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, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|07|19|1921|07|21}}

|death_place = Studio City, 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.{{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|author=Daily News|date=August 5, 2006|access-date=April 10, 2022}} Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,{{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|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2022}} he was known for playing the role of Bernard Stein in the 1968 film The Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/united-artists/the-party-798104.html|title=The Party|work=The Independent|date=March 19, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2022}}

Checco was the partner of actor, Don Knotts, in which they were performing entertainers in Special Services to soldiers during World War II.{{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|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2022}} He died on July 19, 2015 of natural causes at his home in Studio City, California, at the age of 93.