Career
Born Alfred Francis DeLeo in New York, Dark died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack. In 1954, Dark played in an episode of the television series, The Lone Ranger, entitled Texas Draw. In 1955, Dark was cast in an episode of the National Broadcasting Company western anthology series, Frontier, hosted by Walter Coy.
Dark guest starred on two episodes of the American Broadcasting Company religion anthology series, Crossroads, as Irving Green in "The Unholy Trio (1955) and as Frank Corletto in "Circus Priest" (1956).
In 1957 and 1958, Dark guest starred in two episodes of David Janssen"s crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, as the lead in "The Mickey Farmer Case" and then as Rudi Trekhala in "Widow"s Walk". About this time, he also guest starred on John Bromfield"s crime drama, United States. Marshal.
In 1958, Dark appeared as Don Ramon in "Decoy" on the American Broadcasting Company/Warner Brothers western series, Colt.45, starring Wayde Preston. In 1959, Dark guest starred in the first episode of National Broadcasting Company"s Bonanza in "A Rose for Lotta".
That same year, he was cast as Henri Gaspard in "Double Fee" of Steve McQueen"s Columbia Broadcasting System western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive.
Dark appeared in 1959 as Juan Carlos Morita in the episode "Death of a Gunfighter" on Columbia Broadcasting System" "Have Gun Will Travel" and as Trevor Jackson in the episode "Reunion" of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun. His fellow co-stars were Bethel Leslie and Robert F. Simon. Another 1960 role was that of Dante in "Talent for Danger" on the American Broadcasting Company adventure series, The Islanders, set in the South Pacific.
In 1960, he was cast as Miguel Avarado in the episode "Bandido" of the syndicated western series, Pony Express, starring Grant Sullivan.
His fellow guest stars in the segment were Douglas Kennedy and Robert Ivers. Dark played the role of Pike in the three-part 1964 episode, "The Tenderfoot", of National Broadcasting Company"s Disney"s The Wonderful World of Color.
His last film was Scandalous John (1971). The couple had one child.
