Walter Brandi

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Walter Brandi
Born
Walter Bigari [1]
DiedMay 1997
Other namesWalter Brandt [2] [3]

Walter Bigari 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 in May 1997. [5]

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Filmography

TitleYearCredited asRoleNotesRefs.
ActorScreenwriterStory authorProducer
The Vampire and the Ballerina 1960YesHerman [6]
The Playgirls and the Vampire 1960YesCount Gabor Kernassy, The Vampire [7]
Slaughter of the Vampires 1962YesMarquis Wolfgang [8]
Three Swords for Rome 1964Yes [9]
Terror-Creatures from the Grave 1965YesAlbert Kovacs [10]
Bloody Pit of Horror 1965YesRick [11] [12]
Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen 1969YesMr Landru [13] [14]
Wanted Sabata1970Yes [15]
The Devil's Wedding Night 1973YesYesAlso production manager [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 57.
  2. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 140.
  3. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 141.
  4. 1 2 Shipka 2011, p. 316.
  5. ↑ Lentz 1998, p. 20.
  6. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 60.
  7. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 26.
  8. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 76.
  9. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 176.
  10. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 149.
  11. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 137.
  12. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 138.
  13. ↑ "Kommissar X: Drei goldene Schlangen" (in German). Filmportal.de . Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kommissar X Drei goldene Schlangen". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ Grant 2011, p. 456.
  16. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 96.
  17. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 97.

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