Walter Brandi

Italian actor
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]

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]

References

  1. ^ Curti 2015, p. 57.
  2. ^ Curti 2015, p. 140.
  3. ^ Curti 2015, p. 141.
  4. ^ a b 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.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
  • Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
  • Lentz, Harris M. (1998). Obituaries in the Performing Art, 1997. McFarland & Company. p. 20. ISBN 0786404604.
  • Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4888-3.

External links

  • Walter Brandi at IMDb
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  • BnF data


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