Alan Furlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleardo Furlan 13 April 1920 Farla, Italy |
| Died | 14 May 1997 (aged 77) Winchester, Virginia, United States |
Alan Furlan (13 April 1920 – 14 May 1997) was an Italian-American actor.
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Biography
Born Aleardo Furlan in Farla, in the North Friuli region of Italy, Furlan acted in films in Europe and the United States, on Broadway and in commercials.[1]
On Broadway he appeared in productions such as Holiday for Lovers (1957), The Best House in Naples (1956), Idiot's Delight (1951)[2] and Romeo and Juliet (1951) starring Olivia de Havilland.[3] In the late 1940s, he performed in Chicago area summer stock theaters with actors such as Richard Kiley.[4]
Furlan played the role of Giancarlo in the Italian film Donatella (1956)[5] which was selected for competition at the Berlin Film Festival.[6] He appeared in numerous live broadcast anthology drama television series with lead roles in episodes of Police Call,[7][8] one of the top grossing television series released in 1955,[9] as well as a supporting role in the Producers' Showcase production (1957) of the melodramatic comedic Broadway play The Great Sebastians, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne[10] and the Armstrong Circle Theatre episode The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket (1959).[11]
He toured with Mae West as her Latin lover in Come On Up, Ring Twice and performed in the TV version of the Moon and Sixpence with Laurence Olivier (1959).[12]
Furlan later became the mentor of Wisconsin's Sunset Playhouse [13] where he remained artistic director for 28 years.
Personal life
He was married to Mary Lake and they had a daughter Nicola Lea.[14]
Filmography
- Orient Express (1953, Episode: "His Son") (a.k.a. His Boy) as Marc
- La tua donna (1954)
- Police Call (1955, TV Series)
- Donatella (1956) as Giancarlo
- War and Peace (1956) as Russian Officer (uncredited)
- Defend My Love (1956) (a.k.a. Difendo il mio amore) (original title Italy) as Il direttore del giornale
- I tre moschettieri (1956, TV Series) (a.k.a. The Three Musketeers) (USA title) as Sasquinet
- Producers' Showcase (1957, Episode: "The Great Sebastians") as Paviat
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1959, Episode: "The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket") as Charlie Williams
- The Sinner (1959) (a.k.a. La peccatrice del deserto) (original title Italy) (a.k.a. Desert Desperados) (USA title) as Rais (final film role)
Broadway stage work
- Romeo and Juliet (1951)
- Idiot's Delight (1951)
- The Best House in Naples (1956)
- Holiday for Lovers (1957)
References
- ^ "The Milwaukee Journal". April 11, 1970.
- ^ "Broadway database". Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine". March 17, 1951.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Milwaukee Journal". July 30, 1985.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Libero Magazine". Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "Berlin Film Festival Archive". Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "TV Guide Police Call episode -An unappreciative delinquent defies his aunt's kindness". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "TV Guide Police Call episode - Someone is putting arsenic in bonbons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "IMDb database Top Grossing TV Series 1955". IMDb. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Producer's Showcase Library". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "TV Episode Guide". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Milwaukee Journal". June 27, 1959.
- ^ Nason, Richard (2012). "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "IMDB biography of Alan Furlan". IMDb. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
External links
- Alan Furlan at IMDb
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