Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy.

Life and career

Born in

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, Longo attended the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

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, graduating in 1953. He was very active in genre films, particularly peplum, adventure and Spaghetti Western films. He was also active as a dubber and as a

dubbing Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sou ...

director.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Dragon's Blood ''The Dragon's Blood'' ( it, Sigfrido) is a 1957 Italian fantasy film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is based on Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Plot The dying Siegland reaches the house of the dwarf Mime, beggi ...

'' (1957) * '' Slave Women of Corinth'' (1958) * ''

The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' (1961) * ''

Queen of the Seas ''Queen of the Seas'' ( it, Le avventure di Mary Read) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Lisa Gastoni and Jerome Courtland. Plot Cast * Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read * Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin * Walter ...

'' (1961) * ''

Guns of the Black Witch ''Guns of the Black Witch'' ( it, Il terrore dei mari) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Domenico Paolella. Cast * Don Megowan: Jean * Silvana Pampanini: Delores * Emma Danieli: Elisa * Livio Lorenzon: Guzman * Germano Longo: Michel ...

'' (1961) * '' Pirate of the Black Hawk'' (1961) * '' Sword in the Shadows'' (1961) * '' The Secret of the Black Falcon'' (1961) * ''

Colossus of the Arena ''Colossus of the Arena'' ( it, Maciste il gladiatore più forte del mondo, also known as ''Death on the Arena'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Michele Lupo and starred by Mark Forest. Plot A powerful man posing as a gladiator in ...

'' (1962) * ''

I am Semiramis ''Io Semiramide'' (AKA: ''I Am Semiramis'', AKA: ''Slave Queen of Babylon'', AKA: ''Duelo de Reyes'') is a 1963 film about Semiramis, a queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It was directed by Primo Zeglio. The legends are in part based on the historic ...

'' (1963) * '' The Revenge of Spartacus'' (1965) * '' I criminali della metropoli'' (1965) * ''

Adiós gringo ''Adiós gringo'' is a 1965 Spaghetti Western directed by Giorgio Stegani. It stars Giuliano Gemma and was co produced between Italy, Spain and France. A major success in Italy, it was the 4th highest grossing Italian picture of the year. Plot A ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Murder Clinic ''The Murder Clinic'' ( it, La lama nel corpo, lit=The Knife in the Body) is a 1966 horror giallo film directed by Lionello De Felice and Elio Scardamaglia. It was produced by Elio Scardamaglia, Francesco Scardamaglia and Luciano Martino;. The scr ...

'' (1966) * '' Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven'' (1969) * ''

The Howl ''The Howl'' ( it, L'urlo) is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Tinto Brass. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Tina Aumont - Anita * Gigi Proietti - Coso * Nino Segurini - Berto Bertuccioli * Germano ...

'' (1970) * '' Sunflower'' (1970) * '' Claretta and Ben'' (1974) * ''

Amore amaro ''Amore amaro'' (internationally released as ''Bitter Love'' and ''Renata'') is a List of Italian films of 1974, 1974 Cinema of Italy, Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. For this film Lisa Gastoni was awarded with a Nastro d'Argent ...

'' (1974) * '' A Sold Life'' (1976)

References

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* 1933 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian voice directors Male actors from Rome Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Male Spaghetti Western actors {{Italy-actor-stub