Walter Brandi
Italian actor
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Walter Bigari (born 24 January 1928 – 28 May 1996) better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor. In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was never as popular as Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele or Peter Cushing.[4] He predominantly acted in genre films in the 1960s.[4] Brandi died on 28 May 1996.[5]
Born
24 January 1928
Walter Bigari[1]
24 January 1928
Pergola, Marche, Italy.
Died28 May 1996 (aged 68)
Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Walter Brandi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Walter Bigari[1] 24 January 1928 Pergola, Marche, Italy. |
| Died | 28 May 1996 (aged 68) Rome, Lazio, Italy. |
| Other names | Walter Brandt[2][3] |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Role | Notes | Refs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Screenwriter | Story author | Producer | |||||
| The Vampire and the Ballerina | 1960 | Yes | Herman | [6] | ||||
| The Playgirls and the Vampire | 1960 | Yes | Count Gabor Kernassy, The Vampire | [7] | ||||
| Slaughter of the Vampires | 1962 | Yes | Marquis Wolfgang | [8] | ||||
| Three Swords for Rome | 1964 | Yes | [9] | |||||
| Terror-Creatures from the Grave | 1965 | Yes | Albert Kovacs | [10] | ||||
| Bloody Pit of Horror | 1965 | Yes | Rick | [11][12] | ||||
| Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen | 1969 | Yes | Mr Landru | [13][14] | ||||
| Wanted Sabata | 1970 | Yes | [15] | |||||
| The Devil's Wedding Night | 1973 | Yes | Yes | Also production manager | [16][17] | |||
