Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in spaghetti westerns and action films in the 1960s.
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Years active | 1954–1989 |
Life and career
editBorn in Bologna, the son of a career officer in the Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome, where he studied at the liceo classico.[1] After having worked for some time as a freelance journalist, he started his professional acting career in the first half of 1950s.[1] Starting from the 1960s he specialized in villain roles in genre films, in which he often adopted the stage name Tor Altmayer.[1] Active on television from 1957 and on stage from 1961.
Filmography
edit- Il cardinale Lambertini, directed by Giorgio Pàstina (1954)
- Il conte Aquila, directed by Guido Salvini (1955)
- L'isola del tesoro, directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv
- Ottocento, directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv
- I figli di Medea, directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv
- Seddok, l'erede di Satana, directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1960)
- Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti, directed by Nanni Loy (1960)
- La lunga notte del '43, directed by Florestano Vancini (1960)
- Labbra rosse, directed by Giuseppe Bennati (1960)
- I tre nemici, directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1962)
- Zorro alla corte di Spagna, directed by Luigi Capuano (1962)
- Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia, directed by Domenico Paolella (1964)
- Il colosso di Roma, directed by Giorgio Ferroni (1964)
- Sonaron cuatro balazos, directed by Agustín Navarro (1964)
- Un dollaro bucato, directed by Giorgio Ferroni (1965)
- Rififi ad Amsterdam, directed by Sergio Grieco (1966)
- Assault on the State Treasure, directed by Piero Pierotti (1967)
- Danger!! Death Ray, directed by Gianfranco Baldanello (1967)
- Marinai in coperta, directed by Bruno Corbucci (1967)
- Dick Smart 2.007, directed by Franco Prosperi (1967)
- L'uomo del colpo perfetto, directed by Aldo Florio (1967)
- La morte non ha sesso, directed by Massimo Dallamano (1968)
- Le calde notti di Poppea, directed by Guido Malatesta (1969)
- Diario di un maestro, directed by Vittorio De Seta (1972) - Tv
- Libera, amore mio..., directed by Mauro Bolognini (1973)
- Bachi da seta, directed by Gilberto Visintin (1988)
References
edit- ^ a b c Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Altamura, Tullio". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 18. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.