Aldo Berti
Aldo Berti (born February 29, 1936 in Rignano sull'Arno , † December 26, 2010 in Florence ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Berti began his career as a film actor in Tempo di villeggiatura in 1956 , but was only seen continuously from 1961 in mostly supporting roles, often as a villain. In 1960 he came to Rome and made the acquaintance of numerous artists; Among other things, he lived with actress Barbara Steele for several years . Many of his 40 roles were in spaghetti westerns , including as a poker player in Spiel mir das Lied von Tod . In 1973 he ended this part of his life, which also included educational films and theater appearances . He went on journeys that not only took him to the metropolises of the western world, but also to South America .
In 1979 he stayed in Italy for a longer period of time and, in addition to magazine articles, published the collection of poems Canto finale . During a trip that he made with Doctors Without Borders to the Sudanese Juba , he witnessed a large-scale attack on February 14, 1984, which killed hundreds; Berti was one of only six survivors. After this experience he withdrew and lived in Morocco until October 2010 . After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, he returned to his homeland, where he died a little later.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: The happy holiday hotel (Tempo di villeggiatura)
- 1961: Mutiny (L'ammuntimamento)
- 1961: The next one, please! (Il mantenuto)
- 1962: Imperial Venus (Venere imperiale)
- 1965: Now the pistols speak (Perché uccidi ancora?)
- 1965: The killer of sinful girls (Le notti della violenza)
- 1965: Bounty for Ringo (Uno straniero a Sacramento)
- 1966: An angel for the devil (Un angelo per Satana)
- 1966: Ramon il Messicano
- 1966: Vajas con Dios, Gringo
- 1967: A dollar between your teeth (Un dollaro tra i denti)
- 1967: Escondido (El Desperado)
- 1968: Play me the song of death (C'era una volta il West)
- 1968: The Dirty Thirteen (Quindici forche per un assassino)
- 1969: La taglia è tua ... l'uomo l'ammazzo io
- 1970: Ehi amigo, be morto!
- 1970: The Feared (Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi)
- 1970: The Norman Sword (La spada normanna)
- 1970: Sartana - still warm and already sand on it (Buon funerale, amigos ... paga Sartana)
- 1970: Mafia chess (Scacco allo mafia)
- 1971: Un uomo chiamato Dakota
- 1972: Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo!
- 1972: Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie
Web links
- Aldo Berti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://robertocarta.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/aldo-berti-protagonista-secondario-del-genere-spaghetti-western/
- ↑ http://www.toscanaoggi.it/notizia_3.php?IDNotizia=10809&IDCategoria=326
- ↑ http://westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com/2010/12/rip-aldo-berti.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berti, Aldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 29, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rignano sull'Arno |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Florence |