Alberto
Dell’Acqua was born on May 14, 1944 in Campobasso, Italy. A member of the
Dell’Acqua family of circus performers he is the brother of acrobats, stuntmen
and actors Arnaldo, Ottaviano [1955- ], Roberto and Fernanda Dell’Acqua. Hired
for his athletic abilities Alberto became a main supporting actor in the
Italian film industry starting in the mid-1960s. Sometimes billed as Robert
Widmark and Cole Kitosch he appeared in two dozen Euro-westerns. Some of his
better known westerns are: “7 Guns for the MacGregors” (1965) “Up the
MacGregors” (1966) “Texas, Adios” (aka “The Avenger”) (1966), “This Man Can’t
Die” (1967), “Kill Them All and Comeback Alone” (1968) and “Alleluia and
Sartana, Sons of God” (1972). He starred in “Trinity and Sartana are Coming”
(1972) and “Son of Zorro” (1973).His career has since tailed off and he once again is participating in the circus as a knife thrower.
Today we celebrate Alberto Dell’Acqua’s 70th birthday.
Alberto Dell'Acqua was actually born on May 14, 1938, in Campabasso, Italy. I'm sorry for this correction. It seems you have made a mistake. You should have said "Happy 76th Birthday, Alberto Dell'Acqua." But I know how you feel. Some people who have heard of him do think that he was born in 1944. But he was not. He was born in 1938. He was hired for parts in Spaghetti Westerns because he looked more like a teen. In the 1960s, he chose the names Cole Kitosch and Al Waterman for his first two aliases. Later, in the 1970s, he chose the name Robert Widmark in honor of his favorite actor, Richard Widmark. Today, Robert Widmark, as most people still call him today, is living in Milan, Italy. When he is not acting, he is teaching stunts to college students at his studio. I must now remind you that it's okay for you to think that Robert Widmark was born in 1944. And with that, I cannot argue. But I just wanna say, with all due respect, that I believe Robert Widmark was born in 1938. If you ever correct this page, please let me know.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to argue with you but I think it is his brother Arnaldo who was born in 1938.
ReplyDeleteYou could be right. If he was born in 1944, he would be 70. I'm sorry for what I said earlier. It's just that I saw this thing on Google that said he was born in 1938. But how can that be possible if he was born in 1944? Thanks for reminding me, Tom. I guess our old friend, Robert Widmark, is 70 years old after all.
ReplyDeleteNo problem. Like I said I didn't want to argue with you and I have in my database that Arnaldo was born in 1938. As you know there are several Dell'Acqua brothers and they are easily confused and I've been trying to get factual bio information on the family for years. I've asked Alberto but have gotten no response. His Facebook page says he was born in 1944.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. He was born in 1944. This means that he is much younger than his brother, Arnaldo. Thanks for correcting me, Tom. You truly are a good friend.
ReplyDeleteThe object of this blog is to get it right. Working together and continuing to ask questions, research and challenge so called facts will eventually bring us close to our goal.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Tom. Teamwork is important. And like you said, the object of this blog is to get it right. Thanks, pal. You were right all along.
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