman and hence topped Alcaide's appearances by one episode. Alcaide's The Rifleman episodes aired between 1959 and 1962 and included the roles of:
Alcaide was born in the traditionally steel city of Youngstown, the seat of Mahoning County in eastern Ohio, and served from 1943-1946 in the United States Army during World War II. He came to Hollywood, California, after the war to launch his acting career.
He was cast in his first, uncredited, screen role as Eddie in the 1950 production of the Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie. Uncredited roles followed in 1952 in the films Smoky
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