Alfredo Rizzo
| Alfredo Rizzo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 January 1902 Nice, France |
| Died |
6 September 1991 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 - 6 September 1991) was a French-born Italian actor, screenwriter and director.
Life and career
Born in Nice into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of avanspettacolo and revue, often alongside his brother Carlo.[1] After his debut on the big screen in 1939, in the aftermath of the Second World War he had an intense and long film career, being mostly cast in roles of "villain".[1] Later, he also wrote and directed a number of films, mostly of erotic genre.[2]
Selected filmography
- Actor
- La paura fa 90 (1951)
- Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
- The Playgirls and the Vampire (1963)
- Two Mafiamen in the Far West (1964)
- Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
- Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965)
- Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)
- Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
- Paths of War (1970)
- Un caso di coscienza (1970)
- SS Hell Camp (1977)
- Delitto al ristorante cinese (1981)
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
- Director and screenwriter
- The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975)
- Suggestionata (1978)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 442–443. ISBN 8884402697.
- ↑ Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. p. 363. ISBN 8884401712.