Occupation Actor Years active 1915–1956 | Name Luis Alberni Role Character actor | |
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Born October 4, 1886 ( 1886-10-04 ) Barcelona, Spain Died December 23, 1962, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Charlotte Hall Alberni (m. 1919–1940), Wanda Kay Wilson (m. ?–1962) Children Luis Alberni, Carlos Alberni Movies Svengali, Easy Living, The Lady Eve, The Man from Monterey, Roberta Similar People Mitchell Leisen, Preston Sturges, Archie Mayo, Nathanael West, Victor Schertzinger | ||
The Madness of Luis Alberni - 1937
Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor in American films.
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Biography
Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain. He majored in acting while attending the University of Madrid. In order to pursue his acting career further, he determined to emigrate to the United States and, in April 1912, he sailed to New York as a steerage passenger aboard the S/S Nieuw Amsterdam. In New York, he acted on both stage and screen. His first motion picture performance was in the 1915 Jewish drama, Children of the Ghetto. On the stage, he appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays between 1915 and 1928, including,39 East, Dreams for Sale and the original production of What Price Glory? in 1924-25. In the sound film era, he had notable roles as Jacopo in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), as Mr. Louie Louie in Easy Living (1937), and as the mayor in A Bell for Adano (1945). He died at the motion picture actors' home in Woodland Hills, California in 1962. His remains are interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Actor
1956
The Ten Commandments as
Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
1952
Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- Welcome Home, Stranger (1952)
1952
What Price Glory as
Grand Uncle (uncredited)
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home as
Barman (uncredited)
1949
Captain Carey, U.S.A. as
Sandro
1946
Double Rhythm (Short) as
Mr. Palucci
1946
In Fast Company as
Tony - Fruit Vendor
1945
Hit the Hay as
French Professor (uncredited)
1945
A Bell for Adano as
Cacopardo
1945
Wonder Man as
Opera Prompter (uncredited)
1945
I Was a Criminal as
Prison Guard
1944
When the Lights Go on Again as
Joe
1944
The Conspirators as
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1944
Rainbow Island as
Jerry - Native with Laundry (uncredited)
1944
Machine Gun Mama as
Ignacio
1944
In Society as
Luigi - Pottery Dealer (uncredited)
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as
Tony (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow as
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
1944
Voice in the Wind as
Bartender
1944
Men on Her Mind as
Alberti Verdi
1943
Harvest Melody as
Cafe Manager
1943
Here Comes Elmer as
Dr. Zichy
1943
Nearly Eighteen as
Gus
1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as
Goreni
1943
Here Comes Kelly as
Nick (as Louis Alberni)
1943
The Man from Down Under as
Dino Piza (uncredited)
1943
Submarine Base as
Mr. Styx
1943
My Son, the Hero as
Tony
1943
Two Weeks to Live as
Van Dyke / Dr. Jekyll (uncredited)
1942
Northwest Rangers as
Jacques (uncredited)
1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as
Luigi
1942
I Married an Angel as
Jean Frederique (uncredited)
1942
Obliging Young Lady as
Riccardi
1941
Babes on Broadway as
Nick
1941
World Premiere as
Signor Scaletti
1941
They Met in Bombay as
Maitre d'hotel
1941
San Antonio Rose as
Nick Ferris
1941
She Knew All the Answers as
Inventor
1941
They Met in Argentina as
Don Luis Jose Alfonso Frutos y Murphy (uncredited)
1941
Road to Zanzibar as
Proprietor - Native Booth
1941
That Hamilton Woman as
King of Naples
1941
The Lady Eve as
Pike's Chef
1940
So You Won't Talk as
Barber (uncredited)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 as
Frontenac (uncredited)
1940
Scatterbrain as
Prof. DeLemma
1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as
Nicolo Pappakontous (uncredited)
1940
Enemy Agent as
A. Calteroni
1940
Twincuplets (Short) as
Annoyed Opera Fan
1940
High School as
Signor Cicero (uncredited)
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams as
Rinaldo (uncredited)
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter as
Veroni
1939
Naughty But Nice as
Stanislaus Pysinski
1939
Let Freedom Ring as
Tony (uncredited)
1939
The Great Man Votes as
Manos
1938
I'll Give a Million as
Reporter
1937
Hitting a New High as
Luis Marlo
1937
Love on Toast as
Joe Piso
1937
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round as
Martinetti
1937
Under Suspicion as
Luigi
1937
The Great Garrick as
Basset
1937
Madame X as
Scipio
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1937
Easy Living as
Mr. Louis Louis
1937
Sing and Be Happy as
Posini
1937
The King and the Chorus Girl as
Gaston
1937
Two Wise Maids as
Guili
1937
When You're in Love as
Luis Perugini
1936
Hats Off as
Rosero
1936
Follow Your Heart as
Tony Masetti
1936
Ticket to Paradise as
Dr. Munson aka Monte
1936
Dancing Pirate as
Pamfilo - the Jailer
1936
Anthony Adverse as
Tony Guisseppi
1936
Colleen as
Carlo
1935
Music Is Magic as
Señor Castellano - Cafe Proprietor
1935
Bad Boy as
Tony
1935
Metropolitan as
Ugo Pizzi
1935
The Gay Deception as
Ernest
1935
Manhattan Moon as
Luigi
1935
Love Me Forever as
Luigi
1935
Ticket or Leave It (Short)
1935
In Caliente as
The Magistrate
1935
Goin' to Town as
Sr. Vitola
1935
Let's Live Tonight as
Mario Weems
1935
Public Opinion as
Caparini
1935
Asegure a su mujer as
Bernardo Perry
1935
Roberta as
Alexander Petrovitch Moscovitch Voyda
1935
Rendezvous at Midnight as
Janitor
1935
The Winning Ticket as
Tony
1935
The Good Fairy as
The Barber
1935
The Gilded Lily as
Nate Porcopolis
1934
Caravane as
Gypsy Chieftain
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea as
Juan Gilboa
1934
When Strangers Meet as
Nick Panaro
1934
One Night of Love as
Giovanni
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo as
Jacopo
1934
La buenaventura as
Fresco
1934
Stingaree as
Italian Celebrant (uncredited)
1934
Strictly Dynamite as
Jake (uncredited)
1934
The Black Cat as
Train Steward (uncredited)
1934
I Believed in You as
Giacomo
1934
Glamour as
Monsieur Paul
1934
When Do We Eat? (Short) as
Rigo - Restaurant Owner
1934
La ciudad de cartón as
Craig
1933
Cold Turkey (Short)
1933
Flying Down to Rio as
Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
1933
By Candlelight as
Train Porter (uncredited)
1933
California Weather (Short)
1933
Above the Clouds as
Speakeasy Owner
1933
Lady Killer as
Director (uncredited)
1933
Havana Widows as
Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1933
Good-bye Love as
Tony
1933
The Chief as
Man at Alderman Meeting (uncredited)
1933
Menu (Short) as
The Master Chef (uncredited)
1933
Stage Mother as
Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Sherman Said It (Short) as
Frenchman
1933
The Last Trail as
Pedro Gonzales
1933
The Man from Monterey as
Felipe
1933
I Love That Man as
Angelo - Janitor
1933
When Ladies Meet as
Pierre - the Servant
1933
The Sphinx as
Luigi Baccigalupi
1933
Trick for Trick as
Metzger
1933
Infernal Machine as
Excitable Italian Passenger (uncredited)
1933
The California Trail as
Commandant Emilio Quierra
1933
Men Must Fight as
Soto
1933
Topaze as
Dr. Bomb
1933
Child of Manhattan as
Bustamente
1933
Artist's Muddles (Short) as
Pietro Cellini (as Louis Alberni)
1932
Hypnotized as
Hungarian Consul
1932
Rasputin and the Empress as
Photographer's Assistant (uncredited)
1932
The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass (Short) as
Spanish Al
1932
The Conquerors as
Second Agitator (uncredited)
1932
Guilty or Not Guilty as
Pete
1932
Trouble in Paradise as
Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
1932
A Parisian Romance as
Pascal
1932
The Big Stampede as
Sonora Joe
1932
Two Against the World as
Yelling Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1932
Crooner as
Tamborini (uncredited)
1932
Week-End Marriage as
Louis - the Bootlegger (uncredited)
1932
First in War (Short) as
President of the Revolutionary Party of Nicarania
1932
The Woman in Room 13 as
Peppi Tonelli
1932
Rule 'Em and Weep (Short) as
Anarchist
1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as
Bladimir Petrosky
1932
Hombres de mi vida as
Gaston
1932
Stop That Run (Short)
1932
The Girl in the Tonneau (Short) as
Luis Mazetti
1932
Cock of the Air as
Capt. Tonnino
1932
High Pressure as
Colombo (uncredited)
1931
Manhattan Parade as
Vassily Vassiloff
1931
Men in Her Life as
Anton (as Louis Alberni)
1931
The Great Junction Hotel (Short) as
Man at Radio
1931
The Tip-Off as
Scarno - Roadhouse Manager (uncredited)
1931
The Mad Genius as
Sergei Bankieff
1931
I Surrender Dear (Short) as
Marquis
1931
I Like Your Nerve as
Sao Pedro Waiter (uncredited)
1931
The Last Flight as
Spectator at Bullfight (uncredited)
1931
Movie-Town (Short) as
Baron Gonzola
1931
Sweepstakes as
Cantina Bartender (uncredited)
1931
Children of Dreams (uncredited)
1931
Monkey Business in Africa (Short) as
Julius Gonzola
1931
Svengali as
Gecko
1930
One Heavenly Night as
Violinist (uncredited)
1930
Strange Birds (Short) as
The Baron
1930
The Santa Fe Trail as
Juan Castinado
1929
Battle of Paris as
Waiter (uncredited)
1926
The Cheerful Fraud as
Valet (uncredited)
1924
Second Youth as
Greenwich Village Party Guest (uncredited)
1923
The Valley of Lost Souls as
Jacques
1923
The Bright Shawl as
Vincente Escobar - Andre's Brother
1922
The Man from Beyond as
Captain of the Barkentine
1921
Little Italy as
Ricci
1920
39 East as
Count Gionelli
1919
The Madonna of the Slums (Short)
1915
Children of the Ghetto as
Pincus - the Poet
Soundtrack
1936
Colleen (lyrics: "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936) - uncredited) / (performer: "You Gotta Know How to Dance" (1936) - uncredited)
1935
Metropolitan (performer: "On the Road to Mandalay" (1919?), "De Glory Road" (1928), "William Tell Overture" (1829), "He Calls Me Sugar Plum" - uncredited)
Self
1951
The Alan Young Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 13 April 1951 (1951) - Self
Archive Footage
1947
The Road to Hollywood as
The Marquis, from 'I Surrender Dear'
References
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