Charlie DeSalvo
| Charlie DeSalvo | |
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| Portrayed by | Philip Akin |
| Born | July 7, 1956 |
| Died | August 21, 1995 (aged 39) |
| Appearances | Highlander: The Series |
Charlie DeSalvo is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Philip Akin. He is mortal. He is introduced in the third episode of the second season, "Turnabout", and appears in twelve episodes, the last being the season four episode "Brothers in Arms", in which he is killed. He is a friend of protagonist Duncan MacLeod and Richie Ryan.
Charlie is first introduced in the season two episode "Turnabout" (1993), as the owner of a martial arts dojo for sale in the fictional city of Seacouver, Washington, United States. In this episode, Charlie accepts Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) and Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) as members after realizing he is unable to beat MacLeod at martial arts.
In "Eye For An Eye" (1993), Charlie accepts to stay to run the dojo for MacLeod and also becomes the coach and sparring partner of Richie, who has just been challenged by Immortal Annie Devlin (Sheena Easton). Charlie is amazed when he sees Richie, who has come home beaten and bruised after a close encounter with Devlin, perfectly able to resume training the next day. Charlie's youth is also revealed in this episode, when he tells Richie during a sparring session how he was beaten up by both Italians and Blacks in his youth because his father was Italian and his mother black. Charlie then recounts how he became a Navy SEAL and turned his martial art skills into a trade. This episode shows that Charlie considers being discriminated against by two different ethnic groups a good reason not to get assimilated at all in a particular community, because, he claims, his problems "come from being unique".
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