Biography

Walter Brandi was born on January 24, 1928 in Pergola, Marche, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for Kong Island (1968), Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) and A... For Assassin (1966). He died on May 28, 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

After his acting career ended, he remained in the cinema industry as a screenwriter and producer on several films until 1987.

After making his screen debut in the early 1950s and appearing in a few films as a supporting actor, from 1960 onwards he began starring in horror films , giving life to various vampire characters, so much so that he was nicknamed the Italian Dracula .

In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was never as popular as Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele or Peter Cushing.

Walter Bigari better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor and film producer.

Walter Brandi predominantly acted in genre films in the 1960s.