Luciano Pigozzi | |
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 Pigozzi in Syndicate Sadists (1975) | |
| Born | 10 January 1927 Novellara, Italy |
| Died | 14 June 2008 (aged 81) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Alan Collins |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1989 |
Luciano Pigozzi, also known professionally as Alan Collins [1] (10 January 1927 – 14 June 2008), was an Italian character actor. A long-time staple of Italian genre cinema, Pigozzi was noted for his resemblance to Peter Lorre [2] and appeared in such films as Human Cobras , [3] Yor, the Hunter from the Future , [1] Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman , [4] Blood and Black Lace , [5] Libido and perhaps his goriest role in Baron Blood .
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Born in Novellara, province of Reggio Emilia, in Italy; he appeared in more than one hundred films between 1954 and 1989, including many 1960s Italian thrillers such as Terror-Creatures from the Grave , Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory and The Whip and the Body . Pigozzi died on 14 June 2008, at the age of 81.
