Alan Steel

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Alan Steel
Born Sergio Ciani
(1935-09-07)7 September 1935
Rome, Italy
Died 5 September 2015(2015-09-05) (aged 79)
Ostia, Rome, Italy
Occupation actor
Years active 1959-1979

Sergio Ciani (7 September 1935 – 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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131. 
  2. ^ "Addio a Sergio Ciani, l'Alan Steel del cinema italiano: da Ercole a Maciste". Il Messaggero. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015. 

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