Walter Brandi

Walter Bigari better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor. In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was never as popular as Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele or Peter Cushing.[4] He predominantly acted in genre films in the 1960s.[4] Brandi died in May 1997.[5]

Walter Brandi
Born
Walter Bigari[1]
DiedMay 1997
Other namesWalter Brandt[2][3]

Filmography
Title Year Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Screenwriter Story author Producer
Messalina 1951 Yes Uncredited
Cose da pazzi 1954 Yes A doctor
Ulysses 1954 Yes Agelao Uncredited
Serenata al vento 1956 Yes
Retaggio di sangue 1956 Yes Adriano
Il sole tornerà 1957 Yes Walter
Due selvaggi a corte 1957 Yes Marco - fratello di Angela
I mafiosi 1959 Yes Carmelo
The Vampire and the Ballerina 1960 Yes Herman [6]
The Playgirls and the Vampire 1960 Yes Count Gabor Kernassy, The Vampire [7]
La grande vallata 1961 Yes
Slaughter of the Vampires 1962 Yes Marquis Wolfgang [8]
Il segno del vendicatore 1962 Yes
Lo sparviero dei Caraibi 1962 Yes Ramon, Pirate
Le due leggi 1962 Yes
Il pirata del diavolo 1963 Yes Ranieri
Zorikan lo sterminatore 1964 Yes Captain Giulio Rapernik
Il mostro dell'opera 1964 Yes
Three Swords for Rome 1964 Yes Artaserse [9]
Terror-Creatures from the Grave 1965 Yes Albert Kovacs [10]
Bloody Pit of Horror 1965 Yes Rick [11][12]
Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen 1969 Yes Mr Landru [13][14]
Wanted Sabata 1970 Yes [15]
The Devil's Wedding Night 1973 Yes Yes Also production manager [16][17]
SS Girls 1977 Yes General Von Fitzbellen (final film role)

References
  1. Curti 2015, p. 57.
  2. Curti 2015, p. 140.
  3. Curti 2015, p. 141.
  4. Shipka 2011, p. 316.
  5. Lentz 1998, p. 20.
  6. Curti 2015, p. 60.
  7. Curti 2015, p. 26.
  8. Curti 2015, p. 76.
  9. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 176.
  10. Curti 2015, p. 149.
  11. Curti 2015, p. 137.
  12. Curti 2015, p. 138.
  13. "Kommissar X: Drei goldene Schlangen" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. "Kommissar X Drei goldene Schlangen". British Film Institute. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  15. Grant 2011, p. 456.
  16. Curti 2017, p. 96.
  17. Curti 2017, p. 97.

Sources
  • Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 1476629609.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lentz, Harris M. (1998). Obituaries in the Performing Art, 1997. McFarland & Company. p. 20. ISBN 0786404604.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4888-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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