Pierluigi Conti (better known as Al Cliver) (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor who is perhaps best known for starring in horror and

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films, especially ones by directors

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and

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Career

Cliver was discovered at the age of 16, he then started doing a few commercials and later at around the age of 22 he got into the world of

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. He decided to use the name Al Cliver as his stage name, as it was trendy for Italian actors at that time to use American stage names. He decided on after

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, or

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and his surname was taken from a death row prisoner who wrote a best selling book. Cliver made his acting debut in 1974 in ''Il Saprofita''. He has starred in erotic, adventure and crime movies, but he is mostly memorable for starring in exploitation and horror films such as Lucio Fulci's ''

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'', '' The Black Cat'', '' The Beyond'' and '' Demonia'', and Jesús Franco's '' Mondo Cannibale'' and '' Devil Hunter''.

Personal life

Cliver was born Pierluigi Conti in

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, Egypt. From 1975 to 1978, he was in a relationship with French actress

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and has acted alongside her in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Velluto Nero'' and ''Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre''. After their split they acted together in ''Molto di Più'' and ''L'Alcova''. Cliver was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2008. He had to undergo surgery which has left him speaking strained in a mere whisper. He lives in Bali and is the owner and manager of holiday villas. In 2018 Cliver's memoirs, ''Without Script'' were published.

Filmography

*1969: ''Le 10 meraviglie dell'amore'' *1969: '' The Damned'' - SS Soldier (uncredited) *1974: ''Il Saprofita'' - Servant *1975: ''

Waves of Lust ''Waves of Lust'' ( it, Ondata di piacere, also known as ''A Wave of Pleasure'') is a 1975 Italian erotic thriller-drama film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring John Steiner and Silvia Dionisio. Plot Irem and Barbara are a young Italian co ...

'' - Irem *1976: ''

'' - Nicola *1976: ''

'' - Philip *1976: ''Amore Grande, - Amore Libero'' - Marco *1976: ''Il Colpaccio'' - Mark Lemon *1976: '' Velluto Nero'' - Horatio *1976: ''

Mister Scarface ''Mister Scarface'' ( it, I padroni della città) is a 1976 '' noir'' -''action'' film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Jack Palance. Plot Tony (Harry Baer) is a mob loan collector who is unsatisfied with his position in life, and con ...

'' - Rick *1976: ''

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'' - Tommy *1977: ''Un Giorno alla fine di Ottobre'' *1977: ''

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'' - Inspector Ettore Moretti *1978: ''Provincia Violenta'' - Roberto Mauri *1978: ''Milano... Difendersi o Morire'' - Domino *1979: ''

'' - Brian Hull *1979: ''L'Alberto della Maldicenza'' - Franco *1980: ''Flying Sex'' - Roman Tracy *1980: ''Molto di Più'' *1980: '' Mondo Cannibale'' - Jeremy Taylor *1980: '' Devil Hunter'' - Peter Weston *1981: '' The Black Cat'' - Sgt. Wilson *1981: '' The Beyond'' - Dr. Harris *1982: ''

2020 Texas Gladiators ''2020 Texas Gladiators'' ( it, Texas 2000) is an Italian science fiction action film co-directed by Joe D'Amato and George Eastman. Plot After bitter wars and natural disasters, the earth is devastated, depopulated, and chaotic; morality and law ...

'' - Nisus *1983: ''Spy Connection'' - Boris, the torturer (uncredited) *1983: ''I Paladini - Storia d'Armi e D'Amori'' - Selvaggio (credited as Pierluigi Conti) *1983: ''I Briganti'' *1983: ''

Endgame Endgame, Endgames, End Game, End Games, or similar variations may refer to: Film * ''The End of the Game'' (1919 film) * ''The End of the Game'' (1975 film), short documentary U.S. film * ''Endgame'' (1983 film), 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic f ...

'' - Ron Shannon *1984: ''

Warriors of the Year 2072 ''Warriors of the Year 2072'' ( it, I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072) is a 1984 Italian science fiction film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in the 21st century, where Romans have found a new way to handle criminals: by having them fight each o ...

'' - Kirk *1984: ''

Murder Rock ''Murder Rock'' ( it, Murderock uccide a passo di danza) is a 1984 Italian ''giallo'' film starring Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Al Cliver and Claudio Cassinelli, and directed by Lucio Fulci (who has a cameo appearance in the film). In an inter ...

'' - Voice Analyst (uncredited) *1984: ''L'Alcova'' - Elio De Silveris *1985: ''

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'', (TV Mini-Series) - Fiorito (credited as Pierluigi Conti) *1986: ''Lussuria'' - Roberto *1986: ''Le Miniere del Kilimangiaro'' - British Governor's Aide *1987: ''Laura Oggetto Sessuale'' - Marcello *1988: ''

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'' - Randy (credited as Pier Luigi Conti) *1988: '' Il Fantasma di Sodoma'' (TV Movie) - Drunken Nazi (uncredited) *1989: '' La Casa nel Tempo'' (TV Movie) - Peter *1990: '' Demonia'' - Porter (credited as Al Clever) (final film role) *2004: ''Building a Better Zombi'' (video documentary) - Himself *2008: ''Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1'' (video documentary) - Himself *2011: ''Mondo Holocausto!'' - Geoffrey Daniels

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cliver, Al 1951 births Italian male film actors Living people People from Alexandria