David Brandon (actor)

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David Brandon
Born
David Cain Haughton

(1951-12-13) 13 December 1951 (age 72)
Cork, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present

David Cain Haughton (born 13 December 1951), known professionally as David Brandon (although originally credited as David Haughton), is an Irish actor who has mostly appeared in Italian films. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1978, including the title role in Joe D'Amato's controversial Caligula... The Untold Story (1982). Before working in film, he was a member of Lindsay Kemp's theatre company, where his roles included Jokanaan in Kemp's all-male production of Salomé (1975). He lives in Rome. [1]

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Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Jubilee Ariel
1982 Caligula... The Untold Story Caligula
1984 Sole nudo Luca Adami
Ator 2 - L'invincibile Orion Zor
1985 A.D. (miniseries) Petronius
1987 Delirium Roberto
Stage Fright Peter
Good Morning, Babylon Mr. Grass
Until Death Carlo
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights Brett
Italian Postcards Vittorio
1989 Casablanca Express Jason Lloyd
1992 Mean Tricks Jimmy Gandelman
2012 Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood Padre Inga
2013 Neverlake Dr. Brook
2018 Remember? Father

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