Alfred Benito "Al" Mancini (November 13, 1932 – November 12, 2007) was an American stage, television and film actor, born in

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Acting career

He was a 1950 graduate of London High School in London, Ohio. In 1960, he appeared in Ted Flicker's improvisational group ''The Premise'' Off-Broadway, and transferred with the show to the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. From there, he graduated to writing and performing for the British satire show ''

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'' (popularly known as TW3) on BBC television, for producer

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and

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. Staying in London for several years, his foremost film role was as Tassos Bravos in Robert Aldrich's ''

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'' (1967), and he later reunited with one of his co-stars

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in the 1968 film ''

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''. Also in 1967 he appeared as the Announcer in ''

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'' episode 'The General'. In 1970, he appeared as Lieutenant Andy Conroy in the ''

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'' episodes "

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" and " Mindbender". In 1974, on British television, he played Captain Harry Nugent in the second series of BBC's ''

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'' and Le Fevre in episode "Entente Cordiale" of ''

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''. He returned to the

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in the mid-1970s, appearing in several films including ''

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'' (1990), '' Loose Cannons'' (1990), '' The Public Eye'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1993). His last role, in 2005, was on an episode of ''

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''. He taught acting for over 30 years at the

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, and wrote for television.

Personal life

Mancini was married and divorced twice. He died of

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on the day before his 75th birthday in London, Ohio.

Filmography

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