Luciano Pigozzi, also known professionally as Alan Collins[1] (10 January 1927 – 14 June 2008), was an Italian character actor. A long-time staple of Italian genre cinema, Pigozzi was noted for his resemblance to Peter Lorre[2] and appeared in such films as Human Cobras,[3] Yor, the Hunter from the Future,[1] Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman,[4] Blood and Black Lace,[5] Libido and perhaps his goriest role in Baron Blood.
Luciano Pigozzi | |
|---|---|
 Pigozzi in Syndicate Sadists (1975) | |
| Born | 10 January 1927 Novellara, Italy |
| Died | 14 June 2008 (aged 81) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Alan Collins |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1989 |
Born in Novellara, province of Reggio Emilia, in Italy; he appeared in more than one hundred films between 1954 and 1989, including many 1960s Italian thrillers such as Terror-Creatures from the Grave, Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory and The Whip and the Body. Pigozzi died on 14 June 2008, at the of age 81.
Selected filmography edit
- Scuola elementare (1955) - Teacher (uncredited)
- The Roof (1956)
- General Della Rovere (1959) - Prisoner
- Two Women (1960) - Scimmione, il capo miliziano
- Gli incensurati (1961) - Carmelo Ruotolo
- Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961) - Segretario del esponente comunista di Roma (uncredited)
- The Centurion (1961) - Corinthian Messenger
- Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961) - Walter Jeoffrey
- La monaca di Monza (1962)
- The Whip and the Body (1963) - Losat
- Blood and Black Lace (1964) - Cesare Lazzarini / Caesar Lazar
- La jena di Londra (1964) - Peter
- Castle of the Living Dead (1964) - Dart
- Secret Agent Fireball (1965) - Yuri
- Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965) - Kurt, the Gardener
- Libido (1965) - Paul
- Berlin, Appointment for the Spies (1965) - Leonida
- Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury (1965) - Henchman with eye patch
- War Italian Style (1965) - German High-Ranking Officer
- The Almost Perfect Crime (1965) - Salah
- Killer's Carnival (1966) - Ivan (Rome segment) (uncredited)
- Ypotron - Final Countdown (1966) - Strike
- Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend (1966) - Max
- Un brivido sulla pelle (1966)
- La spia che viene dal mare (1966)
- Master Stroke (1967) - Billy
- The Devil's Man (1967) - Kew - Scientifico
- Golden Chameleon (1967) - Aragosta
- La morte non conta i dollari (1967) - Judge Warren
- Dead Run (1967) - Van Joost
- The Young, the Evil and the Savage (1968) - La Foret
- Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward (1968) - Lefty
- King of Africa (1968) - Kirby
- Vengeance (1968) - Domingo
- Bootleggers (1969) - Capo dell'organizzazione
- The Unnaturals (1969) - Uriat
- Sabata (1969) - False Father Brown
- Taste of Vengeance (1969) - Bill Perkins
- And God Said to Cain (1970) - Francesco Santamaria
- Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) - Vences
- Rendezvous with Dishonour (1970) - Mr. Anton
- Sartana in the Valley of Death (1970) - Paco
- Mr. Superinvisible (1970) - Raymond
- Le Voyou (1970)
- Defeat of the Mafia (1970) - Frankie Agostino
- Blackie the Pirate (1971) - Montbarque
- Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman (1971) - Mortimer
- His Name Was King (1971) - Mr. Collins
- Human Cobras (1971) - Louis Mortimer
- I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo (1971) - Herzog
- Dead Men Ride (1971) - Manolo, the barber
- The Price of Death (1971) - Doc Rosencrantz
- Trastevere (1971) - Righetto, un furibondo
- The Devil Has Seven Faces (1971) - Steve Hunter
- Kill! (1971) - Medina
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972) - Francis Clay
- It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
- Baron Blood (1972) - Fritz
- The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) - Fanelli, the Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
- Pulp (1972) - Clairvoyant
- I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (1972) - Killer
- Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973) - Angus
- My Brother Anastasia (1973) - Pasquale
- Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973) - Chief of Police
- Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974) - Hans
- Il bacio di una morta (1974) - Berto
- Last Days of Mussolini (1974) - Renato Celio - Prefect of Como
- Death Will Have Your Eyes (1974) - Antonio il maggiordomo
- I sette magnifici cornuti (1974) - Gigetto, the Milkman
- Malocchio (1975) - Derek Stevens
- Il Sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale (1975) - Arthur Davis
- Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975) - Thomas Mugridge
- Syndicate Sadists (1975) - One of Conti's men
- The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) - Gregory
- La bolognese (1975) - Secondo - father of Caterina
- The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (1976) - Husband of Babette
- The Tough Ones (1976) - Moretto's Henchman
- Sfida sul fondo (1976)
- Liebes Lager (1976)
- Sorbole... che romagnola (1976) - Attilio
- Puttana galera! (1976)
- SS Girls (1977) - Professor Jürgen
- Return of the 38 Gang (1977) - Romolo
- Porci con la P 38 (1978) - John
- La ciudad maldita (1978) - Don Wilson
- Escape from Hell (1980) - The Warden
- The Last Hunter (1980) - Bartender
- Notturno con grida (1981) - Paul
- Tiger Joe (1982) - Lenny
- Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1982) - Greenwater
- Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) - Pag
- Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) - Papillon
- Tornado: The Last Blood (1983) - Freeman
- The Ark of the Sun God (1984) - Beetle
- Code Name: Wild Geese (1984) - Priest
- Jungle Raiders (1985) - Gin Fizz
- Commando Leopard (1985) - Friend of Carrasco's Father (uncredited)
- Operation Nam (1986) - Phil Lawson's father
- Strike Commando (1987) - Le Due
- Double Target (1987) - McDougall
- White Apache (1987) - Cribbens
- Zombi 3 (1988) - Plant Director (scenes deleted)
- Trappola diabolica (1988) - Smuggler Leader (scenes deleted)
- Robowar - Robot da guerra (1988) - (scenes deleted)
- Cop Game (1988) - Chief of Investigations (scenes deleted)
- Alien degli abissi (1989) - Dr. Geoffrey
- Nato per combattere (1989) - Prisoner #2 (scenes deleted)
References edit
- ^ a b Maslin, Janet (21 August 1983). "'YOR, THE HUNTER,' WITH A CAVE MAN HERO". The New York Times. Yor the Hunter from the Future.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2007). Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark. Video Watchdog. p. 782. ISBN 978-0-9633756-1-2.
- ^ "L'Uomo Piu Velenoso Del Cobra (1971)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ^ "La Spada Normanna (1971)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ^ The New York Times