Venturi, Alberto

[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. Il ritorno di Don Camillo .... Boxing match spectator (uncredited)
2. La voce del silenzio .... Onlooker at the scene of the car accident (uncredited)
   
   1956
3. Il bigamo .... Spectator at the trial (uncredited)
4. Le schiave di Cartagine .... Man at slave auction / Senator at slave auction / Christian prisoner (uncredited)
   
   1957
5. A Farewell to Arms .... Man in crowd watching soldiers leaving (uncredited)
6. C'è un sentiero nel cielo .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
7. Kean - Genio e sregolatezza .... Man in theatre audience (uncredited)
8. Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa .... Waiter (uncredited)
   
   1958
9. Ladro lui, ladra lei .... Football supporter (uncredited)
10. Totò nella luna .... Wedding reception guest (uncredited)
    
    1959
11. Ferdinando I° re di Napoli .... Theatre audience member (uncredited)
12. Il generale Della Rovere .... SS officer (uncredited)
    
    1960
13. A noi piace freddo...!! .... Man at funeral wake (uncredited)
14. Gastone .... An admirer of Nannina at Salone Margherita (uncredited)
15. Letto a tre piazze .... Birthday party guest (uncredited)
16. The Angel Wore Red .... Prisoner listening to Clave's speech (uncredited)
17. Un amore a Roma .... Man at the funeral (uncredited)
    
    1961
18. Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo .... Member of the PC in the parliament (uncredited)
19. I magnifici tre .... Villager (uncredited)
20. L'oro di Roma .... Member of Jewish council (uncredited)
21. Solimano il conquistatore .... Vice chancellor (uncredited)
22. Vanina Vanini .... Cardinal in the procession (uncredited)
    
    1962
23. Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie .... Senator (uncredited)
24. Il tiranno di Siracusa .... Man in the tavern (uncredited - uncertain identification)
25. La marcia su Roma .... Prison inmate (uncredited)
26. Le sette folgori di Assur .... Priest (uncredited)
27. Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo .... Spectator at the gladiator sale (uncredited)
    
    1963
28. Cleopatra .... Spectator at Cleopatra's arrival in Rome (uncredited)
29. I mostri .... Coughing cinema patron (uncredited)
    
    1964
30. The Visit .... Villager (uncredited)
31. Vita di Michelangelo (TV mini-series) - ep. 2 .... Cardinal (uncredited)
    
    1965
32. Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series) - season 1, ep. 4: "Una vita in gioco" (Part 2) .... Hotel receptionist (uncredited)
33. Letti sbagliati - segment: "Il complicato" .... Man on train (uncredited)
    
    1966
34. Djurado .... Poker player (uncredited)
35. Io, io, io... e gli altri .... Man exiting the elevator (uncredited)
    
    1967
36. Vita di Cavour (TV mini-series) Ep. 4 .... Member of parliament (uncredited)
    
    1968
37. The Biggest Bundle of Them All .... Wedding guest (uncredited)

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.