Pierluigi Conti (born 16 July 1951) is a retired Italian actor, known by the stage name Al Cliver. He is best known for starring in horror and exploitation films, especially ones by directors Lucio Fulci, Jesús Franco, and Joe D'Amato.
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Early life
Cliver was born Pierluigi Conti to Italian parents in Alexandria, Egypt. He began his career at the age of 16, as an actor and model in television commercials.
Career
Cliver made his film debut at the age of 18, when he appeared in an uncredited bit part in Luchino Visconti’s The Damned (1969), playing a Brownshirt in the Night of Long Knives sequence.
He decided to use the name Al Cliver as his stage name, as it was trendy for Italian actors at that time to use American stage names. He decided on after Al Capone, or Al Pacino and his surname was taken from a death row prisoner who wrote a best selling book.
In 1974, he had his first starring role, in the romantic drama The Profiteer. His performance earned him a Nastro d'Argento Award nomination for Best New Actor.
