Duilio Del Prete (25 June 1938 – 2 February 1998) was an Italian actor and singer-songwriter.[1] Del Prete was born in Cuneo, Piedmont. As a singer-songwriter, he wrote political songs and recorded an album of Jacques Brel's covers; he also wrote songs for several artists.[2]

Duilio Del Prete
Del Prete in 1983
Born(1938-06-25)25 June 1938
Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Died2 February 1998(1998-02-02) (aged 59)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer-songwriter
Years active1963–1998

As an actor, he participated to several films of the commedia all'italiana, including My Friends and Alfredo, Alfredo, both by Pietro Germi, and Sessomatto. He also played in several foreign films, including two for director Peter Bogdanovich, Daisy Miller (1974) and At Long Last Love (1975).

Del Prete died in Rome of cancer in 1998.[3]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Edmond Grant (1999). The Motion Picture Guide: 1999 Annual (The Films of 1998). CineBooks, 1999. ISBN 9780933997431.
  2. ^ "Fonit-Cetra Joins San Remo Quitters". Billboard. 6 March 1971.
  3. ^ "Addio a Del prete, l'Orlando generoso" (in Italian). lastampa.it. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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