Aldo Valletti
Biography
Aldo Valletti was an Italian film actor born in Rome on January 2, 1930, and he died on January 1, 1992. His first cinema appearance, which was uncredited, occurred in 1956 in Poveri ma belli, directed by Dino Risi. After taking on numerous uncredited and minor roles over more than twenty years, he was chosen in 1975 by director Pier Paolo Pasolini to star as President Curval in the film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. In that film, his voice was dubbed by Marco Bellocchio. Regarding the casting choice, Pasolini described Valletti as a generic actor who had never spoken a word in more than twenty years of work. Later in his career, Valletti appeared in supporting roles in a number of other films.
Career overview
Aldo Valletti was an Italian film actor born in Rome in 1930. He began his cinema career with an uncredited appearance in the 1956 film Poveri ma belli, directed by Dino Risi. Throughout his career, he accumulated numerous uncredited and minor roles in the film industry.
In 1975, Valletti was chosen by director Pier Paolo Pasolini to star as President Curval in the film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in which his dialogue was dubbed by Marco Bellocchio. Explaining the casting choice, Pasolini described him as a generic actor who had never spoken a word in over twenty years of work. Following this prominent role, Valletti appeared in supporting roles in several other films, including Dostihová horečka and Mám strach.
Valletti passed away in 1992 at the age of sixty-one. Over the course of his acting career, he was credited with seventeen known acting credits in film and television.
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Full Filmography
17 titles- Salò, l’ultimo film di Pier Paolo Pasolini (2005)
- Arrivano i gatti (1980) as Ospite al Party (uncredited)
- Tutto suo padre (1978)
- I Am Afraid (1977) as Prison Governor
- Stato interessante (1977) as Carucci
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) as The President
- Salon Kitty (1976) as Salon Kitty Patron Throwing a Dart at a Pubis (uncredited)
- One Way or Another (1976) as Spiritual Practitioner (uncredited)
- Horse Fever (1976) as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
- Seven Beauties (1975) as Madman (uncredited)
- Frankenstein: Italian Style (1975)
- Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975) as (uncredited)
- The Schoolgirl (1975)
- Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974)
- The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) as Man of the Sect (uncredited)
- Shoot First, Die Later (1974) as Host
- Il lumacone (1974) as (uncredited)
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Aldo Valletti is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976), Salon Kitty (1976), Horse Fever (1976).
When and where was Aldo Valletti born?
Aldo Valletti was born on January 2, 1930 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. They passed away on January 1, 1992.
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Aldo Valletti has accumulated over 17 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1974 to 2005.
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Aldo Valletti was an Italian film actor born in Rome on January 2, 1930, and he died on January 1, 1992. His first cinema appearance, which was uncredited, occurred in 1956 in Poveri ma belli, directed by Dino Risi. After taking on numerous uncredited and minor roles over more than twenty years, he was chosen in 1975 b...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Horse Fever (1976) as Trial Spectator (uncredited) — aged about 46
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) as The President — aged about 46
- Salon Kitty (1976) as Salon Kitty Patron Throwing a Dart at a Pubis (uncredited) — aged about 46
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