Carlo Alighiero, stage name of Carlo Animali (2 February 1927 – 11 September 2021) was an Italian actor, director, and playwright.

Biography

Animali was born on 2 February 1927 in Ostra. After attending the

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera ("academy of fine arts of Brera"), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di ...

and the

Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the ac ...

, he made his theatre debut in 1952 in

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. He began working with the Compagnia dei Giovani in

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. In the 1970s, he launched a course in independent theatrical training alongside

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, who he met in 1949. On television, he played the narrator in ''

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'', directed by Franco Rossi, in 1968. He appeared in ''

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret ''Le inchieste del commissario Maigret'' (i.e. "The inquiries of the superintendent Maigret") is an Italian television series based on the detective fiction of Georges Simenon about the French police ''commissaire'' Jules Maigret, portrayed by ...

'' and in various films by

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, and

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. His popularity in the general public is mainly associated with the role of Sgt. Howard in the television series '' Giallo club'' and in its follow-up ''Ritorna il sergente Sheridan''. Carlo Alighiero died in Rome on 11 September 2021 at the age of 94.

Selected filmography

Cinema

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Mon oncle Benjamin ''Mon oncle Benjamin'' (''My Uncle Benjamin'') is a 1969 French film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Jacques Brel and Claude Jade. The film is based on a once-popular French comic novel ' by Claude Tillier (1842). The 1969 film ''Don't ...

'' (1969) *''

The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' ( it, Un esercito di 5 uomini) is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution. Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script b ...

'' (1969) *' (1970) *''

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh ''The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh'' (Italian: ''Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh'') is a 1971 ''giallo'' mystery film directed by Sergio Martino, and starring Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov, and Alberto de Mendoza. Its plot follo ...

'' (1971) *'' Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia'' (1973) *''

The Suspicious Death of a Minor ''The Suspicious Death of a Minor'' ( it, Morte sospetta di una minorenne), a.k.a. ''Too Young to Die'', is a 1975 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot summary Police detective Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) and the mys ...

'' (1975) *''

Silent Action ''Silent Action'' ( it, La polizia accusa: il Servizio Segreto uccide, lit=The Police Accuse... The Secret Service Kills) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The film's plot alludes to the Golpe Borghese, a failed ...

'' (1975) *''

Gambling City ''Gambling City'' ( it, La città gioca d'azzardo) is a 1975 Italian ''poliziotteschi'' film by Sergio Martino. It stars Luc Merenda, Enrico Maria Salerno, Dayle Haddon and Corrado Pani. ''Gambling City'' is one of several European heist films p ...

'' (1975) *''

The Tough Ones ''The Tough Ones'' () is a 1999 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It was Finland's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.* Plot The film starts when Jussi ...

'' (1976)

Television

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'' (1968) *''

'' (1964–1972)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alighiero, Carlo 1927 births 2021 deaths People from the Province of Ancona Brera Academy alumni Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male radio actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian theatre directors Italian film directors Italian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian artistic directors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni