Lorenzo Piani
was born on January 19, 1944 in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Italy. He is an actor, known for “Scent
of a Woman”, “Swept Away” (both 1974) and “Deep Red” (1975). Piani debuted in
style in 1955, as he was chosen by Otto Preminger to star alongside Gary Cooper
and Rod Steiger in Corte marziale (1955). With a debut like that, impossible to
say why he never developed into a major star of the cinema. He was usually
found playing supporting roles in action films such as in the 1968 film “Commandos”
with Lee Van Cleef, with Klaus Kinski in “Sartana the Gravedigger” (1969). He certainly do not lack
appearing in a number big name art films, for example, he appears in Federico
Fellini’s “Satyricon” (1969) and the
Marco Ferreri directed “Hello Gulliver” (1970).His Euro-westerns number some nineteen appearances such as the previously mentioned “Sartana the Gravedigger” (1969), “He was Called the Holy Spirit” (1971), “The Long Ride of Vengeance” (1972), “Six Bounty Killers for a Massacre” (1973), and “In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Colt” (1975).
After his career peaked in the 1970s his appearances started to decline in the 1980s until he retired after his final appearance in “Klon” in 1994.
Today we celebrate one of the Euro-western most ignored actors Lorenzo Piani on his 70th birthday.
Biltmore: He's a hard face to locate in some westerns.
ReplyDeleteYes I know. Some of these actors faces seem to change from film to film depending on what type of role they are playing. Even when you know what character they are playing you have to study their faces for awhile to make sure it is correct. Part of the fun.
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