Enzo Pulcrano (born 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples; died 28 February 1992) was an Italian actor and writer active in the 1970s and known for Rulers of the City (1976), La Banda Vallanzasca (1977) and A Pugni Nudi (1974), in which he received a writing credit. He was born on 31 May 1943 in Acerra, Italy, near Naples.

Biography

After his 1971 debut in director

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, Pulcrano appeared in several mostly low-budget

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and comedies. With the crime genre’s popularity, he was a recurring presence in

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, including Fernando di Leo’s Rulers of the City (1976) and

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(1977), in which he had the lead role. He played Salvatore Trapanese in the 1976 comedy

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Death

Pulcrano died in 1992. According to Mario Bianchi, who directed him in La Banda Vallanzasca, Pulcrano had developed a serious drug addiction.

Filmography

*'' Giù le mani... carogna! (Django Story)'', directed by

(1970) *'' Il magnifico west'', directed by Gianni Crea (1971) *'' Giù la testa... hombre!'', directed by Demofilo Fidani (1971) *'' Rimase uno solo e fu la morte per tutti!'' (1971) *'' Black Killer'', directed by Carlo Croccolo (1971) *'' I racconti di Canterbury N. 2'', directed by Lucio Dandolo (1972) *'' Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio'', directed by

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(1972) *'' Decameron n° 4 - Le belle novelle del Boccaccio'', directed by

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(1972) *'' A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi...'', directed by Demofilo Fidani (1972) *'' Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado'', directed by

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(1972) *'' Un Bounty killer a Trinità'' (1972) *'' Le favolose notti d'oriente'' (1973) *'' Mafia Killer'' (1973) *'' Amico mio, frega tu... che frego io!'' (1973) *'' Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose'', directed by Joe D'Amato (1973) *'' La mafia mi fa un baffo'', directed by Riccardo Garrone (1974) *'' A pugni nudi'', regia di Marcello Zeani (1974) *'' Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda'', directed by Lucio Dandolo (1975) *'' La commessa'' (1975) *'' La Bolognese'', directed by Alfredo Rizzo (1975) *'' La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori'' (1975) *'' Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore'' (1976) *'' Squadra antifurto'' (1976) *'' I padroni della città'' (1976) *''

'' (1977) *'' Squadra antimafia'' (1977) *''

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'' (1979) *'' Cameriera senza malizia'' (1980) *'' Ricomincio da zero'' (1982)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulcrano, Enzo 1943 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors