Alan Furlan
Italian-American actor (1920–1997)
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Alan Furlan (13 April 1920 – 14 May 1997) was an Italian-American actor.
Alan Furlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleardo Furlan 13 April 1920 |
| Died | 14 May 1997 (aged 77) Winchester, Virginia, United States |
Biography
Born Aleardo Furlan in Farla, in the North Friuli region of Italy, Furlan acted in films in Europe and the United States, on Broadway and in commercials.[1]
On Broadway he appeared in productions such as Holiday for Lovers (1957), The Best House in Naples (1956), Idiot's Delight (1951)[2] and Romeo and Juliet (1951) starring Olivia de Havilland.[3] In the late 1940s, he performed in Chicago area summer stock theaters with actors such as Richard Kiley.[4]
Furlan played the role of Giancarlo in the Italian film Donatella (1956)[5] which was selected for competition at the Berlin Film Festival.[6] He appeared in numerous live broadcast anthology drama television series with lead roles in episodes of Police Call,[7][8] one of the top grossing television series released in 1955,[9] as well as a supporting role in the Producers' Showcase production (1957) of the melodramatic comedic Broadway play The Great Sebastians, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne[10] and the Armstrong Circle Theatre episode The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket (1959).[11]
He toured with Mae West as her Latin lover in Come On Up, Ring Twice and performed in the TV version of the Moon and Sixpence with Laurence Olivier (1959).[12]
Furlan later became the mentor of Wisconsin's Sunset Playhouse [13] where he remained artistic director for 28 years.
Personal life
He was married to Mary Lake and they had a daughter Nicola Lea.[14]
Filmography
- Orient Express (1953, Episode: "His Son") (a.k.a. His Boy) as Marc
- La tua donna (1954)
- Police Call (1955, TV Series)
- Donatella (1956) as Giancarlo
- War and Peace (1956) as Russian Officer (uncredited)
- Defend My Love (1956) (a.k.a. Difendo il mio amore) (original title Italy) as Il direttore del giornale
- I tre moschettieri (1956, TV Series) (a.k.a. The Three Musketeers) (USA title) as Sasquinet
- Producers' Showcase (1957, Episode: "The Great Sebastians") as Paviat
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1959, Episode: "The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket") as Charlie Williams
- The Sinner (1959) (a.k.a. La peccatrice del deserto) (original title Italy) (a.k.a. Desert Desperados) (USA title) as Rais (final film role)
Broadway stage work
- Romeo and Juliet (1951)
- Idiot's Delight (1951)
- The Best House in Naples (1956)
- Holiday for Lovers (1957)