Duilio Del Prete (25 June 1938 – 2 February 1998) was an Italian actor and singer-songwriter. Del Prete was born in

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. As a singer-songwriter, he wrote political songs and recorded an album of

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's covers; he also wrote songs for several artists. As an actor, he participated to several films of the ''

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'', including '' My Friends'' and ''

Alfredo, Alfredo ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, who finds himself swept i ...

'', both by

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, and '' Sessomatto''. He also played in several foreign films, including two for director

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, ''

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'' (1974) and '' At Long Last Love'' (1975). Del Prete died in Rome of cancer in 1998.

Filmography

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The Seven Cervi Brothers '' The Seven Cervi Brothers'' () is a 1968 Italy, Italian drama film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film recounts the last days of life during the Italian resistance movement, resistance of the anti-fascist Cervi Brothers. The director Puccini die ...

'' (1968) as Dante Castellucci * ''

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'' (1968) as Bruno * '' Tribuna Padronale'' (1971) as palazzinaro immaginario * ''

The Assassination of Trotsky ''The Assassination of Trotsky'' is a 1972 historical thriller film directed by Joseph Losey. It dramatizes the killing of exiled Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky by NKVD agent Frank Jacson in Mexico City in 1940. It stars Richard Burton as T ...

'' (1972) as Felipe * '' Alfredo Alfredo'' (1972) as Oreste * '' Il caso Pisciotta'' (1972) as Agent Sciurti * ''

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'' (1972) * '' The Nun and the Devil'' (1973) as Pietro * ''

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'' (1973) as Captain Lenzi * ''

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'' (1973) as Monsignor Giampaolino Sartorello * '' Number One'' (1973) * ''

High Crime ''High Crime'' ( ) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film stars Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo and Fernando Rey. ''High Crime'' was a large financial success at the time of its re ...

'' (1973) as Umberto Griva * ''

Massacre in Rome ''Massacre in Rome'' () is a 1973 Italian war drama film directed by George Pan Cosmatos about the Ardeatine massacre which occurred at the Ardeatine caves in Rome, 24 March 1944, committed by the Germans as a reprisal for a partisan attack aga ...

'' (1973) as Partisan * ''

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'' (1973) as Vittorio ("L'ospite") * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1973) as Monsignor Salvi * ''

'' (1974) as Mr. Giovanelli * '' Pianeta Venere'' (1974) * '' At Long Last Love'' (1975) as Johnny Spanish * '' My Friends'' (1975) as Guido Necchi * ''

The Divine Nymph ''The Divine Nymph'' () is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and starring Laura Antonelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Michele Placido and Terence Stamp. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. It w ...

'' (1975) as Armellini * ''

The Sensuous Nurse ''L'Infermiera'' is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Nello Rossati and starring Ursula Andress and Duilio Del Prete. It features two Bond girls, Andress and Luciana Paluzzi. A sexually-provocative film, it regularly aired on ...

'' (1975) as Benito Varotto * ''

L'Italia s'è rotta ''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...

'' (1976) as Il censore * ''

Stato interessante ''Stato interessante'' is a 1977 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It consists of three segments, all sharing abortion as the main theme. Cast First segment * Janet Agren: Carla * Duilio Del Prete: Federico * Quinto P ...

'' (1977) as Federico (first story) * ''

A Spiral of Mist ''A Spiral of Mist'' (, , also known as ''Une spirale de brume'') is a 1977 Italian- French thriller-drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Michele Prisco. Plot During a short hunt, Fa ...

'' (1977) as Marcello Testa * '' Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba'' (1979) as zombie * '' Nella misura in cui...'' (1979) * '' L'imbranato'' (1979) as Maranotti * ''Augh! Augh!'' (1980) as Conte Giorgio Corsini * '' On n'est pas des anges... elles non-plus'' (1981) as Vittorio * '' Le Cadeau'' (''Le cadeau'') (1982) as Umberto * ''

Dagger Eyes ''Dagger Eyes'' () is a 1983 Italian thriller film directed by Carlo Vanzina and written by Carlo Vanzina and Enrico Vanzina, starring Carole Bouquet as Mystère. Plot Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who works in Rome. Her friend an ...

'' (1983) as Captain Levi * '' Cronaca nera'' (1987, TV Movie) as Carlo Gironda * ''

Days of Inspector Ambrosio ''Days of Inspector Ambrosio'' ( Italian: ''I giorni del commissario Ambrosio'') is a 1988 Italian crime film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on several novels written by Renato Olivieri. Plot A few days before Inspector Ambrosi ...

'' (1988) as Francesco Borghi * ''Ti ho incontrata domani'' (1989) as L'amico di Primo * ''

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'' (1989) as Giovanna's father * '' Panama Sugar'' (1990) as Blue Ball * '' Voices from Beyond'' (1991) as Giorgio Mainardi * ''Mi manca Marcella'' (1992) as Conrado * '' Altrove'' (1995) as Commissario Tirelli * '' Auguri professore'' (1997) as the headmaster (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Del Prete, Duilio 1938 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers Deaths from cancer in Lazio Italian male film actors Italian male singer-songwriters People from Cuneo Male actors from Piedmont