Actor. He was cast as U.S. Army Pfc. Paul "Caje" Lemay on the 1962-1967 WW II TV drama "Combat." As Caje, short for Lousiana-born Cajun, New Orleans, where the character was born, Caje acted as the squad's French translator and point man. Jalbert was a veteran of several televisions shows and motion pictures. He was also a motion picture editor and sound editor. He had edited the final scenes of the 1972 film The Godfather. He was a newspaperman's son, born Joseph Jacques Pierre-Paul Jalbert in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Jalbert is a graduate of Ouelett College. He later attended Laval University. While there, he was an instructor at the college's University Air Training Corps during World War II He was Canada's junior and senior Nation Ski Champion. Due to a broken leg sustained during a practice ski run, he was unable to take part in the 1948 Olympic Games. He immigrated to the United States during the 1950s and became a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho and Aspen, Colorado, where he gained much popularity. He died later from medical complications after suffering a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on the day of his birthday.
Actor. He was cast as U.S. Army Pfc. Paul "Caje" Lemay on the 1962-1967 WW II TV drama "Combat." As Caje, short for Lousiana-born Cajun, New Orleans, where the character was born, Caje acted as the squad's French translator and point man. Jalbert was a veteran of several televisions shows and motion pictures. He was also a motion picture editor and sound editor. He had edited the final scenes of the 1972 film The Godfather. He was a newspaperman's son, born Joseph Jacques Pierre-Paul Jalbert in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Jalbert is a graduate of Ouelett College. He later attended Laval University. While there, he was an instructor at the college's University Air Training Corps during World War II He was Canada's junior and senior Nation Ski Champion. Due to a broken leg sustained during a practice ski run, he was unable to take part in the 1948 Olympic Games. He immigrated to the United States during the 1950s and became a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho and Aspen, Colorado, where he gained much popularity. He died later from medical complications after suffering a heart attack in a Los Angeles hospital on the day of his birthday.
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