[2] He began his screen career in 1954, appearing in the television drama series Robert Montgomery Presents.

Alcalde then made an appearance in the 1956 film Crowded Paradise, which starred Hume Cronyn and Nancy Kelly.

Alcalde also played therapist Chuck Atwell in the television soap opera Peyton Place.

Alcalde appeared in films including All the Young Men (1960), Dead Ringer (1964), and Hail, Hero!

[1] According to the Ancient Faces web site, he died from complications of a ruptured appendix, and is buried at the Grand View Cemetery in Glendale, CA.