Alfredo Varelli

Alfredo Varelli
Born	31 August 1914 (age 101) Saracinesco, Lazio Italy
Other names	Alfredo Ciavarella
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934 - 1997

Alfredo Varelli (born 31 August 1914) is an Italian film actor. Varelli was born Alfredo Ciavarella and debuted in Alessandro Blasetti's 1934 film Vecchia guardia.^[1] He emerged during the Fascist era, but most of his work was post-Second World War. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama The Jester's Supper.^[2] He is also known for playing "Lucan" in Quo Vadis (1951)

Selected filmography

• Vecchia guardia (1934)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
• The Secret Lover (1941)
• The Jester's Supper (1942)
• Measure for Measure (1943)
• The Tyrant of Padua (1946)
• The Devil's Gondola (1946)
• The Beggar's Daughter (1950)
• Cavalcade of Heroes (1950)
• Quo Vadis (1951)
• The Barbarians (1953)
• The Siege of Syracuse (1960)
• The Giants of Thessaly (1960)
• Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
• Pontius Pilate (1962)
• Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
• Seven Dollars on the Red (1966)
• Assassination (1967)

References

1. Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Vol. 2 M-Z. Italy: Gremese Editore. p. 266. ISBN 978-8884402691.
2. Reich & Garofalo p.159-60

Bibliography

• Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

• Alfredo Varelli at the Internet Movie Database