Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor.[1]
Carlo De Mejo | |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 17 January 1945
Died | 18 December 2015 Rome, Italy | (aged 70)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–2013 |
Parent(s) | Oscar De Mejo Alida Valli |
Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli.[2] After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the role of a male prostitute in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968).[2] In 1970, he played Claude in Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Victor Spinetti's Italian adaptation of the stage musical Hair.[2] In the following years, he became very active as a character actor in genre films, especially Lucio Fulci's cult horror films.[2][3]
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