Alan Steel
Alan Steel | |
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| Born | Sergio Ciani 7 September 1935 |
| Died | 5 September 2015 (aged 79) Ostia, Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1959-1979 |
Sergio Ciani (7 September 1931 – 5 September 2015), best known as Alan Steel, was an Italian bodybuilder and actor.
Born in Rome, Ciani started his career as a stuntman, then he became the body double for Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained and in The Giant of Marathon, in which he also played a minor role.[1] From early sixties he adopted the stage name Alan Steel and starred the leading roles in a number of peplum films of good commercial success.[1] With the decline of the genre Steel thinned out his appearances, until his retirement at the end of the Seventies.[1]
Ciani died in his sleep at his house in Ostia, Rome, aged 79 just 2 days short of what would have been his 80th birthday.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Giant of Marathon (1959)
- Samson (1961)
- The Old Testament (1962)
- The Fury of Hercules (1962)
- Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
- Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963)
- The Rebel Gladiators (1963)
- Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)
- Hercules and the Black Pirates (1964)
- Hercules Against Rome (1964)
- 3 Avengers (1964)
- Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas (1964)
- Samson and His Mighty Challenge (1965)
- A... For Assassin (1966)
- Fasthand (1972)
- The Little Cowboy (1973)
References
- ^ a b c Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ "Addio a Sergio Ciani, l'Alan Steel del cinema italiano: da Ercole a Maciste". Il Messaggero. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links
- Alan Steel at IMDb
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