Carlo De Mejo
| Carlo De Mejo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
17 January 1945 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 18 December 2015 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor.[1]
Life and career
Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli.[2] After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the role of a male prostitute in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema.[2] In 1970 he played Claude in the Giuseppe Patroni Griffi's and Victor Spinetti's Italian adaptation of the stage musical Hair.[2] In the following years, he became very active as a character actor in genre films, especially in Lucio Fulci's cult horror films.[2][3]
Selected filmography
- Teorema (1968)
- The Dead Are Alive (1972)
- The Outside Man (1972)
- When Women Were Called Virgins (1972)
- Stateline Motel (1973)
- The Net (1975)
- Terror Express (1979)
- Cindy's Love Games (1979)
- Contamination (1980)
- City of the Living Dead (1980)
- The Other Hell (1980)
- The House by the Cemetery (1981)
- Manhattan Baby (1982)
- Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983)
References
External links
Media related to Carlo De Mejo at Wikimedia Commons
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