Luis Alberni
Born: 1886-10-03 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died: 1962-12-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor in American films. 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 City 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 1924–1925. 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
1956
- The Ten Commandments as Old Hebrew at Moses' House (uncredited)
1950
- When Willie Comes Marching Home as Barman (uncredited)
- Captain Carey, U.S.A. as Sandro
1947
- Road to Hollywood as The Marquis
1945
- A Bell for Adano as Cacopardo
- Hit the Hay as Language Professor
1944
- When the Lights Go On Again as Joe
- In Society as Luigi - Pottery Dealer (uncredited)
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Voice in the Wind as Bartender
- Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as Tony
- Men on Her Mind as Alberti Verdi
- Machine Gun Mama as Ignacio
1943
- Nearly Eighteen as Gus
- Harvest Melody as Cafe Manager
- The Man from Down Under as Dino Piza
- Submarine Base as Mr. Styx
- You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Goreni
- My Son, The Hero as Tony
- Here Comes Elmer as Dr. Zichy
- Here Comes Kelly as Nick
1942
- Northwest Rangers as Jacques
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Luigi
- Obliging Young Lady as Riccardi
1941
- World Premiere as Signor Scaletti
- Road to Zanzibar as Proprietor - Native Booth
- The Lady Eve as Emile, Pike's chef
- She Knew All the Answers as Inventor
- That Hamilton Woman as King of Naples
- Babes on Broadway as Nick
- They Met in Bombay as Maitre d'hotel
- San Antonio Rose as Nick Ferris
1940
- Scatterbrain as Prof. DeLemma
- High School as Signor Cicero
- Public Deb No. 1 as Frontenac
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as N. Pappakontous
- Enemy Agent as A. Calteroni
1939
- Let Freedom Ring as Tony (uncredited)
- The Great Man Votes as Manos
- The Housekeeper's Daughter as Veroni
- Naughty But Nice as Stanislaus Pysinski
1938
- I'll Give a Million as Reporter
1937
- Madame X as Scipio
- Under Suspicion as Luigi
- Easy Living as Mr. Louis Louis
- Hitting a New High as Luis Marlo
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round as Martinetti
- The Great Garrick as Luis Basset
- When You're in Love as Luis Perugini
- Sing and Be Happy as Posini
- Two Wise Maids as Guili
- The King and the Chorus Girl as Gaston
- Love on Toast as Joe Piso
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Bit Part (uncredited)
1936
- Anthony Adverse as Tony Guisseppi
- Ticket to Paradise as Dr. Munson aka Monte
- Colleen as Carlo
- Follow Your Heart as Tony Masetti
- Dancing Pirate as Pamfilo (the Jailer)
- Hats Off as Caesar Rosero
1935
- Public Opinion as Caparini
- Manhattan Moon as Luigi
- Metropolitan as Ugo Pizzi
- Bad Boy as Tony
- Roberta as Voyda
- In Caliente as The Magistrate
- The Gilded Lily as Nate
- The Good Fairy as The Barber
- Let's Live Tonight as Mario Weems
- Rendezvous at Midnight as Janitor
- Music Is Magic as Señor Castellano - Cafe Proprietor
- The Gay Deception as Ernest
- Goin' to Town as Sr. Vitola
- The Winning Ticket as Tony
- Love Me Forever as Luigi
1934
- Glamour as Monsieur Paul
- Strictly Dynamite as Jake (uncredited)
- Stingaree as Italian Celebrant (uncredited)
- The Count of Monte Cristo as Jacopo
- Caravane as Gypsy Chieftain
- One Night of Love as Giovanni
- The Captain Hates the Sea as Juan Gilboa
- I Believed in You as Giacomo
1933
- Topaze as Dr. Bomb
- The Sphinx as Luigi Baccigalupi
- Lady Killer as Director (uncredited)
- Flying Down to Rio as Rio Casino Manager (uncredited)
- Havana Widows as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- I Love That Man as Angelo - Janitor
- Child of Manhattan as Carlos Spumoni Bustamente
- The Man from Monterey as Felipe
- When Ladies Meet as Pierre
- The Last Trail as Pedro Gonzales
- The Chief as Man at Alderman Meeting (uncredited)
- Sherman Said It as Frenchman
- Men Must Fight as Soto
- Stage Mother as Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited)
- Menu as The Master Chef (uncredited)
- Above the Clouds as Speakeasy Owner
- Artist's Muddles as Pietro Cellini
- Trick for Trick as Metzger
- The California Trail as Commandant Emilio Quierra
1932
- Trouble in Paradise as Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
- Guilty or Not Guilty as Pete
- The Girl in the Tonneau as Luis Mazetti
- The Woman in Room 13 as Peppi Tonelli
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as Bladimir Petrosky
- Cock of the Air as Captain Tonnino
- Week-End Marriage as Luis the Bootlegger (uncredited)
- The Big Stampede as Sonora Joe
- The Men in Her Life as Gaston
- A Parisian Romance as Luis Alberni
- Hypnotized
- First in War as President of the Revolutionary Party of Nicarania
1931
- Svengali as Gecko
- The Last Flight as Spectator at Bullfight
- Sweepstakes as Bartender
- The Mad Genius as Sergei Bankieff
- Men in Her Life as Anton
- I Surrender Dear as Marquis
- I Like Your Nerve as Sao Pedro Waiter (uncredited)
- The Tip-Off as Scarno (uncredited)
- Monkey Business in Africa as Julius Gonzola
- Manhattan Parade as Vassily Vassiloff
1930
- The Santa Fe Trail as Juan Castinado
- Strange Birds as The Baron
1929
- The Battle of Paris as Waiter (uncredited)
1926
- The Cheerful Fraud as Valet
1924
- Second Youth as Greenwich Village Party Guest
1922
- The Man from Beyond as Captain of the Barkentine
1921
- Little Italy as Ricci
1920
- 39 East as Count Gionelli