Alfredo Varelli
Alfredo Varelli | |
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 Varelli in 1954 | |
| Born | 31 August 1914 |
| Other names | Alfredo Ciavarella |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1934–1997 |
Alfredo Varelli (born 31 August 1914) is an Italian film actor. Varelli was born Alfredo Ciavarella and debuted in Alessandro Blasetti's 1934 film Vecchia guardia.[1] He emerged during the Fascist era, but most of his work was post-Second World War. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama The Jester's Supper.[2] He is also known for playing "Lucan" in Quo Vadis (1951).
Selected filmography
- Vecchia guardia (1934)
- Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
- I, His Father (1939)
- The Secret Lover (1941)
- Fedora (1942)
- The Jester's Supper (1942)
- Measure for Measure (1943)
- The Tyrant of Padua (1946)
- The Devil's Gondola (1946)
- The Beggar's Daughter (1950)
- Cavalcade of Heroes (1950)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- The Barbarians (1953)
- Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954)
- The Siege of Syracuse (1960)
- The Giants of Thessaly (1960)
- Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
- Pontius Pilate (1962)
- Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Seven Dollars on the Red (1966)
- Assassination (1967)
References
- ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Vol. 2 M-Z. Italy: Gremese Editore. p. 266. ISBN 978-8884402691.
- ^ Reich & Garofalo p.159-60
Bibliography
- Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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