Alberto Venturi

[Johan Melle]

Alberto Venturi in the fotoromanzo "Voglio vivere per amarti" (1970)

A long-standing character actor in fotoromanzi, Alberto Venturi also took part in several films since at least the mid 1950s, and he remained active until at least the early 1970s.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1953

1. La voce del silenzio (uncredited) .... Onlooker at the scene of the car accident
   
   1956
2. Il bigamo (uncredited) .... Spectator at the trial
3. Le schiave di Cartagine (uncredited) .... Man at slave auction / Senator at slave auction / Christian prisoner
   
   1957
4. C'è un sentiero nel cielo (uncredited) .... Tavern customer
5. Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa (uncredited) .... Waiter
   
   1958
6. Ladro lui, ladra lei (uncredited) .... Football supporter
7. Totò nella luna (uncredited) .... Wedding reception guest
   
   1959
8. Ferdinando I° re di Napoli (uncredited) .... Theatre audience member
   
   1960
9. A noi piace freddo...!! (uncredited) .... Man at funeral wake
10. Gastone (uncredited) .... An admirer of Nannina at Salone Margherita
11. Letto a tre piazze (uncredited) .... Birthday party guest
12. The Angel Wore Red (uncredited) .... Prisoner listening to Clave's speech
13. Un amore a Roma (uncredited) .... Man at the funeral
    
    1961
14. Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo (uncredited) .... Member of the PC in the parliament
15. I magnifici tre (uncredited) .... Villager
16. L'oro di Roma (uncredited) .... Member of Jewish council
17. Solimano il conquistatore (uncredited) .... Vice chancellor
18. Vanina Vanini (uncredited) .... Cardinal in the procession
    
    1962
19. Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie (uncredited) .... Senator
20. La marcia su Roma (uncredited) .... Prison inmate
21. Le sette folgori di Assur (uncredited) .... Priest
    
    1963
22. Cleopatra (uncredited) .... Spectator at Cleopatra's arrival in Rome
    
    1964
23. The Visit (uncredited) .... Villager
24. Vita di Michelangelo (TV mini series) - episode 2 (uncredited) .... Cardinal
    
    1965
25. Letti sbagliati - segment "Il complicato" (uncredited) .... Man on train
    
    1966
26. Djurado (uncredited) .... Poker player
27. Io, io, io... e gli altri (uncredited) .... Man exiting the elevator
    
    1968
28. The Biggest Bundle of Them All (uncredited) .... Wedding guest

FOTOROMANZI

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1. "Carmen" (Published in Cine Tipo from December 1958 to 1959) - credited
2. "L'ombra del suo passato" (Published in Polvere di Stelle from October 1960 to 1961)
3. Gli albi di Polvere di Stelle N. 53: "Dopo l'altare il piombo" (14 November 1962)
4. Costa Azzurra N. 19: "L'anello del destino" (10 August 1963)
5. I fotoromanzi del settimo cielo N. 99: "La cenerentola delle 4 stelle" (1 March 1964) - credited
6. Killing N. 3: "Bambole e dollari" (July 1966)
7. Killing N. 5: "La grande fuga" (September 1966)
8. Killing N. 7: "Notte di terrore" (November 1966)
9. Killing N. 8: "Il ghigno della morte" (December 1966)
10. Park Hotel N. 4: "Non piangete per chi muore" (April 1967)
11. Joe Crack N. 2: "Strip mortale" (May 1967)
12. Jenifer Top Secret N. 2: "Uccidere è facile" (June 1968) - credited
13. Top Secret N. 3: "Uno di noi due" (June 1968) - credited
14. Jenifer Top Secret N. 3: "Concerto per un massacro" (July 1968) - credited
15. Top Secret N. 4: "SS 018 non risponde" (July 1968) - credited
16. Top Secret N. 5: "La notte non è la morte" (August 1968) - credited
17. Romantica N. 173: "La felicità dopo la sconfitta" (8 February 1969)
18. Gigliola N. 4: "Il suo giuramento" (July 1969)
19. Bellissima N. 1: "Voglio vivere per amarti" (February 1970)
20. Deborah N. 4: "La morte ha il colore del cielo" (April 1970)
21. Astrid N. 24: "La vita comincia domani" (May 1970)
22. Bellissima N. 4: "Un nuovo amore nasce dal passato" (May 1970)
23. Deborah N. 7: "Safari a Brooklyn" (July 1970)
24. Belinda N. 5: "Lunga era la notte" (August 1970)
25. Pensieri d'amore N. 4: "Nessuno mi crede" (October 1970) - credited
26. Costa Azzurra N. 5: "Redenzione" (July 1971)
27. Moulin Rouge N. 6: "Perdonami mamma" (June 1972) - credited

[Johan Melle]

A little selection of fotoromanzo roles:

"L'ombra del suo passato", published in the magazine Polvere di Stelle from October 1960 to somewhere in 1961

Gli albi di Polvere di Stelle N. 53: "Dopo l'altare il piombo" (14 November 1962)

I fotoromanzi del settimo cielo N. 99: "La cenerentola delle 4 stelle" (1 March 1964), credited

Killing N. 8: "Il ghigno della morte" (December 1966)

[Johan Melle]

Top Secret N. 3: "Uno di noi due" (June 1968), credited

Bellissima N. 1: "Voglio vivere per amarti" (February 1970)

Moulin Rouge N. 6: "Perdonami mamma" (June 1972), credited

[Johan Melle]

And the film roles:

La voce del silenzio (1953) as Onlooker at the scene of the car accident

Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa (1957) as Waiter

Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958) as Football supporter

[Johan Melle]

Totò nella luna (1958) as Wedding reception guest

Gastone (1960) as An admirer of Nannina at Salone Margherita

Un amore a Roma (1960) as Man at the funeral

[Johan Melle]

Vanina Vanini (1961) as Cardinal in the procession

The Visit (1964) as Villager

Io, io, io... e gli altri (1966) as Man exiting the elevator

pics by Carlos

The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) as Wedding guest

[PeplumParadise]

L'oro di Roma (1961) as Member of Jewish council

[Ciavazzaro]

Alberto in the train with Queen Grimilde in Letti sbagliati (1965)

[Johan Melle]

C'è un sentiero nel cielo (1957) as Tavern customer

[PeplumParadise]

Le sette folgori di Assur (1962) I'm not sure of his exact role, but I think Priest of some kind would be a safe guess.

Those have to be some of the worst fake beards ever, even by peplum standards!

Identification by Ciavazzaro and Johan.