Luciano Pigozzi, also known professionally as Alan Collins (10 January 1927 – 14 June 2008), was an Italian

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. A long-time staple of Italian genre cinema, Pigozzi was noted for his resemblance to Peter Lorre and appeared in such films as ''

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, province of Reggio Emilia, in Italy; he appeared in more than one hundred films between 1954 and 1989, including many 1960s Italian thrillers such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Pigozzi died in 2008, at age 81.

Selected filmography

* ''Scuola elementare'' (1955) - Teacher (uncredited) * '' The Roof'' (1956) * '' General Della Rovere'' (1959) - Prisoner * '' Two Women'' (1960) - Scimmione, il capo miliziano * ''Gli incensurati'' (1961) - Carmelo Ruotolo * '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' (1961) - Segretario del esponente comunista di Roma (uncredited) * '' The Centurion'' (1961) - Corinthian Messenger * ''

'' (1961) - Walter Jeoffrey * '' La monaca di Monza'' (1962) * ''

'' (1963) - Losat * '' Blood and Black Lace'' (1964) - Cesare Lazzarini / Caesar Lazar * ''La jena di Londra'' (1964) - Peter * ''

Castle of the Living Dead ''Castle of the Living Dead'' ( it, Il Castello dei Morti Vivi, french: Le Chateau des Morts Vivants) is a 1964 horror film directed by Warren Kiefer. It was released in English under the title ''Crypt of Horror''. It was Kiefer's first film a ...

'' (1964) - Dart * ''

Secret Agent Fireball ''Le spie uccidono a Beirut'' (literally, ''The Spies kill in Beirut'', also titled ''Da 077 : le spie uccidono a Beirut'', i.e. ''Message from 077 : the spies kill in Beirut'') is a 1965 Italian/ French international co-production spy film pert ...

'' (1965) - Yuri * ''

'' (1965) - Kurt, the Gardener * '' Libido'' (1965) - Paul * ''

Berlin, Appointment for the Spies ''Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (Italian: ''Berlino - Appuntamento per le spie'') is a 1965 Italian Eurospy film directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Dana Andrews. The film is also known as ''Bang You're Dead''. It was retitled ''Spy in ...

'' (1965) - Leonida * '' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) - Henchman with eye patch * ''

War Italian Style ''Due marines e un generale'' (translated: ''Two Marines and a General'', internationally released as ''War Italian Style'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Scattini. The film puts together the famous Italian comic duo Franco and Ci ...

'' (1965) - German High-Ranking Officer * '' The Almost Perfect Crime'' (1965) - Salah * ''

Killer's Carnival ''Killer's Carnival'' (french: Carnaval des barbouzes, german: Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt, it, Spie contro il mondo) is a 1966 crime film directed by Alberto Cardone and starring Stewart Granger. Plot A murderer takes refuge in a docto ...

'' (1966) - Ivan (Rome segment) (uncredited) * ''Ypotron - Final Countdown'' (1966) - Strike * ''

Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend ''Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' ( it, Ray Master l'inafferrabile) is a 1966 Italian thriller-heist film written and directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Félix Marten, Liana Orfei and Gastone Moschin.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. I ...

'' (1966) - Max * ''Un brivido sulla pelle'' (1966) * ''La spia che viene dal mare'' (1966) * '' Master Stroke'' (1967) - Billy * ''

The Devil's Man ''The Devil's Man'' ( it, Devilman Story) is a 1967 Italian science fiction film directed by Paolo Bianchini. Plot Journalist Mike Harway decides to help his friend Christine Becker in her search for her father, professor Baker. Her father, a lea ...

'' (1967) - Kew - Scientifico * ''

Golden Chameleon ''Golden Chameleon'' (Italian: ''Colpo doppio del camaleonte d'oro'') is a 1967 Italian comedy crime film directed by Giorgio Stegani and starring Mark Damon, Luisa Baratto and Magda Konopka.Lancia & Melelli p.117 Cast * Mark Damon as Vittorio ...

'' (1967) - Aragosta * ''

La morte non conta i dollari ''La morte non conta i dollari'' ( Death Does Not Count the Dollars) 1967 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Riccardo Freda. The film is about Lawrence White who returns to his hometown of Owell Rock with his sister to avenge the father's ...

'' (1967) - Judge Warren * '' Dead Run'' (1967) - Van Joost * ''

The Young, the Evil and the Savage ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' ( it, Nude... si muore, lit=Naked... you die) is a 1968 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot A woman is drowned in a bathtub and then placed in a trunk that lands in a pickup truck ...

'' (1968) - La Foret * ''Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward'' (1968) - Lefty * ''King of Africa'' (1968) - Kirby * ''

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'' (1968) - Domingo * ''

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'' (1969) - Capo dell'organizzazione * '' The Unnaturals'' (1969) - Uriat * '' Sabata'' (1969) - False Father Brown * ''Taste of Vengeance'' (1969) - Bill Perkins * ''

And God Said to Cain ''And God Said to Cain'' ( it, E Dio disse a Caino, german: Satan der Rache) is a 1970 Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Klaus Kinski. The story is about Gary Hamilton, who is granted a free pardon from a pris ...

'' (1970) - Francesco Santamaria * ''

Hatchet for the Honeymoon ''Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' ( it, Il rosso segno della follia, lit=The Red Sign of Madness) is a 1970 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, and Femi Benussi. The story follows John Harri ...

'' (1970) - Vences * ''

Rendezvous with Dishonour ''Rendezvous with Dishonour'' ( it, Appuntamento col disonore, german: Spezialkommando Wildgänse) is a 1970 drama film directed by Adriano Bolzoni and starring Michael Craig. Cast * Michael Craig as Colonel Stephen Mallory * Eva Renzi as Hel ...

'' (1970) - Mr. Anton * ''

Sartana in the Valley of Death ''Sartana in the Valley of Death'' ( it, Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi, also known as ''Ballad of Death Valley'') is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1970) - Paco * ''

Mr. Superinvisible ''Mr. Superinvisible'' ( it, L'inafferrabile invincibile Mr. Invisibile, also known as ''Mr. Invisible'' and ''The Unseizable Invincible Mr. Invisible'') is a 1970 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was released in the ...

'' (1970) - Raymond * '' Le Voyou'' (1970) * ''

Defeat of the Mafia ''Defeat of the Mafia'' ( it, Scacco alla mafia) is an Italian noir-crime film directed by Warren Kiefer and starring Victor Spinetti and Maria Pia Conte. It was shot in the late 1968 but released only in November 1970. It was initially planned ...

'' (1970) - Frankie Agostino * '' Blackie the Pirate'' (1971) - Montbarque * ''

'' (1971) - Mortimer * ''

His Name Was King ''His Name Was King'' ( it, Lo chiamavano King) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Richard Harrison and Klaus Kinski. Plot The bounty killer "King" Marley kills one of the Benson brothers, who are want ...

'' (1971) - Mr. Collins * ''

'' (1971) - Louis Mortimer * ''I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo'' (1971) - Herzog * ''

Dead Men Ride ''Dead Men Ride'' ( it, Anda muchacho, spara!, es, El sol bajo la tierra) is a 1971 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of S ...

'' (1971) - Manolo, the barber * ''

The Price of Death ''The Price of Death'' ( it, Il venditore di morte) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Lorenzo Gicca Palli and starring Klaus Kinski and Gianni Garko. Some DVD releases feature the title ''Der Galgen wartet schon, Amigo!''. Plot Silver ...

'' (1971) - Doc Rosencrantz * ''

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'' (1971) - Righetto, un furibondo * ''

The Devil Has Seven Faces ''The Devil Has Seven Faces'' ( it, Il diavolo a sette facce, also known as ''The Devil with Seven Faces'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Osvaldo Civirani. It starred George Hilton, Carroll Baker and Luciano Pigozzi. ...

'' (1971) - Steve Hunter * ''Kill!'' (1971) - Medina * ''

All the Colors of the Dark ''All the Colors of the Dark'' ( it, Tutti i colori del buio) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Edwige Fenech, George Hilton and George Rigaud. The film was also released under the alternate titles ''Day of the M ...

'' (1972) - Francis Clay * ''

It Can Be Done Amigo ''It Can Be Done Amigo'' (Italian: ''Si può fare... amigo'') is a 1972 Spanish / Italian / French film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is also known as ''Saddle Tramps'' (English title in Canada) Plot summary Coburn is pursued by the gu ...

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1972) - Fritz * ''

The Case of the Bloody Iris ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' (Italian: ''Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?'', lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?", originally released in the UK as ''Erotic Blue'') is a 1972 Italian giallo film ...

'' (1972) - Fanelli, the Nightclub Owner (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1972) - Clairvoyant * '' I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam'' (1972) - Killer * ''

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye ''Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye'' ( it, La morte negli occhi del gatto) is a 1973 Gothic horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot Set in Scotland, the film opens with a man being murdered by an unknown killer with a razor. The killer d ...

'' (1973) - Angus * ''

My Brother Anastasia ''My Brother Anastasia'' (Italian: ''Anastasia mio fratello'') is a 1973 Italian drama crime film directed by Steno. Cast * Alberto Sordi as Don Salvatore Anastasia * Richard Conte as Albert Anastasia * Luciano Pigozzi as Pasquale * Edoard ...

'' (1973) - Pasquale * ''

Mr. Hercules Against Karate ''Mr. Hercules Against Karate''/''Ming, ragazzi!'' is a 1973 Italian comedy Kung fu film directed by Antonio Margheriti that was filmed in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Bangkok. Produced by Carlo Ponti, the film features Bud Spencer and Terence ...

'' (1973) - Chief of Police * ''

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks ''Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks'' ( it, Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette) is a 1974 Italian horror film. Plot summary A Neanderthal man is lynched by villagers and Count Frankenstein brings the monster back to life. Trying to avoid ...

'' (1974) - Hans * ''Il bacio di una morta'' (1974) - Berto * '' Last Days of Mussolini'' (1974) - Renato Celio - Prefect of Como * ''Death Will Have Your Eyes'' (1974) - Antonio il maggiordomo * ''I sette magnifici cornuti'' (1974) - Gigetto, the Milkman * ''Malocchio'' (1975) - Derek Stevens * ''Il Sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale'' (1975) - Arthur Davis * ''

Legend of the Sea Wolf ''Legend of the Sea Wolf'' ( it, Il lupo dei mari , also known as ''Larsen, Wolf of the Seven Seas'') is a 1975 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Vari. It is based on the 1904 novel ''The Sea-Wolf'' by Jack London. Plot Author and gentle ...

'' (1975) - Thomas Mugridge * ''

Syndicate Sadists ''Syndicate Sadists'' ( it, Il giustiziere sfida la città, or ''"The Executioner Challenges the City"''), also released under the titles ''Rambo's Revenge'' and ''Final Payment'', is a 1975 ''poliziotteschi'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It st ...

'' (1975) - One of Conti's men * ''

The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance ''The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' ( it, La sanguisuga conduce la danza) is a 1975 Italian film directed by Alfredo Rizzo. Plot In Ireland in 1902, Count Marnak invites a troupe of actors to perform at his island castle. He is stunned by how ...

'' (1975) - Gregory * ''La bolognese'' (1975) - Secondo - father of Caterina * ''

The Loves and Times of Scaramouche ''The Loves and Times of Scaramouche'' (Italian: ''Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche'') is a 1976 comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Plot Along with his sidekick Whistle (Giancarlo Prete), Scaramouche (Michael Sarrazin) unwittingly ...

'' (1976) - Husband of Babette * ''

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'' (1976) - Moretto's Henchman * ''Sfida sul fondo'' (1976) * ''Liebes Lager'' (1976) * ''Sorbole... che romagnola'' (1976) - Attilio * ''Puttana galera!'' (1976) * ''

SS Girls ''SS Girls'' ( it, Casa privata per le SS, lit=Private House for the S.S.) is an Italian Nazi exploitation film by director Bruno Mattei. The film is about a brothel where traitors of the Nazi high command are eradicated. To help the brothel out, ...

'' (1977) - Professor Jürgen * ''

Return of the 38 Gang ''Return of the 38 Gang'' ( it, Ritornano quelli della calibro 38, also known as ''Gangsters'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Giuseppe Vari. The film is an in-name-only sequel to Massimo Dallamano's ''Colt 38 Special Squad'' with ...

'' (1977) - Romolo * ''

Porci con la P 38 ''Porci con la P 38'' is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Gianfranco Pagani. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Marc Porel as Morris * Laura Belli as Gloria * Raymond Pellegrin as Olden * Luciano Pigozzi as John (as Alan Coll ...

'' (1978) - John * ''

La ciudad maldita ''La ciudad maldita'' (known in Italian as ''La Notte rossa del falcon'') is a 1978 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western murder mystery film directed by Juan Bosch. The film was written by Alberto De Stefanis, produced by José María Cunillés, ...

'' (1978) - Don Wilson * '' Escape from Hell'' (1980) - The Warden * ''

The Last Hunter ''The Last Hunter'' ( it, L'ultimo cacciatore) is a 1980 Italian " macaroni combat" directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring David Warbeck and Tony King. Initially made to capitalize on the success of ''The Deer Hunter'', ''The Last Hunter ...

'' (1980) - Bartender * ''Notturno con grida'' (1981) - Paul * ''

Tiger Joe ''Tiger Joe'' ( it, Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto) is a 1982 Italian adventure film written and directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring David Warbeck, Annie Belle and Tony King.Kim Worthy. "Tiger Joe" in ''Vietnam War Feature Filmography: An ...

'' (1982) - Lenny * '' Hunters of the Golden Cobra'' (1982) - Greenwater * ''

'' (1983) - Pag * ''

Exterminators of the Year 3000 ''Exterminators of the Year 3000'' ( it, Il Giustiziere della Strada) is a 1983 Italian-Spanish science fiction action film directed by Giuliano Carmineo. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future where water is considered a precious substanc ...

'' (1983) - Papillon * '' Tornado: The Last Blood'' (1983) - Freeman * ''

The Ark of the Sun God ''Sopravvissuti della città morta'' (Survivors of the Dead City) or ''Ark of the Sun God'' is a 1984 Italian action film starring David Warbeck and directed by Antonio Margheriti. The film was partly filmed and produced in Turkey. Cast *David W ...

'' (1984) - Beetle * '' Code Name: Wild Geese'' (1984) - Priest * '' Jungle Raiders'' (1985) - Gin Fizz * ''

Commando Leopard ''Commando Leopard'' (german: Kommando Leopard) is a 1985 Euro War film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski, and Manfred Lehmann. Plot In an unnamed Latin American dictatorship, a group of rebel freedom fight ...

'' (1985) - Friend of Carrasco's Father (uncredited) * ''

Operation Nam ''Operation Nam'' ( it, Cobra Mission, german: Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse) is a 1986 Italian-German war film written and directed by Fabrizio De Angelis (credited as Larry Ludman). It had a sequel, ''Cobra Mission 2'', released in 1988. Plot T ...

'' (1986) - Phil Lawson's father * ''

Strike Commando ''Strike Commando'' is a 1987 Vietnam war action film directed by Bruno Mattei and starring Reb Brown, Christopher Connelly and Alex Vitale. A sequel, ''Strike Commando II'' (''Trappola diabolica''), was released in 1988 and stars Brent Huff as ...

'' (1987) - Le Due * ''Double Target'' (1987) - McDougall * ''

White Apache ''White Apache'' ( it, Bianco Apache) is a 1986 Western film directed by Bruno Mattei. The film was an Italian and Spanish co-production between Beatrice Films and Multivideo. Plot After heavy gunfire in a clash with some outlaw, a pregnant wo ...

'' (1987) - Cribbens * ''

Zombi 3 ''Zombi 3'' is a 1988 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei and starring Deran Sarafian, Beatrice Ring, and Ottaviano Dell'acqua. The film is an in-name-only sequel to Fulci's ''Zombi 2''. The film is about a group of scie ...

'' (1988) - Plant Director (scenes deleted) * ''Trappola diabolica'' (1988) - Smuggler Leader (scenes deleted) * ''Robowar - Robot da guerra'' (1988) - (scenes deleted) * ''Cop Game'' (1988) - Chief of Investigations (scenes deleted) * ''Alien degli abissi'' (1989) - Dr. Geoffrey * ''Nato per combattere'' (1989) - Prisoner #2 (scenes deleted)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pigozzi, Luciano 1927 births 2008 deaths People from the Province of Reggio Emilia Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors