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

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, in Italy; he appeared in more than one hundred films between 1954 and 1989, including many 1960s Italian thrillers such as '' Terror-Creatures from the Grave'', '' Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory'' and '' The Whip and the Body''. Pigozzi died on 14 June 2008, at the of 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 * '' Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory'' (1961) - Walter Jeoffrey * '' La monaca di Monza'' (1962) * '' The Whip and the Body'' (1963) - Losat * '' Blood and Black Lace'' (1964) - Cesare Lazzarini / Caesar Lazar * ''La jena di Londra'' (1964) - Peter * '' Castle of the Living Dead'' (1964) - Dart * '' Secret Agent Fireball'' (1965) - Yuri * '' Terror-Creatures from the Grave'' (1965) - Kurt, the Gardener * ''

'' (1965) - Paul * '' Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (1965) - Leonida * '' Agent 077: From the Orient with Fury'' (1965) - Henchman with eye patch * '' War Italian Style'' (1965) - German High-Ranking Officer * '' The Almost Perfect Crime'' (1965) - Salah * '' Killer's Carnival'' (1966) - Ivan (Rome segment) (uncredited) * ''Ypotron - Final Countdown'' (1966) - Strike * '' Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' (1966) - Max * ''Un brivido sulla pelle'' (1966) * ''La spia che viene dal mare'' (1966) * ''

Master Stroke ''Master Stroke'' () is a 1967 Italian crime film directed by Michele Lupo and starring Richard Harrison (actor), Richard Harrison. Cast * Richard Harrison (actor), Richard Harrison - Arthur Lang * Adolfo Celi - Mr. Bernard * Margaret Lee (Brit ...

'' (1967) - Billy * '' The Devil's Man'' (1967) - Kew - Scientifico * '' Golden Chameleon'' (1967) - Aragosta * '' La morte non conta i dollari'' (1967) - Judge Warren * '' Dead Run'' (1967) - Van Joost * '' The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' (1968) - La Foret * ''Llaman de Jamaica, Mr. Ward'' (1968) - Lefty * ''King of Africa'' (1968) - Kirby * '' Vengeance'' (1968) - Domingo * '' Bootleggers'' (1969) - Capo dell'organizzazione * '' The Unnaturals'' (1969) - Uriat * '' Sabata'' (1969) - False Father Brown * ''Taste of Vengeance'' (1969) - Bill Perkins * '' And God Said to Cain'' (1970) - Francesco Santamaria * '' Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' (1970) - Vences * '' Rendezvous with Dishonour'' (1970) - Mr. Anton * '' Sartana in the Valley of Death'' (1970) - Paco * '' Mr. Superinvisible'' (1970) - Raymond * '' Le Voyou'' (1970) * '' Defeat of the Mafia'' (1970) - Frankie Agostino * '' Blackie the Pirate'' (1971) - Montbarque * ''

'' (1971) - Mortimer * '' His Name Was King'' (1971) - Mr. Collins * '' Human Cobras'' (1971) - Louis Mortimer * ''I due della F. 1 alla corsa più pazza, pazza del mondo'' (1971) - Herzog * '' Dead Men Ride'' (1971) - Manolo, the barber * '' The Price of Death'' (1971) - Doc Rosencrantz * ''

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'' (1971) - Righetto, un furibondo * '' The Devil Has Seven Faces'' (1971) - Steve Hunter * ''Kill!'' (1971) - Medina * '' All the Colors of the Dark'' (1972) - Francis Clay * '' It Can Be Done Amigo'' (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 f ...

'' (1972) - Fanelli, the Nightclub Owner (uncredited) * '' Pulp'' (1972) - Clairvoyant * '' I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam'' (1972) - Killer * ''

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'' (1973) - Angus * '' My Brother Anastasia'' (1973) - Pasquale * '' Mr. Hercules Against Karate'' (1973) - Chief of Police * '' Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks'' (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'' (1975) - Thomas Mugridge * '' Syndicate Sadists'' (1975) - One of Conti's men * '' The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance'' (1975) - Gregory * ''La bolognese'' (1975) - Secondo - father of Caterina * '' The Loves and Times of Scaramouche'' (1976) - Husband of Babette * '' The Tough Ones'' (1976) - Moretto's Henchman * ''Sfida sul fondo'' (1976) * ''Liebes Lager'' (1976) * ''Sorbole... che romagnola'' (1976) - Attilio * ''Puttana galera!'' (1976) * '' SS Girls'' (1977) - Professor Jürgen * '' Return of the 38 Gang'' (1977) - Romolo * '' Porci con la P 38'' (1978) - John * '' La ciudad maldita'' (1978) - Don Wilson * '' Escape from Hell'' (1980) - The Warden * '' The Last Hunter'' (1980) - Bartender * ''Notturno con grida'' (1981) - Paul * '' Tiger Joe'' (1982) - Lenny * '' Hunters of the Golden Cobra'' (1982) - Greenwater * '' Yor, the Hunter from the Future'' (1983) - Pag * '' Exterminators of the Year 3000'' (1983) - Papillon * '' Tornado: The Last Blood'' (1983) - Freeman * '' The Ark of the Sun God'' (1984) - Beetle * '' Code Name: Wild Geese'' (1984) - Priest * '' Jungle Raiders'' (1985) - Gin Fizz * '' Commando Leopard'' (1985) - Friend of Carrasco's Father (uncredited) * '' Operation Nam'' (1986) - Phil Lawson's father * '' Strike Commando'' (1987) - Le Due * ''Double Target'' (1987) - McDougall * '' White Apache'' (1987) - Cribbens * '' Zombi 3'' (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)

References

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