Aldo Valletti (1930–1992) was an Italian film actor best known for the role of President Curval in ''

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (), billed on-screen as ''Pasolini's 120 Days of Sodom'' on English-language prints and commonly referred to as simply ''Salò'' (), is a 1975 political art horror film directed and co-written by Pier Paolo P ...

'', directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist ...

.Gideon Bachmann, "Il sesso come metafora del potere", ''

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'', 1975

Biography

Aldo Valletti was born 1930 in Rome. His first appearance in cinema, not credited, dates back to 1956, in ''

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'' by

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. After numerous uncredited and minor roles, in 1975, he was chosen by Pasolini to appear in the film ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'', in which he was dubbed by

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. Answering a question about the choice of Valletti for ''Salò'', Pasolini said: "This is a generic actor that in more twenty years of work has never spoken a word." Later, he appeared in a number of films in supporting roles, working with, among others,

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, Fernando Di Leo,

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and Steno; his last appearance was in 1980, in '' Arrivano i gatti'' by

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.http://www.imdb.it/name/nm0885084/ Aldo Valletti on IMDB

Filmography

Notes

External links

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Youtube Channel on Aldo Valletti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valletti, Aldo Italian male actors People of Lazian descent Male actors from Rome 1930 births 1992 deaths