Alan Furlan
| 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.
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
- The Sinner (1959), aka La peccatrice del deserto (original title Italy); aka Desert Desperados (USA title)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre, (1959) The Sound of Violence: The Jukebox Racket
- Producers' Showcase, The Great Sebastians (1957)
- Defend My Love (1956), aka Difendo il mio amore (original title Italy)
- War and Peace (1956 film)
- I tre moschettieri (1956, TV series); aka The Three Musketeers (USA title)
- Donatella (1956)
- Police Call (1955)
- La tua donna (1954)
- Orient Express (1953); episode His Son (aka His Boy)
Broadway stage work
- Holiday for Lovers (1957)
- The Best House in Naples (1956)
- Idiot's Delight (1951)
- Romeo and Juliet (1951)
References
- ↑ "The Milwaukee Journal". April 11, 1970.
- ↑ "Broadway database". Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Billboard Magazine". March 17, 1951.
- ↑ "The Milwaukee Journal". July 30, 1985.
- ↑ "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". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Guide Police Call episode - Someone is putting arsenic in bonbons". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ "IMBD database Top Grossing TV Series 1955". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Producer's Showcase Library". Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Episode Guide". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ↑ "The Milwaukee Journal". June 27, 1959.
- ↑ Nason, Richard. "New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ↑ "IMDB biography of Alan Furlan". Retrieved July 29, 2010.