Enzo Pulcrano (born 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples; died 28 February 1992) was an Italian actor and writer active in the 1970s and known for Rulers of the City (1976), La Banda Vallanzasca (1977) and A Pugni Nudi (1974), in which he received a writing credit. He was born on 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples.[1]
Vincenzo Pulcrano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1943 Acerra, Campania, Italy |
| Died | 28 February 1992 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | actor |
Biography
editAfter his 1971 debut in director Demofilo Fidani’s A Fistful of Death, Pulcrano appeared in several mostly low-budget spaghetti Westerns and comedies. With the crime genre’s popularity, he was a recurring presence in poliziotteschi, including Fernando di Leo’s Rulers of the City (1976) and Mario Bianchi's La banda Vallanzasca (1977), in which he had the lead role.[2]
He played Salvatore Trapanese in the 1976 comedy Hit Squad.
Death
editPulcrano died in 1992. According to Mario Bianchi, who directed him in La Banda Vallanzasca, Pulcrano had developed a serious drug addiction. [3]
Filmography
edit- Giù le mani... carogna! (Django Story), directed by Demofilo Fidani (1970)
- Il Magnifico West, directed by Gianni Crea (1971)
- Giù la testa... hombre!, directed by Demofilo Fidani (1971)
- Rimase uno solo e fu la morte per tutti! (1971)
- Black Killer, directed by Carlo Croccolo (1971)
- I racconti di Canterbury N. 2, directed by Lucio Dandolo (1972)
- Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio, directed by Mino Guerrini (1972)
- Decameron n° 4 - Le belle novelle del Boccaccio, directed by Paolo Bianchini (1972)
- A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi..., directed by Demofilo Fidani (1972)
- Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado, directed by Joe D'Amato (1972)
- Un Bounty killer a Trinità (1972)
- Le favolose notti d'oriente (1973)
- Mafia Killer (1973)
- Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io! (1973)
- Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose, directed by Joe D'Amato (1973)
- La Mafia mi fa un baffo, directed by Riccardo Garrone (1974)
- A pugni nudi, regia di Marcello Zeani (1974)
- Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda, directed by Lucio Dandolo (1975)
- La commessa (1975)
- La Bolognese, directed by Alfredo Rizzo (1975)
- La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori (1975)
- Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore (1976)
- Squadra antifurto (1976)
- I padroni della città (1976)
- La banda Vallanzasca (1977)
- Squadra antimafia (1977)
- Assassinio sul Tevere (1979)
- Cameriera senza malizia (1980)
- Ricomincio da zero (1982)
References
edit- ^ "Enzo Pulcrano IMDB page". IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc., an Amazon.com company. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Enzo Pulcrano – Biografia". YouTube. ai.pictures italiano. Nov 28, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ Curti, Roberto (October 22, 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland. p. 105. ISBN 978-0786469765.